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The Four Horsemen by Emily Mayhew

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The Four Horsemen

Author
Emily Mayhew
Narrator
Karen Cass
Publisher
Quercus
Publish Date
6 May 2021
Run Time
9 hours 33 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Popular science
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What to expect

In lucid and energised prose, Emily Mayhew summons the four horsemen of the apocalypse; the collective threat to humanity bearing the names of war, pestilence, famine and death. As they began in Revelations and have remained in human consciousness ever since, spanning time and space and evolving as new scientific discoveries and advancements in technology alter the world.

(P)2021 Quercus Editions Limited

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  • Mayhew's book is rich in explanation and background detail...Although this is a scary book, it is also one full of hope

    Independent

  • The beauty of The Four Horsemen is how she takes her quaking readers to the edge of the abyss, encouraging them to peek into the darkness below, then gently pulls them back, explaining how the worst can be averted, by dint of carefully accumulated wisdom, generosity of spirit, hard work and sheer ingenuity . . . I was left moved and uplifted . . . [I]n this first-class example of popular science Mayhew demonstrates that's also where salvation lies.

    The Times

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Details
Author
Emily Mayhew
Narrator
Karen Cass
Duration
9 hours 33 minutes
Release Date
6 May 2021
ISBN
9781529401707
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Quercus
Genre
Popular science

Synopsis

In lucid and energised prose, Emily Mayhew summons the four horsemen of the apocalypse; the collective threat to humanity bearing the names of war, pestilence, famine and death. As they began in Revelations and have remained in human consciousness ever since, spanning time and space and evolving as new scientific discoveries and advancements in technology alter the world.(P)2021 Quercus Editions Limited

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