The Geek's Guide to Dating

(Hardback)

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You keep your action figures in their original packaging. Your bedsheets are officially licensed Star Wars merchandise. You're hooked on Elder Scrolls and Metal Gear but now you've discovered an even bigger obsession- the new girl who just moved in down the hall. What's a geek to do Take some tips from Eric Smith in The Geek's Guide to Dating. This hilarious primer leads geeks of all ages through the perils and pitfalls of meeting women, going on dates, getting serious, breaking up, and establishing a successful lifelong relationship (hint- it's time to invest in new bedsheets). Full of whimsical 8-bit illustrations, The Geek's Guide to Dating will teach fanboys everywhere to love long and prosper.

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...sincere in helping dweebs discover that love is really the final frontier.Den of Geeks

...a solid manual. Official Xbox Magazine

The Geeks Guide to Dating could be the answer to a single geeks prayers.Suvudu

Eric Smith's The Geek's Guide to Dating sets out to aid geeky guys everywhere with humorous instructions on finding the Princess Peach to their Mario.Pop Sugar

...this is a welcome alternative to the 'pick-up artist' phenomenon courting this same demographic.Publishers Weekly

[The Geeks Guide to Dating] offers serious advice for getting a girl and knowing how to keep hera perfect stocking stuffer!Anna Jedrziewski,Retailing Insight

If dating seems more like a dismal game of Frogger instead of a fun Zelda adventure, you need to read "The Geek's Guide to Dating" by Eric Smith! Learn how to meet people in the real world and connect off-line for a change. You may even level up to a romance worthy of an RPG!Bonnie Burton, author ofThe Star Wars Craft Book& host ofGeek DIY

For the right person, this book is the Marauder's Map, the Konami code, theGray's Sports Almanacof the opposite sex. It's dangerous to date alone: take this.Jeff Ryan, author ofSuper Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America

The Geeks Guide to Datingis a must-have for anyone who feels like theyre foundering in a dating galaxy far, far away.Carrie Tucker, authorofI Love Geeks: The Official Handbook

Single geeks, plunk down your quarters for this book!Tara Bennett, co-author ofFringe: September's NotebookandLOST Encyclopedia

Author Bio

Eric Smith is the cofounder of Geekadelphia, a popular blog covering all-that-is-geek in the City of Brotherly Love, as well as the Philadelphia Geek Awards, an annual awards show held at the Academy of Natural Sciences. He's written for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Weekly, and Philly.com.