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“Masterful. The Anthropocene Reviewed is a beautiful, timely book about the human condition—and a timeless reminder to pay attention to your attention.” —Adam Grant, #1 bestselling author of Think Again and host of the podcast Re:ThinkingThe instant #1 bestseller from John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down, is now available with two brand-new essays!“Gloriously personal and life-affirming. The perfect book for right now.” —People“Essential to the human conversation.” —Library Journal, starred reviewThe Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays, bestselling author John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale—from the QWERTY keyboard and sunsets to Canada geese and Penguins of Madagascar. Funny, complex, and rich with detail, the reviews chart the contradictions of contemporary humanity.John Green’s gift for storytelling shines throughout this masterful collection. The Anthropocene Reviewed is an open-hearted exploration of the paths we forge and an unironic celebration of falling in love with the world.Audio exclusive! Three bonus essays!
På tilfældig vis møder de to teenagere Will Grayson og Will Grayson hinanden - de hedder det samme, men er umiddelbart meget forskellige. Spørgsmålet er, om de også er det under overfladen?Will Grayson, Will Grayson er en ungdomsroman af John Green og David Levithan, der i samarbejde har skabt noget i den grad livsbekræftende. De to unge drenge kommer til at påvirke hinanden på godt og ondt og sammen bliver de viklet ind i én stor musical, der kommer til at ændre deres liv.Will Grayson, Will Grayson er en morsom og fortryllende historie om ungdom, venskab og kærlighed.
Tre romantiske noveller om seks unge midt i århundredets snestorm, skrevet af tre stærke YA-forfattere: John Green, Maureen Johnsson og Lauren Myracle.Humoristiske og hjertevarme fortællinger om venskab, forelskelse og skelsættende hændelser i og omkring Gracetown og samlingspunktet The Waffle House.Masser af sne, kys og vafler. Feel good - læsning til indendørs vinterhygge. Bogen bag filmen Let It Snow.
"Sidst på vinteren i mit 17. år kom min mor frem til, at jeg var deprimeret. Hun baserede sin diagnose på, at jeg næsten aldrig kom ud af huset, lå det meste af tiden i min seng, læste den samme bo igen og igen, spiste meget lidt og brugte ret meget af min tid på at tænke over døden."En flænge i himlen er en roman om alt det største, smukkeste og sværeste i livet. John Greens YA-klassiker handler om Hazel, 16 år og kræftsyg gennem flere år. Hun føler sig som en håndgranat, der når som helst kan detonere. Men da hun møder Augustus bliver hun for første gang nogensinde forelsket og finder ud af, at det måske slet ikke er en tragedie, at vi skal dø - men et mirakel at vi lever.
AIELLA - A sensuous Utopian life in an alien world goes into chaos for reasons beyond understanding or control. Also a compelling love story beyond two planes of existence. Action, battles and conflicts with scientific morality. A short dive into a deeper dilemma. DREAMSPLACES - Transylvania pays a visit to two brothers, each as different in character as night and day. THE TIME OUT CHAIR - Time travel has captured the imagination of humanity for years. Many are the stories and many the methods. Only one actually worked. REQUIEM FOR A PLANET - A cosmic error is rectified on a tiny planet in a small galaxy. The planet some call Earth. --- A Novella (short novel) and three other stories with a different take and view of science fiction.
An eclectic collection of short stories set in the Southwestern United States.The stories in this anthology take place in many eras from the times of the 'old west'to the present day. None are stereotype shoot-em up slapping leather, punching cows wild west stories. Written by several well-known authors,they run a gamut from literary fiction, to science fiction and beyond. CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION THE TRAIN FROM TUCUMCARI John F. Green THE STRANGERS James Pyles KADEE ROSE P.A. O'Neil SHADOWS OF THE ANASAZI Gabriella Balcom THE VOICE IN THE WIND Jay Crowley GRANDMOTHER OF THE DESERT Edward C. Hartshorn ------------------------- APPENDIX Brief biographies of the contributing authors.
Brand new, this iconic box set includes all of John Green's bestselling novels-including Looking for Alaska, The Fault in Our Stars, and Turtles All the Way Down!Perfect for both new fans and longtime collectors, this deluxe set includes paperback editions of five critically acclaimed, award-winning modern classics by #1 bestselling author John Green: • Looking for Alaska • An Abundance of Katherines • Paper Towns • The Fault in Our Stars • Turtles All the Way DownThis is the only box set that includes Turtles All the Way Down and the newest edition of Looking for Alaska, filled with updated bonus content.Critical acclaim for the work of John Green:#1 New York Times Bestseller • #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller • #1 USA Today Bestseller • #1 International Bestseller★ Michael L. Printz Award Winner ★ Michael L. Printz Honor Winner ★ Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist ★ NPR's 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels ★ TIME Magazine's 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time
Lies can hurt. Lies can kill. The most dangerous often the ones we tell ourselves. Four tales of addiction about fictional and not-so-fictional people and places. THE TRAIN FROM TUCUMCARI Max had been to Clayton, New Mexico many times by car and stayed at the Eklund hotel often. This time, perhaps his last, he came on the train from Tucumcari. BOOZE & BETRAYAL Two love affairs and two betrayals. The story of a man with two consuming loves. The one pushed him further down a dark road and altered the course of his life, and the other, his one true love that almost destroyed him. KAYLEE NIGHTBIRD A young Native American girl - a victim of drugs, alcohol and sexual abuse, finds her own way out. THE TAVERN They say you can never go back, and maybe you shouldn't. Twelve years after he left his hometown a man returns to visit his dying father. One afternoon he takes a trip down memory lane and perhaps finds a date with destiny.
NOW A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES!The award-winning, genre-defining debut from John Green, the #1 bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down andThe Fault in Our StarsWinner of the Michael L. Printz Award*; ALos Angeles TimesBook Prize Finalist*;ANew York TimesBestseller*;AUSA TodayBestseller*;NPR's Top Ten Best-Ever Teen Novels*;TIME magazine's 100 Best Young Adult Novels of All Time*; A PBS Great American Read Selection*;Millions of copies sold!First drink. First prank. First friend. First love. Last words. Miles Halter is fascinated by famous last wordsand tired of his safe life at home. He leaves for boarding school to seek what the dying poet Franois Rabelais called the ';Great Perhaps.' Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek, including Alaska Young, who will pull Miles into her labyrinth and catapult him into the Great Perhaps. Looking for Alaska brilliantly chronicles the indelible impact one life can have on another. A modern classic, this stunning debut marked #1 bestselling author John Green's arrival as a groundbreaking new voice in contemporary fiction. Newly updatededitionincludesa brand-new Readers' Guide featuring a Q&A with author John Green
From John Green, the #1 bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down"e;The greatest romance story of this decade."e;Entertainment Weekly -Millions of copies sold-#1New York TimesBestseller #1Wall Street JournalBestseller #1USA TodayBestseller #1 International BestsellerTIME Magazine's #1 Fiction Book of 2012TODAY Book Club pick Now a Major Motion Picture Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten. Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars brilliantly explores the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.
Winner of the Edgar AwardThe #1 New York TimesBestsellerPublishers Weekly and USA Today BestsellerMillions of Copies SoldQuentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificent Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his lifesummoning him for an ingenious campaign of revengehe follows. When their all-nighter ends and a new day breaks, Margo has disappeared. But Q soon learns that there are cluesand they're for him. Embarking on an exhilarating adventure to find her, the closer Q gets, the less he sees the girl he thought he knew.#1 Bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars John Green crafts a brilliantly funny and moving coming-of-age journey about true friendship and true love.
Two award-winning and New York Timesbestselling author join forces for a collaborative novel of awesome proportions.One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two teensboth named Will Graysonare about to cross paths. As their worlds collide and intertwine, the Will Graysons find their lives going in new and unexpected directions, building toward romantic turns-of-heart and the epic production of history's most fabulous high school musical.Hilarious, poignant, and deeply insightful, John Green and David Levithan's collaborative novel is brimming with a double helping of the heart and humor that have wonthem bothlegions of faithful fans.ANew York Times Book ReviewEditor's ChoiceAn ALA Stonewall Honor Book';Will Grayson, Will Graysonis a complete romp. [It is] so funny, rude and original that by the time flowers hit the stage, even the musical-averse will cheer.' The New York Times Book Review';Will have readers simultaneously laughing, crying and singing at the top of their lungs.'Kirkus Reviews,starred review';It is such a good book. [Green and Levithan] are two of the best writers writing today.' NPR'sThe Roundtable
From the #1 bestselling author of TheFault in Our StarsMichael L. Printz Honor BookLos Angeles Times Book Prize FinalistKatherine V thought boys were grossKatherine X just wanted to be friendsKatherine XVIII dumped him in an e-mailK-19 broke his heartWhen it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton's type happens to be girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact.On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket,a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, andan overweight, Judge Judy-loving best friend riding shotgun--but no Katherines. Colin ison a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of any relationship, avenge Dumpees everywhere, and finally win him the girl.Love, friendship, and a dead Austro-Hungarian archduke add up to surprising and heart-changing conclusions in this ingeniously layered comic novelabout reinventing oneself.
True, Semi True & True LiesHISTORIC FICTION & NON-FICTION:An eclectic collection of short stories and novellasplus the history behind the stories. Seven remarkable stories inserting fictional and not-so-fictional characters into true western history and locations. They take place from 1680 to the 1800's and through to present day including myths, legends, greed, gold, life, love and glory. The author, who has lived in Arizona for over two decades, has been to all of the locations, often multiple times and studied the history in depth. The appendix gives brief overviews of the true history of the times and places. CONTENTS:INTRODUCTIONGOLDFIELDGUNFIGHT AT THE ESCALANTEREVOLT AT THE TAOS PUEBLOTHE LAST CAMEL IN NEW MEXICOSELIGMAN STOWAWAYKWI-KA-KIKINEEBACK TO THE 1890?sAPPENDIX(history and notes- not anatomy)The Taos uprising in 1680The Other Town too Tough to Die ? Ash Fork, Arizona
POLLUTION, GLOBAL WARMING, DISEASE, WAR, FAMINE, CORRUPTION, GENETIC DEFECTS, DECAYING URBAN AREAS, AND RELIGIOUS ZEALOTRY. These are only a few problems facing humanity today but are they the largest or most terrifying? Most were predicted and the cause identified over a half century ago by a man long dead. Long before computers, the internet, social media and the technological explosion of the 21st century he cataloged, graphed, spoke and wrote about it. This also includes a short fictional (or is it?) story entitled 'And the Meek Shall inherit.'
When he was a kid, Ray loved baseballand like most young boys, dreamed of making it to the major leagues. The only drawback was that he sucked at it. Billionaire Raymond Farnsworth and his new Franchise,The Las Vegas Lightning?s turn the professional baseball world on its ear as they return to what they call ?Baseball FUNdamentals? ? They mix old-time nostalgia and values, crazy hijinx, pranks, public relations stunts, Las Vegas style entertainment, and make a fortune while doing it. In addition to the main story, this includes photos and a brief history of some of the famous players mentioned in it. Plus excerpts about youth baseball from the author?s book:Everything I Needed to Know about Life, I Learned on a Baseball field (well, almost) Also included are film synopsis? of some of the baseball films noted in the story
A deeply flawed man finds his greatest love in the remote hills of Northern Arizona. Together, they face mortal dangers and struggle to survive as they watch the world they know fall into red ruin. Much later, he must decide if he can accept another type of love as a culture in a different form evolves.Two centuries later his descendant finds an unlikely love amidst enemies who have come to destroy the fragile society that remains.An apocalyptic story laced with love, and deep friendships often crossing cultural and racial lines. Adventure, action and touch of mysticism, round out a sweeping epic.
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