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Countdown To Apocalypse (Hardcover)

by Paul Halpern (Author)

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...a very good book to give a high school student with a budding interest in science. -- Analog, Tom Easton

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How will the world end? In a big bang or a small whimper? Paul Halpern makes his predictions, poring through ancient texts of the Babylonians, Zoroastrians, "The Book of Revelation" and many others in search of prophesies that may prefigure what the actual apocalypse will be like. 36 illustrations.

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Hardcover: 296 pages
Publisher: Basic Books (August 21, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0306459868
ISBN-13: 978-0306459863
Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
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