The Real History Of The End Of The World by Sharan Newman - ISBN: 9780425232538
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Explore history’s doomsday predictions: revealing fears, beliefs, and human nature.

The Real History Of The End Of The World

Apocalyptic Predictions from Revelation and Nostradamus to Y2K and 2012

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    313 pages

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    6 April 2010

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Summary

From the author of The Real History Behind the Templars–the origins and stories behind end-of-the-world predictions throughout history, from Revelations to 2012.

In entertaining and sharp prose, historian Sharan Newman explores theories of world destruction from ancient times up to the present day–theories which reveal as much about human nature as they do about the predominant historical, scientific, and religious beliefs of the time. Readers will find answers to the followi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780425232538
ISBN-10:0425232530
Author:Sharan Newman
Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:313
Release Date:6 April 2010
Weight:442g
Dimensions:32mm x 210mm x 141mm
Series:Berkley Us
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Sharan Newman

Sharan Newman is a longtime member of the Medieval Academy, has served on the advisory board for the Medieval Association of the Pacific, and is a Ph.D. candidate at UC Santa Barbara. Newman’s medieval French mysteries have garnered Macavity, Agatha, and Anthony Award nominations, and she has won the Herodotus Award for Best Historical History.

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