{"product_id":"everything-must-go-9781529095944","title":"Everything Must Go","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliantly original exploration of our obsession with the end of the world, from Mary Shelley’s \u003ci\u003eThe Last Man\u003c\/i\u003e to the Manic Street Preachers’ \u003ci\u003eEverything Must Go.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant, scholarly, sharp and witty’ – Adam Rutherford, author of \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Will make you happy to be alive and reading – until the lights go out . . . Brilliant' – \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor two millennia, Christians have anticipated the end of the world, haunted by the apocalyptic visions of the Book of Revelation. But over the past two centuries, these dark fantasies have given way to secular stories of how the world, our planet, or our species (or all of the above) might be annihilated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEverything Must Go\u003c\/i\u003e – a cultural history of the modern world that weaves together politics, history, science, high and popular culture – Dorian Lynskey explores the endings that we have read, listened to, or watched, while perched on the edge of our seats with eyes wide, (mostly) loving every moment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether with visions of destruction by nuclear holocaust or a mighty collision with a meteor, a devastating epidemic or a violent takeover by robots, why do we like to scare ourselves, and why do we keep coming back for more?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeeply illuminating about our past, our present and – given the revelation that the end of the world has seemingly always been nigh – hopeful about our future, \u003ci\u003eEverything Must Go\u003c\/i\u003e will grip you from beginning to, well, end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I was blown away by this book' – Sathnam Sanghera, author of \u003ci\u003eEmpireland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Impossibly epic, brain-expanding, life-affirming and profound' – Ian Dunt, author of \u003ci\u003eHow Westminster Works \u003c\/i\u003e. . . \u003ci\u003eand Why It Doesn't\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52090997637463,"sku":"9781529095944","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781529095944.jpg?v=1762273955","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/everything-must-go-9781529095944","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}