Nerds

Author: David Anderegg
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 1585425907

Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them

A lively, thought-provoking book that zeros in on the timely issue of how anti-intellectualism is bad for our children and even worse for America. Get Nerds diet books 2013 for free.
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Why are our children so terrified to be called "nerds"? And what is the cost of this rising tide of anti-intellectualism to both our children and our nation? In Nerds, family psychotherapist and psychology professor David Anderegg examines why science and engineering have become socially poisonous disciplines, why adults wink at the derision of "nerdy" kids, and what we can do to prepare our children to succeed in an increasingly high-tech world.

Nerds takes a measured look at how we think about and why we should rethink "nerds," examining such topics as: - our anxiety abou Check Nerds our best diet books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.

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