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The Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth
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Popularity, Quirk Theory, and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School

by Alexandra Robbins (Author) (edit contributors)

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Voted BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF 2011 at Goodreads. A New York Times bestseller.  In a smart, entertaining, reassuring book that reads like fiction, Alexandra Robbins manages to cross Gossip Girl with Freaks and Geeks and explain the fascinating psychology and science behind popularity and... read more

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Early 2011.

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PROLOGUE

1. Meet the Cafeteria Fringe

I. LATE SUMMER TO EARLY FALL: THE POPULARITY MYTH
2. Quirk Theory and the Secret of Popularity
3. Why Are Popular People Mean?

II. FALL: WHY QUIRK THEORY WORKS
4. In the Shadow of the Freak Tree
5. It’s Good to Be the Cafeteria Fringe

III. WINTER: OUTCAST PROFILING AND OTHER DANGERS
6. Challenges
7. Misperceptions

IV. LATE WINTER TO EARLY SPRING: BEING EXCLUDED DOESN’T MEAN THAT ANYTHING’S WRONG WITH YOU
8. A Brief Introduction to Group Psychology
9. Why Labels Stick: The Motivations of the Normal Police

V. SPRING: QUIRK THEORY’S ORIGINS - WHY THESE ISSUES ARE HARDEST IN SCHOOL
10. Changing Perceptions
11. Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

VI. LATE SPRING TO EARLY SUMMER: POPULAR VS. OUTCAST
12. Popularity Doesn’t Lead to Happiness
13. The Rise of the Cafeteria Fringe
14. Cafeteria Fringe: Lucky and Free

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  1. Alexandra Robbins (Author)

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Although the focus is on high school, this book is appropriate for middle schoolers and older; I aimed to write it in such a way that both adults and students would enjoy it.

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