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The Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, best-selling 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.

Aza Holmes never intended to pursue the disappearance of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Pickett’s son Davis. Aza is trying. She is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student, and maybe even a good detective, while also living within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.

Miles Halter is fascinated by famous last words - and tired of his safe life at home. He leaves for boarding school to seek what the dying poet François 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.

When Margo Roth Spiegelman beckons Quentin Jacobsen in the middle of the night - dressed like a ninja and plotting an ingenious campaign of revenge - he follows her. Margo’s always planned extravagantly, and, until now, she’s always planned solo. After a lifetime of loving Margo from afar, things are finally looking up for Q...until day breaks and she has vanished. Always an enigma, Margo has now become a mystery. But there are clues. And they’re for Q.

The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. On The Anthropocene Reviewed, #1 New York Times bestselling author John Green (The Fault in Our Stars, Turtles All the Way Down) reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts including On the Media, Snap Judgment, Death, Sex & Money, Nancy and Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin. © WNYC Studios

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.

When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton’s type is 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 $10,000 in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judy-loving best friend riding shotgun - but no Katherines.

Sous l'épée de Damoclès d'une mort peut-être déjà programmée, une magnifique ode à l'amour et la vie... Seize ans, le bel âge dit-on. Mais pas pour Hazel, atteinte d'un cancer : plus d'école, plus d'amis, une vie sociale désagrégée... Ses seules occupations sont la lecture et les réunions du groupe de soutien aux jeunes malades où elle va chaque semaine. C'est là qu'elle croise la route d'Augustus, un jeune homme en rémission. Entre eux, la passion de la littérature se double très vite d'un émoi amoureux réciproque.

One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, Will Grayson crosses paths with...Will Grayson. Two teens with the same name, running in two very different circles, suddenly find their lives going in new and unexpected directions, and culminating in epic turns-of-heart and the most fabulous musical ever to grace the high school stage.

Discover how to quiet your inner critic, break free from shyness, and overcome your social fears with Social Anxiety and Shyness. A comprehensive and studious guide to conversation skills and confidence-building, The Conversation Skills Guides is based on actual scientific research. It breaks down all concepts so that even a social beginner can find their way through and apply the great advice.

Aza, seize ans, n'avait pas l'intention de tenter de résoudre l'énigme de ce milliardaire en fuite, Russell Pickett. Mais une récompense de cent mille dollars est en jeu, et sa Meilleure et Plus Intrépide Amie Daisy a très envie de mener l'enquête. Ensemble, elles vont traverser la petite distance et les grands écarts qui les séparent du fils de Russell Pickett : Davis. Aza essaye d'être une bonne détective, une bonne amie, une bonne fille pour sa mère, une bonne élève, tout en étant prise dans la spirale vertigineuse de ses pensées obsessionnelles.

Par l'auteur de Nos étoiles contraires. Dix-neuf fois Colin est tombé amoureux. Dix-neuf fois la fille s'appelait Katherine. Pas Katie, ni Kat, ni Kittie, ni Cathy, et surtout pas Catherine, mais KATHERINE.

In this thrilling history, David Baker captures the longest possible time span—from the Big Bang to the present day—in an astonishingly concise retelling. His impressive timeline includes the "rise of complexity" in the cosmos and the creation of the first atoms; the origin of all galaxies, stars, and our solar system; and the evolution of life on Earth, from tiny single-celled organisms to human beings.

With their Very Exciting Spy Technology and their tried-and-true, toilet-based travel techniques, the InvestiGators are undercover and on the case! And on their first mission together, they have not one but two mysteries to solve! Can Mango and Brash uncover the clues, crack their cases, and corral the crooks—or will the criminals wriggle out of their grasp?

Premier verre, premiers amis, première fille... Dernières paroles. Miles Halter est fasciné par les dernières paroles célèbres et impatient de quitter sa vie protégée dans le cocon familial. Il part en pensionnat en quête de ce que Rabelais, mourant, appelait son "Grand Peut-être". Beaucoup de découvertes attendent Miles à Culver Creek, notamment Alaska Young. Intelligente, drôle, écorchée et mortellement sexy, Alaska va attirer Miles dans son labyrinthe et le propulser dans le Grand Peut-être.

A collection of the journals, fiction, and letters of the late Esther Grace Earl, who passed away in 2010 at the age of 16. Essays by family and friends will help to tell Esther’s story along with an introduction by award-winning author John Green who dedicated his #1 bestselling novel The Fault in Our Stars to her.

Hazel acaba de cumplir 16 años y tiene cáncer. A pesar de que un tratamiento ha conseguido reducir su tumor de forma casi milagrosa, es una enferma terminal. Los médicos no pueden decirle cuánto tiempo le queda; solo sabe que debe vivir pegada a un tanque de oxígeno y sometida a continuos tratamientos. Desde hace unas semanas, Hazel forma parte de un grupo de apoyo donde otros chicos como ella comparten sus experiencias.

An ill-timed storm on Christmas Eve buries the residents of Gracetown under multiple feet of snow and causes quite a bit of chaos. One brave soul ventures out into the storm from her stranded train, setting off a chain of events that will change quite a few lives. Over the next three days, one girl takes a risky shortcut with an adorable stranger, three friends set out to win a race to the Waffle House (and the hash brown spoils), and the fate of a teacup pig falls into the hands of a lovesick barista.

Hazel é uma paciente terminal. Ainda que, por um milagre da medicina, seu tumor tenha diminuído bastante—o que lhe dá a promessa de viver mais alguns anos—, o último capítulo de sua história foi escrito no momento do diagnóstico. Mas em todo bom enredo há uma reviravolta, e a de Hazel se chama Augustus Waters, um garoto que certo dia aparece no Grupo de Apoio a Crianças com Câncer. Juntos, os dois vão preencher o pequeno infinito das páginas em branco de suas vidas.

Hazel ha sedici anni, ma ha già alle spalle un vero miracolo: grazie a un farmaco sperimentale, la malattia che anni prima le hanno diagnosticato è ora in regressione. Ha però anche imparato che i miracoli si pagano: mentre lei rimbalzava tra corse in ospedale e lunghe degenze, il mondo correva veloce, lasciandola indietro, sola e fuori sincrono rispetto alle sue coetanee, con una vita in frantumi in cui i pezzi non si incastrano più.