{"product_id":"the-real-history-of-the-end-of-the-world-apocalyptic-predictions-from-revelation-and-nostradamus-to-y2k-and-2012-9780425232538","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSharan 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50903524016402,"sku":"9780425232538","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_587e957e-fe5e-4858-aa11-47d5cb8fb1a1.jpg?v=1738496886","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-real-history-of-the-end-of-the-world-apocalyptic-predictions-from-revelation-and-nostradamus-to-y2k-and-2012-9780425232538","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}