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A is for Armageddon
Richard Horne(Author)
Square Peg (Publisher)
Published on 3. September 2009
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-224-08619-6 (ISBN)
Description
Doomsday. Judgement Day. Day of Reckoning. Apocalypse...As the man with the sandwich board says, 'The end of the world is nigh'. Whether it be an Act of God, a natural event, or as the result of a man made disaster, never has the threat of annihilation been more pressing than right now. "A is for Armageddon" is a brilliantly funny, thoroughly factual and stunningly illustrated guide to disaster - from the rise of the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse", animal zoonosis and erupting super volcanoes to animal flatulence, obesity and World War III, from economic collapse and the gulf stream collapse, to genetic modification and the collapse of causality - accompanied by a critical time line for when we might expect to die - now, soon, later, or too late...it's already started. A veritable panoply of impending doom, this catalogue of disasters will inform and delight in equal measure. Just don't read it before bedtime.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
Product notice
Paper over boards
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
1050 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-224-08619-6 (9780224086196)
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Person
Richard Horne is a graphic designer and artist. He lives in East London. His bestselling books include 101 Things to Do Before You Die, 101 Things to Do Before You're Old and Boring and 101 Things You Need to Know and Some You Don't which have been published in 16 languages worldwide. 'He illustrated The Dangerous Book for Boys and Al Murray's The Pub Landlord's Book of British Common Sense. He also designed and illustrated the covers for J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter School Books for Comic Relief, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages.