false 5 0 false false Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 07:50:30 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 12:39:01 -0700 2009 The Twelve is a parable reminiscent of The Celestine Prophecy. Aside from my wondering how the Mayans managed to come up with an end-of-time date that turned out to be a nifty number in the Julian calendar, I enjoyed this. I'm not at all objective because Bill Gladstone has been a friend and colleague of mine for about 30 years. Here's affirming that the book will generate a lot of thoughtful buzz.]]>