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Orion mass market paperback Nostradamus: The Evidence
With all the books in recent years deciphering the obscure prophecies of Nostradamus, it's surprising that no-one has written a biography of the 16th-century astrologer before. In <I>Nostradamus: The Evidence</I>, Ian Wilson has remedied this.<p> Nostradamus was born 500 years ago, in December 1503. Although today he is famous for his <I>Prophecies</I> (often mislabelled the Centuries), in his own time he was known for his annual almanacs--astrological predictions for the year ahead--and for writing individual horoscopes. Some of these have survived, and Wilson compares them to what actually happened. Although in some cases he was spot on (he predicted that the Huguenot Prince Henri of Navarre would become King of France, 25 years before the event), in others he was way off the mark. For example, he convinced the French Queen Mother, Catherine de Medici, that her 14-year-old son Charles IX would marry the 30-year-old English Queen Elizabeth. <p> Throughout his biography Wilson is heavily critical of Nostradamian experts who uncritically perpetuate errors about his life and predictions; he is equally critical of arch-sceptic James Randi for his own carelessness. This well-researched biography should (but probably won't) lay to rest the rubbish which is churned out year after year in an effort to make us believe that Nostradamus foresaw the death of Diana, or the 9/11 attack on the Twin Towers. During World War II, Germany and Britain both created fake Nostradamus prophecies to discourage the enemy. Nothing changes; people were writing fake Nostradamus prophecies even when he was still alive. --<I>David V Barrett</I>
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Orion mass market paperback Before the Flood: Dramatic New Evidence That the Biblical Flood Was a Real-life Event
Pages: 400, Paperback, Orion mass market paperback
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Pan Jesus: The Evidence
Pages: 186, Paperback, Pan
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North Down Boro' Cncl. Bangor Bay and Harbour: A Pictorial History
Pages: 102, Paperback, North Down Boro' Cncl.
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Greenwood Press The New Rules of Corporate Conduct: Rewriting the Social Charter
Pages: 250, Hardcover, Greenwood Press
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