books.google.com.au - Did the Maya really predict that the world would end in December of 2012? If not, how and why has 2012 millenarianism gained such popular appeal? In this deeply knowledgeable book, two leading historians of the Maya answer these questions in a succinct, readable, and accessible style. Matthew Restall...http://books.google.com.au/books/about/2012_and_the_End_of_the_World.html?id=PqYrYwtVCqQC&utm_source=gb-gplus-share2012 and the End of the World