Nerd In Shining Armor

Nerd in Shining Armor

He loved her from afar until Fate tossed them in the ocean… Genevieve Terrence never imagined an island-hopping flight to Maui would end with her sociopathic boss pointing a gun at her head. Or that she’d wind up stranded on a remote island with nerdy computer programmer Jackson Farley. Good thing she knows a thing or two about surviving a standoff with Mother Nature. Jack can’t believe his luck. Not only is he a hero in Genevieve’s eyes after crash-landing the plane and pulling her to shore, but the sophisticated woman he thought was untouchable is rapidly transforming into a fun-loving hillbilly with a passion for…everything. And his ripped clothes, beard stubble and display of muscles seem to be seducing her way better than his genius IQ. That’s fine with him. He’ll play any role she wants as long as he gets the privilege of holding her. But when danger invades their private hideaway, the nerd and his beauty must fight side by side if they want to make it off the island alive… From the NYT bestselling author who brought you charming werewolves and sexy cowboys. Dive into the Kelly Ripa Book Club pick that launched the popular Nerd series! A sexy laugh-out-loud adventure that will thrill your nerd-loving heart. THE NERD SERIES The books in this series are standalone romances and can be read in any order. Nerd in Shining Armor (Jack & Genevieve) The Nerd Who Loved Me (Harry & Lainie) Nerd Gone Wild (Mitch & Ally) Gone with the Nerd (Flynn & Zoe) Talk Nerdy to Me (Charlie & Eve) Nerds Like It Hot (Lex & Gillian) My Nerdy Valentine (Will & Amanda)

Nerd in Shining Armour

Nerds

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. 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 about intense interest in things mechanical or technological; - the pathologizing of "nerdy" behavior with diagnoses such as Asperger syndrome; - the cycle of anti-nerd prejudice that took place after the Columbine incident; - why nerds are almost exclusively an American phenomenon; - the archetypal struggles of nerds and jocks in American popular culture and history; - the conformity of adolescents and why adolescent stereotypes linger into adulthood long after we should know better; and nerd cultural markers, particularly science fiction. Using education research, psychological theory, and interviews with nerdy and non-nerdy kids alike, Anderegg argues that we stand in dire need of turning around the big dumb ship of American society to prepare rising generations to compete in the global marketplace. Watch a QuickTime trailer for this book.