Simon Pearson Libri

An original, 360-degree re-telling of the Battle of Britain through 17 of the iconic (and some less well-known) aircraft and the pilots who flew them - British, Polish, New Zealander, German, Danish.

The thrilling true story of the real Great Escape, published to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the escape.

Most people's concept of the 'end of the world' comes from the book of Revelation. Today, there are an estimated 25 million Christian fundamentalists in the US who believe it will come with the 'Rapture;' others point to an ecological catastrophe, the AIDS pandemic, nuclear and biological warfare. With the benefit of a vast historical canvas, Pearson examines both apocalyptic theory (biblical literature, art, and popular culture) and practice (politics, cults, war, and revolution), from its Biblical beginnings to the Branch Davidians, via the Vikings, the French Revolution, the Pilgrim Fathers, Hitler's Apocalyptic rhetoric, asteroids, Hollywood and suicide bombers. Pearson's illuminating study shows how our pictures of the end of the world have evoked and converged--and are still very much on the agenda.

Die Vision eines Mannes von der Zukunft, in der die Dominanz des Westens bis 2006 von einem islamischen Bündnis herausgefordert wird. Russland erlebt eine zweite Revolution, und Europas Hoffnung auf die Zukunft ist von wirtschaftlichen Misserfolgen belastet. Die USA führen die NATO, und eine einzelne Figur tritt hervor, um den Islam zu vereinen.