Countdown to the Millennium
Author: Mona Johnian
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Published: 1994-12-12
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ISBN-13: 9780882707198
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Author: Mona Johnian
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Published: 1994-12-12
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ISBN-13: 9780882707198
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Stephen Jay Gould
Publisher: Crown
Published: 2012-01-04
Total Pages: 165
ISBN-13: 0609606107
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this new edition of Questioning the Millennium, best-selling author Stephen Jay Gould applies his wit and erudition to one of today's most pressing subjects: the significance of the millennium. In 1950 at age eight, prompted by an issue of Life magazine marking the century's midpoint, Stephen Jay Gould started thinking about the approaching turn of the millennium. In this beautiful inquiry into time and its milestones, he shares his interest and insights with his readers. Refreshingly reasoned and absorbing, the book asks and answers the three major questions that define the approaching calendrical event. First, what exactly is this concept of a millennium and how has its meaning shifted? How did the name for a future thousand-year reign of Jesus Christ on earth get transferred to the passage of a secular period of a thousand years in current human history? When does the new millennium really begin: January 1, 2000, or January 1, 2001? (Although seemingly trivial, the debate over this issue tells an intriguing story about the cultural history of the twentieth century.) And why must our calendars be so complex, leading to our search for arbitrary regularity, including a fascination with millennia? This revised edition begins with a new and extensive preface on a key subject not treated in the original version. As always, Gould brings into his essays a wide range of compelling historical and scientific fact, including a brief history of millennial fevers, calendrical traditions, and idiosyncrasies from around the world; the story of a sixth-century monk whose errors in chronology plague us even today; and the heroism of a young autistic man who has developed the extraordinary ability to calculate dates deep into the past and the future. Ranging over a wide terrain of phenomena--from the arbitrary regularities of human calendars to the unpredictability of nature, from the vagaries of pop culture to the birth of Christ--Stephen Jay Gould holds up the mirror to our millennial passions to reveal our foibles, absurdities, and uniqueness--in other words, our humanity.
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Culture, Media, and Sport Committee
Publisher:
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 76
ISBN-13: 9780102002003
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John J. Kohut
Publisher: Plume Books
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780452269156
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe three News of the Weird bestsellers have demonstrated that lunacy is alive and well, and that modern life is getting loopier every day. This new collection of incredible news bulletins is proof positive that truth really is stranger than fiction.
Author: Great Britain. Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Publisher:
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 10
ISBN-13: 9780101458924
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Damion Clarke
Publisher:
Published: 2017-11-07
Total Pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9781979518864
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMany people are anxious about the events to be unfolded in the future, while others are filled with trepidation. Some people know what to expect but do not know when, while others are clueless. There are many teachings that have been presented that have left many people very confused and searching for more answers daily.This book seeks to remove the ambiguity out of the future and the events to be unfolded; especially those that have direct bearing on Salvation and the Second Advent of Jesus Christ. This book captures events that will unfold; however, it presents no dates. The events are those that point to the imminent return of the King of kings, and what will transpire thereafter. This book presents the correct teaching on the Second Advent of Jesus Christ, events surrounding it, and it gives a very clear and undeniable presentation of the Millennium.
Author: Marie-Louise Small
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 62
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Stephen Jay Gould
Publisher: Harmony
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 221
ISBN-13: 0609605410
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe noted naturalist sheds new light on humankind's fascination with the approaching millennium, offering a collection of scientific and historical essays on the millennium and its significance
Author: Rodney Matthews
Publisher: Collins & Brown
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 111
ISBN-13: 9781850283942
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA collection of fantasy and science fiction works by illustrator Rodney Matthews.