Saturday, February 27, 2010

Condolences and concerns about the Chile 8.8 magnitude earthquake and tsunami

My heart goes out to Chile and all those affected by the 8.8 magnitude earthquake early Saturday morning in Chile. I'm particularly concerned about Hawaii and the possibility of tsunami damage there.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Racing Toward Armageddon (2009) book

Michael Baigent's book Racing Toward Armageddon: The Three Great Religions and the Plot to End the World (2009) looks at the apocalyptic fervor around the city of Jerusalem, Israel, inspired by the centuries of teachings of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Bring on the Apocalypse (2008) anthology

George Monbiot's anthology Bring on the Apocalypse: Essays on Self-Destruction (2008) is a collection of his scathing commentaries on the ways we're heading into the toilet tank of mutual, self-assured destruction.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Judgment Day (2007) novel

James F. David's Christian apocalypse novel, Judgment Day (2007), is the first in a series touted as rivaling the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins that began appearing almost a decade earlier.

Catching Fire (2009) novel

Suzanne Collins' second young adult novel in her trilogy about a future, post-apocalyptic North America is called Catching Fire (2009). In this part one of the heroes of The Hunger Games (2008) becames a symbolic leader of a rebellion against the rule of Panem, the nation that has replaced the United States.