{"title":"Alexandra Robbins","description":"Alexandra Robbins is the author of five New York Times bestsellers. An award-winning investigative reporter and speaker, she has written for outlets including The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, The Washington Post, and The Atlantic. Among other honors, Robbins has received Goodreads' 2011 Best Nonfiction Book of the Year Award, the John Bartlow Martin Award for Public Interest Magazine Journalism, and the Heartsongs Award for \"contributions to the mental health of children and young adults.\"","products":[{"product_id":"fraternity-an-inside-look-at-a-year-of-college-boys-becoming-men-paperback","title":"Fraternity: An Inside Look at a Year of College Boys Becoming Men - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e* A \u003ci\u003eReal Simple \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2019: \"An essential read for parents and students.\" * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePledged\u003c\/i\u003e is back with an unprecedented fly-on-the-wall look inside fraternity houses from current brothers' perspectives--and a fresh, riveting must-read about what it's like to be a college guy today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Two real-life stories. One stunning twist. Meet Jake, a studious freshman weighing how far to go to find a brotherhood that will introduce him to lifelong friends and help conquer his social awkwardness; and Oliver, a hardworking chapter president trying to keep his misunderstood fraternity out of trouble despite multiple run-ins with the police. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Their year-in-the-life stories help explain why students are joining fraternities in record numbers despite scandalous headlines. To find out what it's like to be a fraternity brother in the twenty-first century, Robbins contacted hundreds of brothers whose chapters don't make headlines--and who suggested that many fraternities can be healthy safe spaces for men. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eFraternity \u003c\/i\u003eis more than just a page-turning, character-driven read. It's a vital book about the transition from boyhood to manhood; it brilliantly weaves psychology, current events, neuroscience, and interviews to explore the state of masculinity today, and what that means for students and their parents. It's a different kind of story about college boys, a story in which they candidly discuss sex, friendship, social media, drinking, peer pressure, gender roles, and even porn. And it's a book about boys at a vulnerable age, living on their own for perhaps the first time. Boys who, in a climate that can stigmatize them merely for being male, don't necessarily want to navigate the complicated, coming-of-age journey to manhood alone.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51326510596319,"sku":"9781101986745","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/yCfXrqwo8t9781101986745.webp?v=1788462151"},{"product_id":"the-geeks-shall-inherit-the-earth-popularity-quirk-theory-and-why-outsiders-thrive-after-high-school-paperback","title":"The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory, and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese intertwining narratives \"beautifully demonstrate . . . that the people who are excluded and bullied for their offbeat passions and refusal to conform are often the ones who are embraced and lauded for those very qualities in college and beyond\" (The New York Times). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a smart, entertaining, reassuring book that reads like fiction, Alexandra Robbins manages to cross Gossip Girl with Freaks and Geeks and explain the fascinating psychology and science behind popularity and outcasthood. She reveals that the things that set students apart in high school are the things that help them stand out later in life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Robbins follows seven real people grappling with the uncertainties of high school social life, including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Loner, who has withdrawn from classmates since they persuaded her to unwittingly join her own hate club \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Popular Bitch, a cheerleading captain both seduced by and trapped within her clique's perceived prestige \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Nerd, whose differences cause students to laugh at him and his mother to needle him for not being \"normal\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The New Girl, determined to stay positive as classmates harass her for her mannerisms and target her because of her race \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Gamer, an underachiever in danger of not graduating, despite his intellect and his yearning to connect with other students \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Weird Girl, who battles discrimination and gossipy politics in school but leads a joyous life outside of it \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Band Geek, who is alternately branded too serious and too emo, yet annually runs for class president \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the middle of the year, Robbins surprises her subjects with a secret challenge -- experiments that force them to change how classmates see them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Robbins intertwines these narratives -- often triumphant, occasionally heartbreaking, and always captivating -- with essays exploring subjects like the secrets of popularity, being excluded doesn't mean there's anything wrong with you, why outsiders succeed, how schools make the social scene worse -- and how to fix it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is not just essential reading for students, teachers, parents, and anyone who deals with teenagers, but for all of us, because at some point in our lives we've all been on the outside looking in.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51326523113695,"sku":"9781401310776","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Seh9vwMgh69781401310776.webp?v=1788462209"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/alexandra-robbins.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}