eBook The End: 50 Apocalyptic Visions From Pop Culture That You Should Know About...Before It's Too Late ePub

information about the apocalyptic theory behind it (from alien invasion to meteors, nuclear war, and natural disasters)

information about the apocalyptic theory behind it (from alien invasion to meteors, nuclear war, and natural disasters). an explanation about why this work is important in pop culture. before it's too late.

The End is a fun, comprehensive, pop culture read about the 50 top movies, books, songs, comics, artworks, and plays - from the movie Shaun of the Dead to the pop song It’s the End of the World as We Know It - that have been created about the apocalypse. Each item includes: A synopsis of the apocalyptic workInformation about the apocalyptic theory behind it (from alien invasion to meteors, nuclear war, and natural disasters)An explanation about why this work is important in pop cultureLove doomsday talk and the art that is made about it? Check out this fun and entertaining read!

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The End : 50 Apocalyptic Visions from Pop . This fun, fact-filled book explains 50 doomsday scenarios, just in time for 2012

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The End : 50 Apocalyptic Visions from Pop Culture That You Should Know About. This fun, fact-filled book explains 50 doomsday scenarios, just in time for 2012. Each of the entries takes a movie, song, comic, or other artwork, and explains what it is and why it matters - because while the end may be nigh, when it comes to pop culture, the apocalypse is here to stay. Fun illustrations are also included.

book by Laura Barcella. You’ve probably heard rumors that the end of the world is going to happen in the year 2012.

The End is a fun pop culture read about the top 50 movies, books, songs, and artworks-from the movie Shaun .

The End is a fun pop culture read about the top 50 movies, books, songs, and artworks-from the movie Shaun of the Dead to the song It's the End of the World as We Know It-about the apocalypse. Each item includes: - A synopsis of the apocalyptic work - Information about the apocalyptic theory behind it (from alien invasion to meteors, nuclear war, and natural disasters) - An explanation about why this work is important in pop culture Love doomsday talk and the art made about it? Check out this fun and entertaining read!

The End is a fun, comprehensive, pop culture read about the 50 top movies, books, songs, comics, artworks, and plays-from the movie Shaun of the Dead to the pop song "It's the End of the World as We Know It"-that have been created about the apocalypse

The End is a fun, comprehensive, pop culture read about the 50 top movies, books, songs, comics, artworks, and plays-from the movie Shaun of the Dead to the pop song "It's the End of the World as We Know It"-that have been created about the apocalypse. Each item includes: a synopsis of the apocalyptic work. information about the apocalyptic theory behind it (from alien invasion to meteors, nuclear war, and natural disasters). an explanation about why this work is important in pop culture

In her introduction, Barcella notes it was .

In her introduction, Barcella notes it was "overwhelmin. aving to narrow the list down to just fifty," but offers no insight into how she arrived at her final list. Her sole criterion for selection seems only to be that they are "iconic. s song "It's the End of the World" and the film When Worlds Collide are obvious selections, but there are many interesting surprises. Who knew authors as different as . Forster, Jack London and Mary Shelley all wrote apocalyptic short stories and novels? Most people listening to Nena's "99 Luftballons" today probably don't realize it's about the Cold War–era shadow of nuclear annihilation.

She also wrote "The End: 50 Apocalyptic Visions From Pop Culture That You Should Know About. Before It's Too Late" (Zest Books, 2012) and "Madonna & Me: Women Writers on the Queen of Pop" (Soft Skull Press, 2012). Her freelance writing has appeared in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, GQ, TIME, Marie Claire, VanityFair. com, ELLE, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, and more.

It is a great book for children 12 or older and parents to talk about around the dinner table. A fun way to learn about different things you never thought about before. A must read for all! I was given this book from Zest Books ww. estbooks.

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