Megacatastrophes! Nine Strange Ways the World Could End

"Who needs vampires and zombies for excitement? Delightful ... an authoritative but good-humored look at an array of natural and technological disasters."
--Albert A. Harrison, Professor Emeritus Psychology, University of California, Davis, and author of Starstruck: Cosmic Visions in Science, Religion and Folklore "Fascinating, if sometimes macabre ... A fabulous book that got better with every page - I couldn't put it down!"
--Debra Fischer, Professor of Astronomy at Yale University "Nicely written, thoroughly researched, highly recommended. Doomsday is already marked in the calendar."
--Alberto Fairen, Alberto Fairen "A surprisingly cheerful look at the science of how humanity might meet a messy end, from incurable diseases to exploding stars. Who says reading about the end of the world needs to be grim?"
--Chad Orzel, author of How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog "The entertaining selection of end-of-the world scenarios is the perfect excuse to learn about science, from the atomic to the galactic and from the terrestrial to the extra-terrestrial.Specially recommended for those who think that the end of humankind cannot cheer you up."
--Alfonso Davila, Senior Scientist at the SETI Institute and Principal Investigator at the Carl Sagan Institute "A mix of good old-fashioned silliness and some fine science writing. Next time someone tells you, 'Cheer up, it might never happen, ' throw this book at them."
--BBC Focus Magazine