American Nerd

American Nerd: The Story of My People is a book by Benjamin Nugent. The book discusses the history and origin of the term nerd, as well as what the term means in today's age. Some of the important topics discussed include the racial differences for the term nerd, such as how race played into Urkel, a nerdy character played by Jaleel White on the TV series Family Matters.

American Nerd: The Story of My People

Author	Benjamin Nugent
Language	English
Publisher	Scribner
Publication date	May 13, 2008
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	240 pages (Hardcover)
ISBN	978-0-7432-8801-9

Appearances

The book and the author were featured on Last Call with Carson Daly as well as The Sound of Young America on NPR.

References

• americannerdbook.com