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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
scary but thought-provoking,
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This review is from: Doomsday: The Science of Catastrophic Events (Hardcover)
I read this right after the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed at least 125,000 humans. It was a very timely book at that tragic point in time.
Basically, this is a wide-ranging and fast-moving overview about how catastrophes and cataclysms shape our world, our universe, and our culture, starting with the Big Bang. The author seamlessly weaves together every academic discipline from quantum physics to Mayan archaeology. Antony Milne doesn't go into a great deal of depth in any particular area but this is a solidly thought-provoking work. It's also a humbling book, since it shows that not just the human race but our whole universe will not last forever. I am surprised this book has only been released as an expensive academic hardcover: a popular trade paperback edition would probably reach a wide audience. |
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Doomsday: The Science of Catastrophic Events by Antony Milne (Hardcover - January 30, 2000)
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