When you buy a used copy YOU SAVE
Carbon Dioxide
0.83Kg of CO2
Water
104 litre(s) of Water
Tree
0.0062 Tree(s)
donate
1 book donated to global literacy projects

Geek Girls Unite :How Fangirls, Bookworms, Indie Chicks, and Other Misfits Are Taking Over the World

2.92 ( 838 Ratings by Goodreads)
Geek Girls Unite
Look Inside

Geek Girls Unite :How Fangirls, Bookworms, Indie Chicks, and Other Misfits Are Taking Over the World

(Author)
2.92 (838 Ratings by Goodreads)
paperback
Published: 5 November, 2011
Standard worldwide delivery by Thu, June 18 - Tue, June 23
Order within 0
Promo Badge
Condition: USED
$9.27
RRP $13.33
You save $4.06 (30%)
Price includes shipping
Available 2 in stock
- +
Add to basket Wishlist This
FREE Returns within 30 days
More Details

Popular Books by Leslie Simon

View All Books by Leslie Simon
Everybody Hurts
Everybody Hurts
Leslie Simon
$22.78
New
Add to basket
Wish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here
Leslie Simon
$18.10
Used
Add to basket
Pieces of My Heart
Pieces of My Heart
Leslie Simon
$61.20
New
Add to basket
The Divine Comic
The Divine Comic
Leslie Simon
$20.98 $24.01
New
Add to basket
Wicked Women
Wicked Women
Leslie Simon
$12.89
New
Add to basket
A Music I No Longer Heard
A Music I No Longer Heard
Leslie Simon
$26.39
New
Add to basket

Description

In recent years, male geeks have taken the world by storm: They've become unexpected sex symbols (Seth Rogen and Michael Cera); they've penned pieces of literary brilliance (Rest in peace, David Foster Wallace); they've even reinvented the art of modern cinema (Kudos, Coen brothers!) But what about their female counterparts? After all, fangirls are just like fanboys - they put on their imperial stormtrooper Lycra pants one leg at a time. "Geek Girls Unite" is a call to arms for every girl who has ever wondered where her rebel sisters have gone. It's also a sassy, savvy celebration of all the women who are busy bucking convention and making the world a smarter, better, and, yes, cooler place. Each chapter is dedicated to a crosssection of the geek elite-fangirls, music fanatics, bookworms, craft mavens, funny girls, film buffs, and others - and looks at groundbreaking women, geek hall-of-famers, ultimate love matches, and most likely frenemies. Along with fun quizzes, illustrations, and trivia boxes, each group also gets tailored recommendations for playlists, books, movies, and websites. Fun, funny, and ultimately empowering, this is the perfect book for women of any age who've felt like they're on the outside looking includes.
See more

More Details

Type Book
ISBN13 9780062002730
ISBN10 0062002732
Number Of Pages 208
Item Weight 290 g
Product Dimensions 156 x 232 x 13 mm
Publisher / Reseller HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format paperback
See More +

Media Reviews

"Geek Girls Unite is the ultimate guide for any girl who identifies with the geekier side of life. It's a hilarious must-read look into the modern geek and what makes her so cool!" -- comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates "While geekdom has long been portrayed in pop culture as a boys' club, Simon catalogues the wide variety of geek girls in this entertaining look at embracing nonconformity...a worthy endeavor." -- Publishers Weekly Tina Fey worshipper Leslie Simon crowdsources media obsessions from a 'guild' of like-minded women to assemble this peppy survey of comedy, literary, film and music icons, all the while evangelizing on behalf of misfit females. -- Wired.com

Show more

GoodReads Reviews

Author's Bio

Leslie Simon is the author of Wish You Were Here: An Essential Guide to Your Favorite Music Scenes and co-author of Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture. Her work has appeared in Kerrang!, Alternative Press, metromix.com, and MTV.com.

Show more