From doomsday cults and zealots to survivalists and science fiction writers, people have been predicting the end-of-days since before humans even started recording their history. However, as this wonderfully funny and scary book shows, the trend is not only alive and well today, it's accelerating. Mark O'Connell travels the world, from the Scottish Highlands and to the plains of South Dakota, interviewing and reporting on the folks who believe the Earth's days are numbered. He meets environmentalists trying to buy land in the areas least likely to suffer the catastrophic effects of climate change. He meets right-wing conspiracy theorists in America who yearn to reimpose white-only rule, and also the eccentric billionaires (Elon Musk among them) who believe that humanity's only hope resides on Mars. All throughout, O'Connell writes with the wit and humour that have made him one of the world's best regarded writers. Who wrote it?Mark O'Connell How does it come?Paperback, 21.5 x 14 x 2 cm.