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Barcode37821002436026
LocationMarshall District
TitleThe Anthropocene reviewed : essays on a human-centered planet / by John Green.
AuthorGreen, John, 1977- author.
Call No306 GRE
CollectionAdult 300

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Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9780525555216
International Standard Book Number 0525555218
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 814/.6
Personal Name Green, John, 1977- author.
Title Statement The Anthropocene reviewed : essays on a human-centered planet / by John Green.
Imprint New York : Dutton, 2021
Physical Description 293 pages : illustrations (black & white), photographs ; 22 cm.
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note "You'll never walk alone" -- Humanity's temporal range -- Halley's Comet -- Our capacity for wonder -- Lascaux cave paintings -- Scratch 'n' sniff stickers -- Diet Dr Pepper -- Velociraptors -- Canada geese -- Teddy bears. -- The hall of presidents -- Air-conditioning -- Staphylococccus aureus -- The internet -- Academic decathlon -- Sunsets -- Jerzy Dudek's Performance May 25, 2005 -- Penguins of Madagascar -- Piggly Wiggly -- The Nathan's Famous Hot dogs eating contest -- CNN -- Harvey -- The Yips -- Auld lang syne -- Googling Strangers -- Indianapolis -- Kentucky bluegrass -- The Indianapolis 500 -- Monopoly -- Super Mario karts -- Bonneville salt flats -- Hiroyuki Doi's circle drawing -- Whispering -- Viral Meningitis -- Plague -- Wintry mix -- The hot dogs of Baejarins Beztu Pylsur -- The notes app -- The mountain goats -- The QWERTY keyboard -- The world's largest ball of paint -- Sycamore trees -- New partner -- Three farmers on their ways to a dance -- Postscript -- notes.
Summary, Etc. "The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this ... symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his ... podcast, 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"-- Dust jacket flap.
Target Audience Note Adults.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Nature Effect of human beings on Miscellanea.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Civilization, Modern 21st century Miscellanea.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Science Miscellanea.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Manner and customs Miscellanea.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Culture Miscellanea.
Index Term-Genre/Form Essays.
Index Term-Genre/Form Reviews.
Index Term-Genre/Form Trivia and miscellanea.