Storm Before The Calm

Somethinghappenedinearly2011thathasn'thappenedindecades,perhapscenturies-andwedidn'tevennoticeit.Thatis,wedidn'tseeitforwhatitwas.MassiveunrestfromTunisiatoEgypttoLibyarockedtheArabworldandthrewtheglobeintopoliticalcrisis.Withindays,anearthquake-tsunami-nuclearcalamityofterrifyingproportionsshockedJapanandsenttheworldreelingonceagain,evenastheglobe'sfinancialmarketsshudderedtosustainthemselveswhilestatesandnationstotteredonthebrinkofbankruptcy-wheremanystilllinger.Allofthis,ofcourse,wedidnotice.Whatwemayhavemissedwasthatancientpredictionsforthisperiodoftimecalledforexactlythis:simultaneousenvironmental,political,andfinancialdisasters.Wereweseeingthebeginningof'theendofhistory'-andnotpickingupthesignal?InhisprescientnewbookTheStormBeforeTheCalm,seven-timeNewYorkTimesbest-sellingauthorNealeDonaldWalschoffersastartlinganswer:yes.ButWalschalsosaysthereisnothingtofear,advancinganextraordinaryexplanationforwhatishappeningevennowallovertheplanet.Then–andmoreimportantly–heprovidesastunningprescriptionforhealingourlivesandourworldthroughtheansweringofsevensimplequestions,invitingpeopleeverywheretojoininanearth-savingexchange.Compellingandperfectlytimed,TheStormBeforeTheCalmanswerseveryquestionthatisworthaskingaboutDecember,2012andbeyond.