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The Green brothers, John (born 1977) and Hank (born 1980), are two American entrepreneurs, social activists, authors, and YouTube vloggers. The two have collaborated extensively throughout their public careers, beginning with a daily vlog project in 2007 titled "Brotherhood 2.0", in which they only communicated in vlogs posted to YouTube for a year. The Greens' portfolio of online work now includes their main Vlogbrothers channel, Crash Course, SciShow, their podcast Dear Hank & John, and several other projects spanning several forms of media. Both brothers have found success individually. John has written several books which have received widespread acclaim and popularity, including The Fault in Our Stars. The novel was made into a 2014 film adaptation, which was number one at the box office during its opening weekend and grossed over $307 million worldwide. Hank has founded several companies, including "EcoGeek", a blog dedicated to environmentally beneficial advancements in technology. The blog was originally a class project of Hank's, while he studied at the University of Montana, but eventually progressed into becoming a major environmental publication, which would grab the attention of Time. The company has since evolved into Complexly, the parent company for most of the Green brothers' projects. Hank co-founded the record label and e-commerce merchandise company DFTBA Records with Alan Lastufka and his debut novel, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing and its sequel A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor debuted as New York Times best sellers. Together, the two brothers are credited with creating what some have described as a "YouTube media" or "online multimedia" empire. This empire, including projects centered on education, gaming, and activism, among others, has amassed an active fanbase known as "Nerdfighteria". Other projects founded by the brothers include the online-video conference VidCon and the annual charity event Project for Awesome. Online video and audio projects Vlogbrothers On January 1, 2007, after being heavily inspired by the show with zefrank, the Greens launched the Vlogbrothers channel. Another inspiration for the project was the video blog, lonelygirl15. The project was originally meant to be a year-long way to deepen the bond between the brothers, creating a new outlet to communicate to each other. Prior to the video blog, Hank claims the two, "didn't ever talk, really". The project, titled "Brotherhood 2.0", quickly grew an audience, leading to the Greens' success on YouTube. On their following, Hank has stated, "We were never really shouting into the void. There were always people following us. Even if it was just a couple dozen people, they were really engaged." The New Yorker has described the Vlogbrothers channel as "the anchor of an online empire". The topics of videos on the channel vary widely, as the Greens speak about whatever is on their minds at the time. The first majorly successful Vlogbrothers video, "Accio Deathly Hallows", uploaded on July 18, 2007, was a song about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The video was featured on YouTube's front page, earned over 1 million views, now has almost 2 million views, and introduced the brothers to the Harry Potter fandom. By the end of 2007, the channel garnered 40,000 subscribers. Another video, in which John announces his support for his friend, mathematician and politician, Daniel Biss, was covered by The Wall Street Journal. The Brotherhood 2.0 project would end on December 31, 2007, but the Greens announced on their final Brotherhood 2.0 vlog, that they would continue creating videos. The channel and its fanbase would grow past Brotherhood 2.0, and eventually in 2013, it reached the 1 million subscriber threshold. The brothers have continued to work on the channel, with Hank stating, "I'm so happy that we get to keep doing vlogbrothers and that people still care about vlogbrothers", adding, "that's still the thing I do. Everything else is just an extension of that thing." Educational channels The Green brothers have been constantly seeking to educate their viewers on various topics. Since late 2011 and early 2012, the two have been launching and working on several educational channels. Among these channels include Crash Course, SciShow (including its Space and Psych spinoffs), The Brain Scoop (since spun off), Sexplanations, How to Adult, and Mental Floss. In an interview with The Washington Post, John Green stated, "I think people support Crash Course and SciShow because they want for Crash Course and SciShow to exist and they believe in our mission to make educational content for free, for everyone, for ever." The brothers have been described as, "one of the main voices in YouTube's vibrant education community". These channels are operated under the company name of Complexly. Crash Course and SciShow Crash Course is an educational channel that was launched by Hank Green and John Green as an educational channel as part of YouTube's original channel program. Crash Course launched a preview on December 2, 2011. Initially, John presented the humanities courses, while Hank presented with the sciences, though the channel has since expanded to include other hosts such as Craig Benzine and Phil Plait. Crash Course was funded by YouTube's $100 million original channel initiative. The graphics of Crash Course videos are created by Thought Café (formerly Thought Bubble). SciShow is a series of science-related videos on YouTube hosted by Hank and Michael Aranda, as well as other hosts. SciShow, like Crash Course, was launched as an original channel. Several scientific fields are covered by SciShow. Among these are organic and thermodynamic chemistry, physics, geology, climatology, astronomy and astrophysics, evolutionary biology, psychology and several miscellaneous fields. The topics on videos uploaded onto SciShow varied; for example, one video detailed the origins of "cute". SciShow landed a national advertisement campaign deal with YouTube, in 2014. As a result, the channel was promoted through several platforms, including billboard ads, as well as a television commercial featured during the fifth season premiere of The Walking Dead. A spin-off titled, SciShow Space, launched in 2014, dedicating itself to space related news, discoveries and space related science. Hank Green also hosts the channel, although he is joined by co-hosts Reid Reimers and Caitlin Hofmeister. Other educational channels Additionally, Hank Green helped Emily Graslie to launch The Brain Scoop, in early 2013. The channel focuses on taxidermy, biology, and natural history. Prior to the channel's launch, Hank Green featured Graslie giving a tour of the University of Montana's Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum on one of his Vlogbrothers videos. Green's fans positively responded to video, suggesting for Graslie to host her own channel, leading Green to e-mail Graslie with an offer to assist her in the launc.... Discover the John Hank popular books. Find the top 100 most popular John Hank books.
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Never Panic Early
Fred Haise & Bill MooreThe extraordinary autobiography of astronaut Fred Haise, one of only 24 men to fly to the moonIn the gripping Never Panic Early, Fred Haise, Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 13, offer...
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An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
Hank GreenTHE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Sparkling with mystery, humor and the uncanny, this is a fun read. But beneath its effervescent tone, more complex themes are at ...
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St. Louis Cardinals
Rob Rains & Keith SchildrothThe St. Louis Cardinals are a team steeped in history and a winning tradition. For proof look no further than the epic 2011 World Series! The secret to their success? It’s those sp...
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Once Upon a Team
Springer JonIn 1884, professional baseball was still in its infancy. The National League was less than a decade old, the National Association (which had been around since 1871) was now defunct...
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Born for the Road
Nathan CarterNathan Carter has become Ireland's biggest country music star. He is heralded by many as reviving the country music genre and bringing it into the mainstream. He has sold out venue...
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Life Moves Pretty Fast
Hadley FreemanFrom Vogue contributor and Guardian columnist Hadley Freeman, a personalized guide to eighties movies that describes why they changed moviemaking foreverfeaturing exclusive intervi...
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The Neuroscience of Excellent Sleep
Stan RodskiHow to use the insights of neuroscience and the techniques of mindfulness to get a good night's sleep.Everyone's familiar with the consequences of lost sleep: you're groggy and irr...
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Strangers on a Bridge
James DonovanThe #1 New York Times bestseller and subject of the acclaimed major motion picture Bridge of Spies directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Hanks as James B. Donovan. Originally ...
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Hank and Jim
Scott Eyman“[A] remarkably absorbing, supremely entertaining joint biography” (The New York Times) from bestselling author Scott Eyman about the remarkable friendship of Henry Fonda and James...
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Shamanic Transformations
Itzhak BeeryInspiring accounts from renowned contemporary working shamans about their first moments of spiritual epiphany With contributions by Sandra Ingerman, Hank Wesselman, John Perkins, ...
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St. Louis Cardinals
Rob Rains & Keith SchildrothThe St. Louis Cardinals are a team steeped in history and a winning tradition. For proof look no further than the epic 2011 World Series! The secret to their success? It’s those sp...
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A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair
Nicholas FiskAt the end of the 22nd century, following a nuclear accident, the birth rate is falling.Faced with a rapidly shrinking human race, governments come up with a solution: new people f...
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Tales from the Atlanta Braves Dugout
Cory McCartneyThe newest addition to the Tales from the Team series, Tales from the Atlanta Braves Dugout includes stories on the greatest players and coaches to don the Braves uniform. Author C...
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The New Baseball Bible
Dan Schlossberg, Jay Johnstone & Alan SchwarzFor fans of baseball trivia, this updated version of The New Baseball Bible, first published as The Baseball Catalog in 1980 and selected as a BookoftheMonth Club alternate, is sur...
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Incredible Baseball Stories
Ken SamelsonThe works in Incredible Baseball Stories cover the full span of baseball’s rich history. Fans of all ages will enjoy recalling the great and notsogreat moments of the most popular ...
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Breakers
William B. McCloskeyWilliam McCloskey’s bestselling novel Highliners established him as an authority on the dangers and hardships of the Alaskan fishing industry. Now in an epic sequel, Breakers retur...
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The Green Mile
Stephen KingMasterfully told and as suspenseful as it is haunting, The Green Mile is Stephen King’s classic #1 New York Times bestselling dramatic serial novel and inspiration for the Oscarnom...
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The JFK Assassination
James DiEugenio & Oliver StoneIn this updated and revised edition, James DiEugenio dissects the new Oscarnominated film, The Post, and how it disingenuously represents the Pentagon Papers saga, to the detriment...
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Writing The Romantic Comedy, 20th Anniversary Expanded and Updated Edition
Billy Mernit“Writing the Romantic Comedy is so much fun to read it could pop a champagne cork.”Alexa Junge, writer and producer of FriendsRevised and expanded to celebrate a new generation of ...
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Leon Russell
Bill JanovitzNew York Times Bestseller The definitive biography of legendary musician, composer, and performer Leon Russell, a profound influence on countless artists, including George Har...
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Un fet absolutament extraordinari
Hank GreenUna novel·la divertida sobre la fama, les xarxes socials i la manipulació de la informació, signada pel germà de John Green.Mentre està passejant sense rumb a la matinada, l'Ap...
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JFK Revisited
James DiEugenio & Oliver StoneBased on Oliver Stone's documentary, JFK Revisited, read the transcripts and interviews that will change the way you think about the John F. Kennedy assassination.JFK Revisite...
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We Are One
John L HankThis book is a first effort to suggest how a world citizenship may be created that has minimal interference with cultural and religious differences. Atheist, scientist, Muslim, Chr...
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Last Word
Mark Lane & Robert K. TanenbaumMark Lane tried the only U.S. court case in which the jurors concluded that the CIA plotted the murder of President Kennedy, but there was always a missing piece: How did the CIA c...
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Esto te va a sorprender
Hank GreenPoderosamente relevante e imposible de dejar de leer, Esto te va a sorprender trata grandes temas de actualidad como las redes sociales, la radicalización de los discursos y la des...
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Charlie Chaplin vs. America
Scott EymanThe remarkable, mustread story of Charlie Chaplin’s years of exile from the United States during the postwar Red Scare, and how it ruined his film career, from bestselling biograph...
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You Are an Artist
Sarah Urist Green“There are more than 50 creative prompts for the artist (or artist at heart) to explore. Take the title of this book as affirmation, and get started.” Fast CompanyMore than 50 assi...