00000nam a2200000 a 4500 Green, John aut Verfasser/-in Englisch Geschichte Memoir Sachbuch Essay Wissenschaft The Anthropocene Reviewed Essays on a Human-Centered Planet Green, John London Penguin Random House 2023 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 ground-breaking, critically acclaimed podcast, John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet - from the QWERTY keyboard and Halley's Comet to Penguins of Madagascar - 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', with over 10 million lifetime downloads. John Green's gift for storytelling shines throughout this artfully curated collection about the shared human experience; it includes beloved essays along with six all-new pieces exclusive to the book. 9781529109894 9781529109894 eng 317 Seiten