Beset by symbols and omens of the end of the world, Irish journalist Mark O'Connell sets out on a journey to discover how people around the world are preparing for the apocalypse and understand the origins of their existential anxiety. He gets to know the mindset of preppers and explores the contents their “alarm suitcases”. He studies doomsday scenarios and looks for places where he can hide from it. Meets the owner of the X-point bunker network and attends a lecture on the colonization of Mars. And he goes to Chernobyl to see what the world might look like after the apocalypse. Mark’s journey helps you take a fresh look at the surrounding reality and think about your place in the world. The publishing layout of the book is saved in PDF A4 format.