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My new book, THE GEEKS SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH: POPULARITY, QUIRK THEORY, AND WHY OUTSIDERS THRIVE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL comes out May 1, 2011. Mostly I update on Facebook, at facebook. Phd Programs In Usa Wetlands Ecology. com/TheGeeksShallInherit - where I blog about author life, give away free books, give people the opportunity to be in upcoming books and articles, and post updates on the characters in my books. See you there!

And now for my publisher's standard bio. Alexandra Robbins has written for several publications, including Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and The Washington Post. Hailed by the press as “a first-rate mind” and “a media celebrity,” Robbins' riveting signature style of investigative journalism reads like a fast-paced work of fiction.

The winner of the Heartsongs award for contributions to the mental health of children and young adults, Robbins is also a judge for the Books for a Better Life Awards. She appears on TV shows such as 60 Minutes, The Today Show, Oprah, The View, CNN News and The Colbert Report.

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Journalist returned for a discussion about her new book,, a narrative that documents the stress and pressures placed on a group of high school students. Education has become a race to get ahead, and to succeed at all costs, not unlike the TV show Survivor, she said. For her research, Robbins returned to her old high school and followed the lives of nine students, such as 'AP Frank' who was dealing with extreme parental pressure, and Taylor, a girl whose intelligence posed problems for her popularity. Many students (and their parents) feel that in order to 'win' they must attend an elite university. Yet studies have shown, Robbins pointed out, that Ivy League schools don't necessarily provide a better educational experience than lesser regarded schools. The current climate, she reported, encourages 'cutthroat competition,' where students are more concerned over their class rankings and test scores than actual learning, and extracurricular activities are engaged in for strategic purposes rather than enjoyment.