Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Apocalypse 2012 Review by David Dureiko



Apocalypse 2012

263 Pages

Joseph, Lawrence. E. Apocalypse 2012. Broadway Books. 2007


The Mayans believed that the world be wiped clean in 2012 so that a new civilization could start up. Scientists think that giant solar flares and a diminishing electromagnetic field will result in the total extinction of mankind in 2012. Biblical scholars and researchers say that they have discovered a code in the bible that tells of the end of the world in 2012. All this and more as Lawrence E. Joseph takes us on a humorous yet serious and scary ride thought the facts and beliefs of the end of the world. Through countless years of research, Joseph shows us how significant the number 2012 really is. He manages to instill a sense of excitement as well as panic through many of the beliefs. Whether through the views of the Mayans, leading scientists, or biblical scholars, Joseph manages to get you to rethink your view on the end of the world. Joseph will take you to many countries in the world to show you all the beliefs on the number 2012. By his humorous but very serious writing style, the author makes this book moderately easy to read as well as very exciting. If you read this book, you will definitely not be able to put it down.
1st Period Smith By: David Dureiko

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

I feel that this book would be a great read. I enjoy learning about new things that relate to me in some way. This book talks about the world eneding at 2012, and I have seen many shows relating to this topic, so i feel that i would enjoy reading this book.

Alex said...

I think this book sounds very intersting and would be not only entertaining but fun to read. It interest me, because of the contraversial topic and how this belief came about. It a story that some people have believed to come true for thousands of years. It would be interesting to see the history behind the story.

Katie Davidoff Book Review said...

I think that this book would be sweet to read because I keep hearing about how the world is going to end in 2012. It would be extremely interesting to read about the Aztecs because they have had the most accurate calander, and it actually ends in 2012.

JArcher said...

I've actually heard a lot about this book. I'd be interested in reading it. Mostly because I feel like I'd learn a lot about a very controversial situation. It seems very factual, which seems very intruiging.

N.Dunlavy said...

I would deffinetly want to read this book, with all the beliefs from different cultures of the year 2012. I love books with a lot of controversy, it makes them a lot more exciting to read.

dstrimple said...

This books sounds very interesting. I have background knowledge about this whole apocoliptic future. i dont belive that it is true but i am curious to see what this book has to say about it. Now there calendar did predict some things but not all of the things will come true, there will be some fluxuations.

Anonymous said...

I would like to read it just to see how each reason overlaps, and I remember seeing that the end was just a reset, so I will confirm.

Katie Davidoff Book Review said...

I think this would be a really cool book to read seeing that everyone keeps talking abouto how the world is actually going to end in 2012. Knowing the actual "facts" behind the conspiracy that the world is going to end would be pretty cool to read about.