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Author and YouTuber John Green thought his breakout bestseller wouldn’t be a commercial success, wrote 40,000 words for one sentence, and brought Steve to tears.
- SOURCE:
- John Green, best-selling author and YouTube creator.
- RESOURCES:
- "The Deadliest Infectious Disease Isn’t a Science Problem. It’s a Money Problem," by John Green (The Washington Post, 2024).
- “Tuition Inflation Isn’t as Bad as You Think,” by Felix Salmon (Axios, 2022).
- “Fast Facts: Expenditures,” by the National Center for Education Statistics (2022).
- “Trends in College Pricing and Student Aid 2021,” by the College Board (2021).
- “#37 John,” by Heavyweight (2021).
- The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet, by John Green (2021).
- “Scratch ‘n’ Sniff Stickers and the Indianapolis 500,” by The Anthropocene Reviewed Podcast (2019).
- “How Joan of Arc Conquered Mark Twain,” by Ted Gioia (America: The Jesuit Review, 2018).
- Turtles All the Way Down, by John Green (2017).
- The Fault in Our Stars, film (2014).
- The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green (2012).
- Looking for Alaska, by John Green (2005).
- All the King’s Men, by Robert Penn Warren and Noel Polk (1946).
- Harvey, film (1950).
- vlogbrothers, YouTube channel by John and Hank Green.
- Crash Course, YouTube channel by John and Hank Green.
- EXTRAS:
- “Peter Singer Isn’t a Saint, But He’s Better Than Steve Levitt,” by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022).
- “Freakonomics Radio Goes Back To School,” series by Freakonomics Radio (2022).
157 episodes
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Author and YouTuber John Green thought his breakout bestseller wouldn’t be a commercial success, wrote 40,000 words for one sentence, and brought Steve to tears.
- SOURCE:
- John Green, best-selling author and YouTube creator.
- RESOURCES:
- "The Deadliest Infectious Disease Isn’t a Science Problem. It’s a Money Problem," by John Green (The Washington Post, 2024).
- “Tuition Inflation Isn’t as Bad as You Think,” by Felix Salmon (Axios, 2022).
- “Fast Facts: Expenditures,” by the National Center for Education Statistics (2022).
- “Trends in College Pricing and Student Aid 2021,” by the College Board (2021).
- “#37 John,” by Heavyweight (2021).
- The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet, by John Green (2021).
- “Scratch ‘n’ Sniff Stickers and the Indianapolis 500,” by The Anthropocene Reviewed Podcast (2019).
- “How Joan of Arc Conquered Mark Twain,” by Ted Gioia (America: The Jesuit Review, 2018).
- Turtles All the Way Down, by John Green (2017).
- The Fault in Our Stars, film (2014).
- The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green (2012).
- Looking for Alaska, by John Green (2005).
- All the King’s Men, by Robert Penn Warren and Noel Polk (1946).
- Harvey, film (1950).
- vlogbrothers, YouTube channel by John and Hank Green.
- Crash Course, YouTube channel by John and Hank Green.
- EXTRAS:
- “Peter Singer Isn’t a Saint, But He’s Better Than Steve Levitt,” by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022).
- “Freakonomics Radio Goes Back To School,” series by Freakonomics Radio (2022).
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