Prophets of Doom"Without belittling or condemning, Cohen provides readers with an intriguing & entertaining analysis of some of the soothsaying men & women who have predicted the end of the world."-Booklist The millenium edition represents both a revision & an expansion of the original 1993 book, which was named both a "1993 Book of the Year" by the Child Study Association & a "1994 Book for the Teenage" by the New York Public Library. |
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PROPHETS OF DOOM
User Review - Jane Doe - KirkusThe Second Millennium is at hand. Aren't you just a wee bit anxious? Cohen claims that, deep down, you probably are but (probably) shouldn't be, since one of the oldest features of Western culture is ... Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Prophets of Doom Single Titles Series |
| Author | Daniel Cohen |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Millbrook Press, 1999 |
| ISBN | 0761313176, 9780761313175 |
| Length | 160 pages |
| Subjects | › › Juvenile Nonfiction / History / General |
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