GEEK PARENTING: WHAT JOFFREY, JOR-EL, MALEFICENT, AND THE MCFLYS TEACH US ABOUT RAISING A FAMILY
Book ID/图书代码： 11186015B85263
English Summary/英文概要： From Batman to Charlie Bucket, from Meg Murry to the Venture Brothers, every hero of science fiction, heroic fantasy, or speculative literature is the product of parental influences. This collection of pithy mini-essays and charming illustrations offers short, sweet, and deep thoughts about parenting… as exemplified by the most memorable parent-child pairings found in geeky pop culture. Vader and Luke, Peter Parker and Aunt May, Spock and Sarek, even Pinnochio and Gepetto—Earth’s Mightiest Parents reveals the profound child-rearing advice (and mistakes) hidden in all these examples. And now geek parents of all sorts can use these life lessons to raise a next generation of their own!
-A celebration of geek pop culture, which continues to be an unstoppable force in films, television, books, and other entertainment media
-References a range of iconic characters which will appeal to casual pop culture enthusiasts as well as hardcore fans
-A unique combination of advice, humor, and thoughtful analysis that will resonate with a generation of pop and geek culture fans entering a new stage of their lives
-A great gift for new parents as well as a likely self-purchase
-Short, stand-alone essays make an easily browsable book for busy parents
-Featuring the author of Geek Wisdom, a Quirk title aimed at a similar demographic, and presented in a format similar to that well-received book.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 从蝙蝠侠到Charlie Bucket，从Meg Murry到创业兄弟，每一个科幻小说、英雄传奇或者文学作品中的英雄人物都受到父母的影响。这本文集收集了简洁的散文和迷人的插图，简短而深邃地讨论了有关为人父母的想法，而其素材来源于流行文化中最令人难忘的亲子情节。星战中的Vader和Luke，Spock和Sarek，甚至匹诺曹和老木匠，他们的故事中都有着关于育儿的建议（和错误）。现在，极客父母们可以利用这些经验来养育自己的孩子们了！
- 极客流行文化的庆典，这些符号在电影、电视、书籍和其他娱乐媒体中仍是人们推崇的力量
- 参考一系列的标志性的人物，这将吸引流行文化爱好者以及这些人物的铁杆粉丝
- 别具一格地组合了建议、幽默和周到的分析，将与一代人心目中的流行文化产生共鸣
- 对新手父母而言是个不错的礼物，当然了他们自己也可能会购买
- 简短，独立的小故事，即使忙碌的父母也可以轻松阅读
- 作者曾发表过类似主题的作品，受众反映良好(LYR)
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About the Author/作者介绍： STEPHEN H. SEGAL的父母属于极客群体，他们为儿子的卧室装饰了不少机器人模型和魔法小说，还有12英尺长的围巾和源源不断增长的精灵和/或Spock的耳朵。他本人是屡获殊荣的编辑、设计师和作家，目前担任《费城周报》的主编。他的书《Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture》2011年在Quirk出版。此前，作为《怪异故事》的编辑和创意总监，他曾为改造这本美国经典奇幻杂志而荣获雨果奖。
Valya Dudycz Lupescu通过提供源源不断的童话、超级英雄和绝地武士传奇而养大了三个小极客。她的处女作《The Silence of Trees》（Wolfsword出版社）2011年杀入亚马逊的畅销历史小说十强。她是文学期刊《Conclave: A Journal of Character》的创办人之一，还创作了漫画书《Sticks and Bones》。她觉得凌晨，当她最小的孩子还在睡觉的时候，是非常有效率的写作时间，而通过让外星人、聪明的巫师武装孩子们的生活，她希望他们能更好地面对生活的挑战，追寻更远大的梦想。
STEPHEN H. SEGAL is the son of geeky parents who made sure his bedroom was well stocked with miniature giant robots, sword-and-sorcery novels, 12-foot-long scarves and an ever-growing assortment of elf- and/or Spock ears. An award-winning editor, designer, and writer, he currently serves as the editor in chief of the Philadelphia Weekly. His book Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture was published by Quirk in 2011. Previously, as editorial and creative director of Weird Tales, he won a Hugo Award for the 21st-century revamping of that classic American fantasy magazine.
VALYA DUDYCZ LUPESCU has raised three delightfully geeky children on a steady diet of fairy tales, superheroes, and Jedi. Her debut novel, The Silence of Trees (Wolfsword Press), reached the Amazon Top 10 in historical fiction in 2011. She is the founding editor of the literary journal Conclave: A Journal of Character, and along with artist Madeline C. Matz, she’s the author of the comic book Sticks and Bones, slated to be published by First Comics. Value can often be found online in the wee hours of the morning, writing while her younglings sleep; she hopes that by arming them with stories of underdogs, aliens, and clever wizards, they can better face life’s challenges and find the inspiration to dream big.
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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Audio (Audible), Hungarian
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