{"product_id":"9780692400135","title":"I Was Geeky When Geeky Wasn't Cool","description":"Being geeky isn't really geeky these days. But back in the 80s, being a geek was a death sentence for a kid's social life. Nobody knew that better than me. \u003cp\u003eI was the stereotypical nerd: I was smart, wore glasses, was terrible at sports, and had my nose stuck in a book most of the time. I was different, and that meant I was made fun of. To cope with all the teasing, I would lose myself in other worlds, those with spaceships and lasers, or longswords and dragons. I devoured TV, movies, and comic books with a fervent passion. None of these obsessions made me any more popular. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside this book are my most vivid memories of being a weird, nerdy kid. Some of these stories detail the different crazes I threw myself into, ranging from comic book heroes and form-shifting robots to Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons and pop music. Some of these tales are about trying hard to fit in and be \"normal\". A healthy dollop of nostalgia flavors all these anecdotes of what it was like growing up geeky in the 80s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MND Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50032163193072,"sku":"9780692400135","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780692400135_p0.jpg?v=1784236115","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692400135","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}