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◎2008 by Maria Bustillos  \nAll Rights Reserved  \nPlease visit the website at www.dorkismo.com  \nISBN-13:978-0-615-25617-7  \nBook design by Marie Mundaca.  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \nFirst Printing:August 2009  \nFor Carmen and Oliver;my favorite dorks,and in memory of David Wallace  \n1.To Thine Own Self Be Cool F  \nZ.May the Dorks be With You 14  \nT.Heaven is Other People Z5  \n4.Are YOU into BJÖRN?J6  \n5.Train Men TT  \n6.Great Moments in Dorkismo,Vol.I:Roger Ebert 46  \n7.Et in Academia Ego 48  \n8.Great Moments in Dorkismo,Vol.II:Lester Bangs 64  \n9.King Dork:An Interview with Frank Portman 66  \n10.Sophistication and its Discontents T9  \n11.The New Puritans 100  \n1Z.Great Moments in Dorkismo,Vol.III:Stephen Colbert 11T  \n1.No Wrong Train 119  \n14.Fair and Square 1TT  \n15.Like Money to a Starving Man at Sea 151  \n16.Great Moments in Dorkismo,Vol.IV:Joseph Cornell 166  \n1T.The Cradle of Dorkismo 168  \n18.Such Aloofness to All Vulgar Cares 1T8  \n19.Their Dork Materials 189Test Your Dork Q 199  \nThe Pyramid of Human Felicity Z01  \nBibliography Z0Z  \nNotes Z0T  \nPhoto Credits Z09  \nAcknowledgements Z10","cbCaiaa0gpiSRCcJ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaa0gpiSRCcJ","pdf",9475566,226,"English","# To Thine Own Self Be Cool\n## May the Dorks be With You\n## Heaven is Other People\n## Are YOU into BJÖRN?\n## Train Men\n## Great Moments in Dorkismo, Vol. I: Roger Ebert\n## Et in Academia Ego\n## Great Moments in Dorkismo, Vol. II: Lester Bangs\n## King Dork: An Interview with Frank Portman\n## Sophistication and its Discontents\n## The New Puritans\n## Great Moments in Dorkismo, Vol. III: Stephen Colbert\n## No Wrong Train\n## Fair and Square\n## Like Money to a Starving Man at Sea\n## Great Moments in Dorkismo, Vol. IV: Joseph Cornell\n## The Cradle of Dorkismo\n## Such Aloofness to All Vulgar Cares\n## Their Dork Materials\n## Test Your Dork Q\n## The Pyramid of Human Felicity","[{\"question\":\"Who is the author of 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