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Hank Green

    May 5, 1980

    Hank Green is a prominent digital educator and entrepreneur, best known for his work on YouTube where he makes science and learning accessible. He has built a career around producing engaging educational content, earning recognition as a leading voice in online science communication. Beyond his video production, Green actively fosters creator communities and supports charitable causes, demonstrating a commitment to knowledge sharing and social impact. His multifaceted approach extends to writing, further establishing him as a significant figure in contemporary media and education.

    Hank Green
    Gesellschaftsreise
    Flugzeuge der Welt, heute - morgen
    The April story
    The Observer´s Book of Aircraft
    An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
    A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
    • The April story

      • 448 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      Wer bist du, wenn die ganze Welt dir zusieht? Als April ein Video von einer mysteriösen Skulptur auf YouTube hochlädt, wird sie plötzlich zum globalen Gesprächsthema. Identische Statuen tauchen weltweit auf und scheinen nicht von der Erde zu stammen. April ist entschlossen, das Geheimnis zu lüften und teilt ihre Erlebnisse auf Social Media, wird Talkshow-Gast und erhält sogar Kontakt zur Regierung. Bald wird sie zur Marke und Symbol, während sie im Kampf um Berühmtheit sowohl Opfer als auch Täterin wird. Als sie erkennt, wie sehr die mediale Aufmerksamkeit sie verändert hat, ist es zu spät für einen Rückzieher. Gleichzeitig entwickelt sich die Lösung des Rätsels zu einem Wettlauf gegen radikale Verschwörungstheoretiker, deren Angriffe auch die reale Welt betreffen. Die Beobachtungen zu Viralität, sozialen Medien und Popularität machen den Roman spannend und aktuell. Die Lektüre zieht die Leser in ihren Bann und thematisiert die unseligen Nebenwirkungen des Ruhms. Der Roman, der direkt die Bestsellerliste der „New York Times“ stürmte, bietet einen rasant erzählten, menschlichen Einblick in die Zeitgeistfragen unserer Gesellschaft. Hank Greens Debüt sprengt die Genregrenzen und ist sowohl originell als auch hochaktuell.

      The April story2024
      4.0
    • A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor is the bold and brilliant follow-up to An Absolutely Remarkable Thing. It is both social commentary on the way we live our lives online, and the myriad of terrifying ways our brains are constantly changing to adapt to new technology, as well as a fast-paced adventure story. The emergence of the Carls, and overnight fame for April May, led to a series of confusing events and destruction including the death of April May and the disappearance of the Carls, who left just as abruptly as they came. Months later, the world is as confused as ever. Andy has picked up April's mantle of fame, speaking at conferences and campuses about the post-Carl world; Maya, ravaged by grief, begins to follow a string of mysteries that she is convinced will lead her to April; and Miranda infiltrates a new scientific operation...one that might have repercussions beyond her comprehension. As the characters each get further down their own paths, a series of clues arrive--mysterious books that appear which predict the future and control the action over their readers, internet outtages, and more--which suggest April May may be very much alive. And in the midst of the gang's possible reunion is a growing force, one that wants to harness our consciousness, and reality, as we know it.

      A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor2020
      4.3
    • "Coming home from work at three AM, twenty-three-year-old April May stumbles across a giant sculpture. Delighted by its appearance and craftsmanship--like a ten-foot-tall Transformer wearing a suit of samurai armor--April and her friend Andy make a video with it, which Andy uploads to YouTube. The next day April wakes up to a viral video and a new life. News quickly spreads that there are 'Carls' in dozens of cities around the world--everywhere from Beijing to Buenos Aires--and April, as their first documentarian, finds herself at the center of an intense international media spotlight"--

      An Absolutely Remarkable Thing2018
      3.9