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The anthropocene reviewed : essays on a human-centered planet / by John Green.

The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, John Green reviews different facets of the human-centred planet-from the QWERTY keyboard and Staphylococcus aureus to the Taco Bell breakfast menu--on a five-star scale. Complex and rich with detail, the Anthropocene's reviews have been praised as "observations that double as exercises in memoiristic empathy."

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C9009843277 306 GRE
Adult nonfiction   City Branch . . On Loan . 19 Apr 2024
C9009843382 306 GRE
Adult nonfiction   Earlville Branch . . Available .  
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ISBN 9781529109887 (paperback)
Dewey 306
Author Green, John, 1977- author.
Title The anthropocene reviewed : essays on a human-centered planet / by John Green.
Published London : ©2021. Ebury Press, 2021.
Physical description 293 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Note Includes bibliographical references.
Contents note Introduction -- "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 -- Staphylococcus aureus -- The Internet -- Academic Decathlon -- Sunsets -- Jerzy Dudek's performance on May 25, 2005 -- Penguins of Madagascar -- Piggly Wiggly -- The Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest -- CNN -- Harvey -- The yips -- Auld Lang Syne -- Googling strangers -- Indianapolis -- Kentucky bluegrass -- The Indianapolis 500 -- Monopoly -- Super Mario Kart -- Bonneville Salt Flats -- Hiroyuki Doi's circle drawings -- Whispering -- Viral meningitis -- Plague -- Wintry mix -- The hot dogs of Bæjarins 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 way to a dance -- Postcript -- Notes -- About the author.
Summary The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, John Green reviews different facets of the human-centred planet-from the QWERTY keyboard and Staphylococcus aureus to the Taco Bell breakfast menu--on a five-star scale. Complex and rich with detail, the Anthropocene's reviews have been praised as "observations that double as exercises in memoiristic empathy."
Subject Science -- Reviews
Culture -- Reviews
Economic development -- Environmental aspects
Technology -- Environmental aspects
Essays
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