{"product_id":"the-real-history-of-the-sharan-newman-9780425232538","title":"The Real History of the End of the World: Apocalyptic Predictions from Revelation and Nostradamus to Y2K and 2012","description":"\u003cb\u003e From the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Real History Behind the Templars\u003c\/i\u003e--the origins and stories behind end-of-the-world predictions throughout history, from Revelations to 2012. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 following end-of-times questions: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ?Did the Mayans really say the world will end in December 2012? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ?How have the signs in the New Testament Book of Revelations been interpreted over the years? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ?How did ancient Egyptians, Norse, and Chinese think the world would end? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ?When did Nostradamus predict that the last days would come? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ?Does the I Ching reference 2012? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ?Why didn't the world end in Y2K? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ?Are meteors, global warming, super-volcanoes, and the threat of nuclear war signs that the end is near?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sharan Newman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0425232530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780425232538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.22h x 5.50w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2010 pg. 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2010 pg. 17","brand":"Sharan Newman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46384235544831,"sku":"9780425232538","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3c17c1b4-d4fc-4378-b561-add5974cbb6e.jpg?v=1733283147","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-real-history-of-the-sharan-newman-9780425232538","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}