To be blunt, there is really nothing in this book that cannot be found out with a little research. However, in relation to the contents of this book, whenever I try to bring these issues up in conversation, a number of my friends accuse me of propagating conspiracy theories. To rebut those statement...
Lots of talk about the world ending on 12-21-2012... Is it real? That's what most people want to know... For me, the book didn't get interesting until the end. The first 2/3'rds or so of the book is filled with history and Mayan info. Basically, that is the end of the Mayan calendar, but it also coi...
The only "catch" with this book is that it is a bit dated by now (this is the only reason I only gave it 3 stars). Published in 2003, the world has changed a lot since then. Having said that, the book is still a very good primer for people needing to know what is going on around the world. Basically...