Are you a geek? Could you have been a geek in a previous life? Bill Gates may be the most famous geek in the world, yet there are many even in the entertainment field. Geeks are not just confined to the worlds of academia and technology, as there are many who are in entertainment, sports and other professions. In one essay I wrote in the magazine, The Quantum Ring I argued that celebrity magicians like David Blaine, Criss Angel and David Copperfield are magic-geeks. Like amateur magicians, this trio is also excited by the latest magic trick and illusion. It was reported that Copperfield bought the exclusive performing rights to a levitation illusion within hours of it being posted on YouTube.com. He, thus, deprived the magic community of the pleasure of owning the secret and method.
According to Garth Sundem, a self-confessed geek, geeks are everywhere. The content in this book includes facts (and factoids), insights to secret societies, puzzles, mathematical applications, and even revealing information about geeks who have met ironical endings.
Sundem writes in a fun, oftentimes humorous way, and certainly with clarity and insight. You can read the book in any order you prefer, as there are no real chapters as the book jumps from point to point with wanton playfulness. There are strategies for tackling Sudoku puzzles, writing English phrases on a calculator, use the valuable words in Scrabble, and how to join secret societies. A world that is obscure and secretive has now been illuminated by one of them (us). Buy this book on Amazon.com. This book is packed with useful knowledge, and still fun to read.
May the geek may inherit the earth…
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