A scholar from the Middle East offers a chronicle of scientific breakthroughs and world events that will occur during the last days, as foretold by Prophet Muhammad. Time-honored beliefs held by one-fifth of the world's population, but little known in the West, are expertly presented in this compelling book.

Before the First World War, the British Admiralty conceived a plan to win rapid victory in the event of war with Germany-economic warfare on an unprecedented scale.This secret strategy called for the state to exploit Britain's effective monopolies in banking, communications, and shipping-the essential infrastructure underpinning global trade-to create a controlled implosion of the world economic system. In this revisionist account, Nicholas Lambert shows in lively detail how naval planners persuaded the British political leadership that systematic disruption of the global economy could bring about German military paralysis. After the outbreak of hostilities, the government shied away from full implementation upon realizing the extent of likely collateral damage-political, social, economic, and diplomatic-to both Britain and neutral countries. Woodrow Wilson in particular bristled at British restrictions on trade. A new, less disruptive approach to economic coercion was hastily improvised. The result was the blockade, ostensibly intended to starve Germany. It proved largely ineffective because of the massive political influence of economic interests on national ambitions and the continued interdependencies of all countries upon the smooth functioning of the global trading system. Lambert's interpretation entirely overturns the conventional understanding of British strategy in the early part of the First World War and underscores the importance in any analysis of strategic policy of understanding Clausewitz's "political conditions of war."

The Cassandra Prophecy - Armageddon Approaches, written by Ian Gurney could become one of the century's most controversial books. It will turn the theological world upside down, claiming that for over one thousand years theologians, academics and scholars have completely missed the point in their interpretations of the book of Daniel, the Old Testament prophet and the book of the Revelation of St. John the Divine. The Cassandra Prophecy will change the way people think about their future. For the first time it reveals the Bible's greatest secret, Judgement Day, in less than twenty-five years, and comes to an incredible conclusion, Mankind's destiny has already been decided!

Contains an analysis of end-time prophecy concerning the Middle East.

Find the answers you have been searching for (and ones you never expected to find) in this Bible-based study that reveals the solid truths about the end-times. Throughout the journey you will find that it's not so much what you know as who you know that will not only help you survive Armageddon but also look forward to it with joy!

Recent years have seen a meteoric rise in the power and importance of organized religion in many parts of the world. At the same time, there has been a significant increase in violence perpetrated in the name of religion. While much has been written on the relationship between violence and religious militancy, history shows that religious people have also played a critical role in peacemaking within numerous cultures. In the new century, will religion bring upon further catastrophes? Or will it provide human civilization with methods of care, healing, and the creation of peaceful and just societies? In this groundbreaking book, Marc Gopin integrates the study of religion with the study of conflict resolution. He argues that religion can play a critical role in constructing a global community of shared moral commitments and vision--a community that can limit conflict to its nonviolent, constructive variety. If we examine religious myths and moral traditions, Gopin argues, we can understand why and when religious people come to violence, and why and when they become staunch peacemakers. He shows that it is the conservative expression of most religious traditions that presents the largest challenge in terms of peace and conflict. Gopin considers ways to construct traditional paradigms that are committed to peacemaking on a deep level and offers such a paradigm for the case of Judaism. Throughout, Gopin emphasizes that developing the potential of the world's religions for coping with conflict demands a conscious process on the part of peacemakers and theologians. His innovative and carefully argued study also offers a broad set of recommendations for policy planners both inside and outside of government.