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THEY SAW THE FUTURE : Oracles, Psychics, Scientists, Great Thinkers, and Pretty Good Guessers |
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Is there anyone who can suppress even the tiniest prickle of wonder when hearing of a prediction come true? Anyone whose ears do not perk up when the horoscope is read? Behind a sophisticated sniff of disapproval over psychic hotlines, isn't there just a tinge of curiosity? The idea that someone may be able to predict the future is at once terrifying and thrilling. Since the beginning of time, kings, colonizers, and commoners have sought the wisdom of special people who claimed to see into the future. Astrologers, oracles, numerologists, scientists, writers, artists, healers... are they true prophets or just astute observers of human nature? This fascinating book explores the lives of 12 visionaries, from 700 B.C. to the present, including Hildegard, Black Elk, Nostradamus, Jules Verne, and Jeane Dixon. Offering just a few tantalizing tidbits about each, award-winning author Kathleen Krull asks more questions than she answers. What is to be made of these predictions, when a portion are eerily correct, others close but not quite accurate, and the rest wildly untrue? Readers of all ages will devour this rich, gorgeously illustrated book and its provocative hints at powers beyond this world. (Ages 10 to 14) --Emilie Coulter
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