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Have a Nice Doomsday
Nicholas Guyatt
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Description for Have a Nice Doomsday
paperback. Journeying to the dusty heartlands of America's Bible Belt, the author goes in search of the truth behind a startling statistic: 50 million Americans believe the apocalypse will take place in their own lifetimes. Are they devout or deranged? Why do they seem so cheerful about the end of the world? Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
Journeying to the dusty heartlands of America's Bible Belt, Nicholas Guyatt goes in search of the truth behind a startling statistic: 50 million Americans believe the apocalypse will take place in their own lifetimes.
They're convinced that, any day now, Jesus will snatch up his followers and spirit them to heaven. For the rest of us, things are going to get very nasty indeed: massive earthquakes, devastating wars, not to mention the terrifying rise of the Antichrist.
But true believers aren't just sitting around waiting for the Rapture. They're getting involved in debates over abortion, gay rights ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Ebury Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780091910884
SKU
9780091910884
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Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
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99-2
About Nicholas Guyatt
Born and brought up in the UK, Nicholas Guyatt spent seven years in the United States - first as a PhD student at Princeton and then as a lecturer in Princeton's Department of History - prior to teaching American History at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. His book on US foreign policy, Another American Century, was published by Zed Books ... Read more
Reviews for Have a Nice Doomsday
Guyatt, with a twinkle in his pen, an open mind and a determination to give Rapture believers a fair hearing, has produced a provocative book
Daily Mail
Arresting and entertaining
Sunday Telegraph
Funny and frightening investigation
Scotland on Sunday
A wonderfully readable survey
The Tablet
Wise and funny
Catholic Herald
... Read more
Daily Mail
Arresting and entertaining
Sunday Telegraph
Funny and frightening investigation
Scotland on Sunday
A wonderfully readable survey
The Tablet
Wise and funny
Catholic Herald
... Read more