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Nostradamus For Dummies
By: Scarlett RosseBook Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
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Nostradamus made simple-a surefire prophecy of success!
Michel Notredame, or Nostradamus (1503-1566), was a French physician, astrologer, and prophet whose books of visionary four-line verses have intrigued and beguiled readers for hundreds of years. Now, with this fun and easy guide, everyone can finally get a handle on Nostradamus and his "Centuries" of prophecies, which many people believe to have predicted the French Revolution, the rise of Hitler, the Kennedy assassination, and 9/11, among other events. The book covers Nostradamus's life and beliefs, his use of cryptic language and anagrams, interpretations of his work that link it to specific historical incidents, and critics who are skeptical of his prophecies. It also explores the implications of his work on the past, present, and future, and much more!
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| Title of eBook: Nostradamus For Dummies | |
| Release Date: 05-09-2011 | |
| Publisher: For Dummies |
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Nostradamus For Dummies
Chapter One
The Stuff Legends Are Made Of
In This Chapter
* Introducing the guest of honor
* Understanding why Nostradamus is still famous today
* Picking apart the truth about prophecy
* Debating whether Nostradamus really predicted the future
The future is a funny business. Finding out what's going to happen is never easy, and even if you do, there's a fair chance that your views will never see the light of day. But Nostradamus took his predictions very seriously and published them to make sure that people got the message. For a man who's dead and who only achieved a fair amount of fame in his native France while alive, he's left quite the lasting impact. During his lifetime, the small section of his prophecies that were published gained him notoriety, mainly among those people wealthy enough to purchase his publications. Today, his voice is still heard loud and clear - by many more people - throughout the world in the multiple books published in various languages that present his prophecies and attempt to interpret them. For most people, though, Nostradamus is just the name of a famous person who supposedly predicted the future, but beyond that, the information is a bit sketchy.
Nostradamus was a fascinating fellow, and I'd like for you to see him in his element. He was a doctor, a writer, a fair cook (rare for a man during the Renaissance), an apothecary (what you'd think of as an early pharmacist/ herbalist), and a humanitarian. His words focused on the lives of people he'd never meet and the fates of countries he'd never see. From the past, he still reaches out today, handing
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