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2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatlby Daniel PinchbeckISBN 1585424838 (1-58542-483-8)
Hardcover, J P Tarcher
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The acclaimed metaphysical epic that binds together the cosmological phenomena of our time, ranging from crop circles to quantum theory to the resurgence of psychedelic drugs, to support the contention of the Mayan calendar that the year 2012 portends a global shift-in consciousness, culture, and way of living-of unprecedented consequence.
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The Classical Maya developed a highly sophisticated civilization in the Yucatan and Guatemala that vanished 1,000 years ago. They were extraordinary architects and astronomers, and developed methods of timekeeping that are far more precise than our Western calendar system. Although we destroyed most of their scrolls, our archaeologists have discovered that the Maya looked toward the year 2012 specifically the date December 21, 2012 as the end of a "Great Cycle" of 5,125 years on their Long Count calendar. According to the Mayan creation myth, the Popol Vuh, such cycles end with the destruction of the old way of life and the inception of a new world. Many scholars agree that the Classic Maya pointed to this time, around the year 2012, as the juncture between one world age and the next.
As we approach the threshold, it becomes more and more difficult to escape the feeling that the Maya had mysterious foreknowledge about our time. We are currently in the throes of an ecological crisis, brought about by human activity, which threatens us with disaster if we do not immediately change our ways. Basic resources such as fuel, water, and food are becoming scarce around the world. Many scientists have predicted cataclysm due to climate change and pollution that could lead to the extinction of the human species in a short span of time. On the other hand, we are also experiencing a massive leap in human consciousness. Our world is now meshed together through communications technology and social networks that act as a "global brain." We can transmit new ideas and transformative practices instantly across the world.
In my book, 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, I proposed that what happens in "2012" depends on what humanity decides to make of it. We might see global famines and wars and increasing misery, or we might decide to institute a new planetary culture based on empathy, alternative economic systems, sustainable design, and an equitable sharing of wealth. According to the prophecies held by the Maya and other indigenous cultures, we may integrate modern scientific knowledge with Eastern spiritual wisdom and indigenous shamanism, leading to a new understanding of the physical and psychic cosmos. Rather than "doomsday," 2012 could be a time of positive transformation and the opening to a new way of life.
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The Ancient Mayaby Lila PerlISBN 0531168484 (0-531-16848-4)
Softcover, Scholastic Library Pub
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The Ancient Mayaby Robert J. Sharer, Loa P. TraxlerISBN 0804748179 (0-8047-4817-9)
Softcover, Stanford Univ Pr
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The Art of Mesoamerica: From Olmec to Aztecby Mary Ellen MillerISBN 0500202907 (0-500-20290-7)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Atlas of Holy Places and Sacred Sitesby Colin WilsonISBN 0789410516 (0-7894-1051-6)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Artby Linda Schele, Justin Kerr, Mary Ellen Miller, Kimbell Art MuseumISBN 0807612782 (0-8076-1278-2)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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A comprehensive guide to the Maya which reveals kingship rites, ritual warfare, with a vast array of color plates and drawings. 122 color plates, 300 drawings and 50 black-and-white illustrations [via]More editions of The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art:
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Breaking the Maya Codeby Michael D. CoeISBN 0500281335 (0-500-28133-5)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Calendrical Calculationsby Edward M. Reingold, Nachum DershowitzISBN 0521564743 (0-521-56474-3)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Calendrical Calculations'Book summary:The purpose of this book is to present in a unified, completely algorithmic form, a description of thirteen calendars and how they relate to one another: the present civil calendar (Gregorian), the recent ISO commercial calendar, the old civil calendar (Julian), the Coptic and (virtually identical) Ethiopic calendars, the Islamic (Moslem) calendar, the Baha'i, the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar, the Mayan calendars, the French Revolutionary calendar, the Chinese calendar, and both the old (mean) and new (true) Hindu (Indian) calendars. Easy conversion among these calendars is a by-product of the approach, as is the determination of secular and religious holidays. Calendrical Calculations makes accurate calendrical algorithms readily available for computer use. This volume will be a valuable resource for working programmers, as well as a fount of useful algorithmic tools for computer scientists. [via]
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Catalog of Maya Hieroglyphsby J. E. ThompsonISBN 0806122609 (0-8061-2260-9)
Softcover, Univ of Oklahoma Pr
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Children of the Sun Beneath the Centurieby Ali AtamanISBN 0977820513 (0-9778205-1-3)
Softcover, Helm Publishing
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Chorti Mayan Texts: Iby John G. FoughtISBN 0812276671 (0-8122-7667-1)
Hardcover, Univ of Pennsylvania Pr
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The Code of Kings: The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombsby Linda Schele, Peter Mathews, Justin Kerr, MacDuff EvertonISBN 0684852098 (0-684-85209-8)
Softcover, Scribner
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The Codexby Douglas PrestonISBN 076534629X (0-7653-4629-X)
Softcover, Tor Books
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A Commentary on the Dresden Codex: A Maya Hieroglyphic Bookby George Washington Corner, John Eric Sidney Thompson, Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress), Dudley T. EasbyISBN 0871690934 (0-87169-093-4)
Hardcover, American Philosophical Society
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The Corn Grows Ripeby Dorothy Rhoads, Jean CharlotISBN 0140363130 (0-14-036313-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptionsby Ian Graham, Peter Mathews, Eric Von Euw, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and EthnologyISBN 0873657799 (0-87365-779-9)
Softcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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Domainby Steve AltenISBN 0812579569 (0-8125-7956-9)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Domain'Book summary:For those who never leave home without a copy of the prophecies of Nostradamus tucked in their hip pocket, Steve Alten's new thriller is just the ticket. Domain focuses its doomsday scenario on an ancient Mayan myth and sets up an intriguing pair of saviors in Dominique Vasquez, a psych grad student who's an intern at a Florida psychiatric facility, and Mick Gabriel, her first patient. Mick, the son of two famous archaeologists, has languished in the Miami asylum for over a decade after attacking the man who publicly humiliated his father and who now happens to be the American secretary of state. The elder Gabriel believed he had unearthed the riddle surrounding the origins of Stonehenge, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the desert glyphs of the Nazca desert, the temples of Angkor Wat, and the Mayan ruins of the Yucatan peninsula--and that the answer pointed inexorably to the doom of humanity.
As the winter solstice of 2012 approaches (the day of reckoning prophesied by the myths of the Kukulcan Pyramid at Chichen Itza), Mick enlists Dominique in his effort to save mankind from the apocalypse. Engineering his escape from the hospital, she accompanies him on a desperate search to find his way into the pyramid before the radio message from space, which has already activated a deadly alien weapon buried deep in the Gulf of Mexico, can open a galactic gateway to a world where evil will reign for all eternity. Alten's talent for pacing far outstrips his other writerly gifts. The political subplot is ludicrous, the special effects way over the top, and the villain-in-chief, who happens to be named Borgia, is merely a cartoon. But the story is original enough to pass muster and the past success of similar apocalyptic thrillers bodes well for this one. --Jane Adams [via]
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Dusk Before the Dawnby Larry KetchersidISBN 0741430169 (0-7414-3016-9)
Softcover, Infinity Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dusk Before the Dawn'Book summary:An American educated Mayan sits atop a Temple in Tikal National Park, waiting. A father helplessly watches his family fall into some kind of sleep, or trance. Then he too succumbs, begging a stranger to save them. A PhD scientist awakens, remembering only hours ago she was in her nanotechnology lab, trying to work a solution to make incredibly small robots replicate. But she finds that she is now ill, or a prisoner, or both. The world has change irrevocably, in one swift movement, by the actions of a meglo-maniacal genius. Can they undo what he has done? Should they? [via]
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The Encyclopedia of the Ancient Americans: Explore the Wonders of the Aztec, Maya, Inca, North American Indian and Arctic Peoplesby Philip Steele, Fiona MacDonald, Michael Stotter, Jen GreenISBN 1842155210 (1-84215-521-0)
Softcover, Southwater Pub
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The Encyclopedia of the Ancient Americas: Step into the World of the Inuit, Native American, Aztec, Maya, and Inca Peoplesby Philip Steele, Fiona MacDonald, Jen Green, Michael StotterISBN 184215186X (1-84215-186-X)
Hardcover, Lorenz Books
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Esotericism of the Popol Vuhby Raphael GirardISBN 0911500146 (0-911500-14-6)
Softcover, Theosophical Univ Pr
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A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Mayaby Linda Schele, David FreidelISBN 0688112048 (0-688-11204-8)
Softcover, Quill
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Gods of Sun and Sacrifice: Aztec & Maya Mythby Tony Allan, Tom Lowenstein, Duncan Baird PublishersISBN 0705435431 (0-7054-3543-1)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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The Great Pyramid: A Miracle in Stoneby Joseph Augustus SeissISBN 0893452181 (0-89345-218-1)
Softcover, Rudolf Steiner Pr
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Guatemalaby Harry R. Targ, Marlene Targ BrillISBN 0516026143 (0-516-02614-3)
Hardcover, Scholastic Library Pub
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How to Read Maya Hieroglyphsby John MontgomeryISBN 0781810205 (0-7818-1020-5)
Softcover, Hippocrene Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How to Read Maya Hieroglyphs'Book summary:This comprehensive guide to deciphering Maya hieroglyphs contains a complete outline of the writing, presenting individual signs and their meanings, the script's grammatical structure and content, and explanations of the sophisticated Maya calendrical and mathematical systems. [via]
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An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Mayaby Mary Miller, Karl TaubeISBN 0500279284 (0-500-27928-4)
Softcover, Thames & Hudson
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› Find signed collectible books: 'An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya'Book summary:The myths and beliefs of the great pre-Columbian civilizations of Mesoamerica have baffled and fascinated outsiders ever since the Spanish Conquest. Yet, until now, no single-volume introduction has existed to act as a guide to this labyrinthine symbolic world.
The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya is the first-ever English-language dictionary of Mesoamerican mythology and religion. Nearly 300 entries, from accession to yoke, describe the main gods and symbols of the Olmecs, Zapotecs, Maya, Teotihuacanos, Mixtecs, Toltecs, and Aztecs. Topics range from jaguar and jester gods to reptile eye and rubber, from creation accounts and sacred places to ritual practices such as bloodletting, confession, dance, and pilgrimage. In addition, two introductory essays provide succinct accounts of Mesoamerican history and religion, while a substantial bibliographical survey directs the reader to original sources and recent discussions. Dictionary entries are illustrated with photographs and specially commissioned line drawings. Mary Miller and Karl Taube draw on their research in the fast-changing field of Maya studies, and on the latest Mexican discoveries, to produce an authoritative work that will serve as a standard reference for students, scholars, and travelers. Photographs and illustrations throughout [via]More editions of An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya:
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An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphsby Sylvanus Griswold Morley, Eric S. ThompsonISBN 0486231089 (0-486-23108-9)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs'Book summary:Best introduction to the topic easily accessible to beginners. Extremely full in interpretation; very thorough in exposition of variants and unusual features, with reproductions of many inscriptions unavailable elsewhere. Material from Old and New Empires.[via]More editions of An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs:
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The Mayaby Michael D. CoeISBN 0500285055 (0-500-28505-5)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Maya'Book summary:In this revised and expanded introduction to the Maya, Professor Coe incorporates the latest ideas and research in a fast-changing field. Spectacular tomb discoveries at the city of Copan reveal some of the early artistic and architectural splendours at this major site. New finds here and elsewhere entail a complete reinterpretation of the relationship between the warrior-kings of the classic Maya lowlands and Teotihuacan, the greatest city of pre-Conquest America. Continuing epigraphic breakthroughs - decipherments of Maya inscriptions - demonstrate vividly the shifting power blocs among the competing Maya city-states. Special features of this revised edition are a new guide to visiting the Maya area and lists of rulers for the major classic cities. [via]
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Softcover, Thames and Hudson - The Maya: ISBN 0500277168 (0-500-27716-8)
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Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc - The Maya: ISBN 0500020973 (0-500-02097-3)
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The Mayaby Jane ShuterISBN 1403400261 (1-4034-0026-1)
Softcover, Heinemann/Raintree
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Maya Glyphsby S.D. HoustonISBN 0520067711 (0-520-06771-1)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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A Maya Grammar: With Bibliography and Appraisement of the Works Notedby Alfred Marston TozzerISBN 0486234657 (0-486-23465-7)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Maya Hieroglyphic Writing: An Introductionby John Eric Sidney ThompsonISBN 0806109580 (0-8061-0958-0)
Softcover, Univ of Oklahoma Pr
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Maya Iconographyby Elizabeth P. Benson, Gillett G. GriffinISBN 0691035903 (0-691-03590-3)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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The Mayan Languages: A Comparative Vocabularyby John M. DienhartISBN 8774927221 (87-7492-722-1)
Hardcover, Intl Specialized Book Service Inc
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The Mayan Prophecies: Unlocking the Secrets of a Lost Civilizationby Adrian Gilbert, Maurice CotterellISBN 1852308885 (1-85230-888-5)
Softcover, Element Books Ltd
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The Mayas, on the Rocksby Javier Covo TorresISBN 9687232633 (968-7232-63-3)
Hardcover, Dante
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Mysterious Mayaby George E. StuartISBN 0870442333 (0-87044-233-3)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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New and Recent Maya Hieroglyph Readings: A Supplement to Understanding Maya Inscriptionsby John F. HarrisISBN 0924171251 (0-924171-25-1)
Softcover, Univ of Pennsylvania Pr
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Night of 400 Rabbitsby PetersISBN 0792710002 (0-7927-1000-2)
Softcover, Chivers North Amer
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The Night of Four Hundred Rabbitsby Elizabeth PetersISBN 0812507738 (0-8125-0773-8)
Softcover, Tor Books
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Pastwatchby Orson Scott CardISBN 0812508645 (0-8125-0864-5)
Softcover, Tor Books
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Tagiri and Hassan are members of Pastwatch, an academic organization that uses machines to see into the past and record it. Their project focuses on slavery and its dreadful effects, and gradually evolves into a study of Christopher Columbus. They eventually marry and their daughter Diko joins them in their quest to discover what drove Columbus west.
Columbus, with whom readers become acquainted through both images in the Pastwatch machines and personal narrative, is portrayed as a religious man with both strengths and weaknesses, a charismatic leader who sometimes rose above but often fell beneath the mores of his times. As usual, Orson Scott Card uses his formidable writing skills to create likable, complex characters who face gripping problems; he also provides an entertaining and thoughtful history lesson in Pastwatch. --Bonnie Bouman [via]
Popol Vuh: The Definitive Edition of the Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life and the Glories of Gods and Kingsby Dennis TedlockISBN 067145241X (0-671-45241-X)
Hardcover, Simon and Schuster
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Popol Vuh: The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Lifeby Dennis TedlockISBN 0684818450 (0-684-81845-0)
Softcover, Touchstone Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Popol Vuh: The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life'Book summary:Popol Vuh, the Quiché Mayan book of creation, is not only the most important text in the native languages of the Americas, it is also an extraordinary document of the human imagination. It begins with the deeds of Mayan gods in the darkness of a primeval sea and ends with the radiant splendor of the Mayan lords who founded the Quiché kingdom in the Guatemalan highlands. Originally written in Mayan hieroglyphs, it was transcribed into the Roman alphabet in the sixteenth century.
This new edition of Dennis Tedlock's unabridged, widely praised translation includes new notes and commentary, newly translated passages, newly deciphered hieroglyphs, and over forty new illustrations. [via]
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Pyramidsby Anne MillardISBN 1856976742 (1-85697-674-2)
Hardcover, Kingfisher
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pyramids'Book summary:From the ancient ziggurats of Mespotamia and the steep pyramids of the Maya to the modern wonders of today, the engrossing text and beautifully detailed pictures of Pyramids provides a through historical overview of all types of pyramids. This meticulously illustrated reference also reveals how these awe-inspiring structures were constructed, what was kept inside them, and why they were so important to the different societies that produced them. An illustrated glossary and index help make this an even more enjoyable and easy-to-use reference. [via]
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Reading The Maya Glyphsby Michael D. Coe, Mark Van StoneISBN 0500285535 (0-500-28553-5)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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A Resource Bibliography for the Decipherment of Maya Hieroglyphs and New Maya Hieroglyph Readingsby John F. HarrisISBN 0924171308 (0-924171-30-8)
Softcover, Univ Museum Pubns
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The Ruinsby Scott SmithISBN 1400043875 (1-4000-4387-5)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Scandals in the House of Birds: Shamans and Priests on Lake Atitlanby Nathaniel Tarn, Martin PrechtelISBN 1568860447 (1-56886-044-7)
Hardcover, Marsilio Pub
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Secrets from the Pastby Gene S. Stuart, Donald J. CrumpISBN 087044316X (0-87044-316-X)
Hardcover, National Geographic Society
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Secrets in Stone: All About Maya Hieroglyphsby Laurie Coulter, Sarah Jane EnglishISBN 0316158836 (0-316-15883-6)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co
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Secrets of Mayan Science/Religionby Hunbatz MenISBN 0939680637 (0-939680-63-7)
Softcover, Bear & Co
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Silence On The Mountain: Stories Of Terror, Betrayal, And Forgetting In Guatemalaby Daniel WilkinsonISBN 0822333686 (0-8223-3368-6)
Softcover, Duke Univ Pr
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Study of Historyby Jane Caplan, Arnold Joseph ToynbeeISBN 0517179415 (0-517-17941-5)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Study of History'Book summary:Arnold Toynbee's A Study of History has been acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements of modern scholarship. A ten-volume analysis of the rise and fall of human civilizations, it is a work of breath-taking breadth and vision. D.C. Somervell's abridgement, in two volumes, of this magnificent enterprise, preserves the method, atmosphere, texture, and, in many instances, the very words of the original. Originally published in 1947 and 1957, these two volumes are themselves a great historical achievement.
Volume 1, which abridges the first six volumes of Toynbee's study, includes the Introduction, The Geneses of Civilizations, and The Disintegrations of Civilizations. Volume 2, an abridgement of Volumes VII-X, includes sections on Universal States, Universal churches, Heroic Ages, Contacts Between Civilizations in Space, Contacts Between Civilizations in Time, Law and Freedom in History, The Prospects of the Western Civilization, and the Conclusion.
Of Somervell's work, Toynbee wrote, "The reader now has at his command a uniform abridgement of the whole book, made by a clear mind that has not only mastered the contents but has entered into the writer's outlook and purpose." [via]More editions of Study of History:
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They Have a Word for It: A Lighthearted Lexicon of Untranslatable Words and Phrasesby Howard RheingoldISBN 1889330469 (1-889330-46-9)
Softcover, Sarabande Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'They Have a Word for It: A Lighthearted Lexicon of Untranslatable Words and Phrases'Book summary:Which came first: The worldview, or the words to describe it? Very possibly the latter, argues the author of They Have a Word for It. "Finding a name for something," says Howard Rheingold, "is a way of conjuring its existence." While collecting words for this book, Rheingold says he "became sympathetic to the idea that we think and behave the way we do in large part because we have words that make these thoughts and behaviors possible, acceptable, and useful." Rheingold's refusal to pull together words for entertainment value alone--though many of these words, and Rheingold's commentary on them, are highly entertaining--is what has given this book (previously out of print) a kind of cult following.
Hawaiian contributes a word (ho'oponopono) here that means "solving a problem by talking it out"; Japanese, a term (kyoikumama) for a "mother who pushes her children into academic achievement"; Indonesian, a word (kekaku) meaning "to awaken from a nightmare"; and Mayan (some things, it seems, are universal), a concise way to say "stupid in-laws" (bol). While it is the Asian and obscure linguistic groups that seem to come up with the most "powerful" ideas, German wins for packing a whole sentence's worth of meaning into one (albeit long) word. How much happier Strunk and White would rest if we could just say Torschlüsspanik when discussing "the frantic anxiety experienced by unmarried women as they race against the 'biological clock'"; Treppenwitz when referring to the "clever remark that comes to mind when it is too late to utter it"; and Schlimmbesserung when lamenting "a so-called improvement that makes things worse." --Jane Steinberg [via]
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Tikal: A Handbook of the Ancient Maya Ruinsby William C. CoeISBN 0934718873 (0-934718-87-3)
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Understanding Maya Inscriptions: A Hieroglyph Handbookby John F. Harris, Stephen K. StearnsISBN 0924171413 (0-924171-41-3)
Softcover, Univ Museum Pubns
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This volume is designed to function as a self-teaching tool to help the neophyte, and yet be of value to scholars. It introduces the latest methods of analysis, illustrates techniques for computing Maya calendrics, uses the currently accepted orthography, provides syllabary and syntax, suggests new glyph readings, and presents various interpretations.More editions of Understanding Maya Inscriptions: A Hieroglyph Handbook:
Warriors, Gods and Spirits from Central and South American Mythologyby Douglas Gifford, John Sibbeck, Heather DewISBN 0872269140 (0-87226-914-0)
Hardcover, School Specialty Publishing
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Warriors, Gods and Spirits from Central and South American Mythologyby John Sibbick, Douglas GiffordISBN 0888943865 (0-88894-386-5)
Hardcover, Schocken Books
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Wonders of the Worldby Richard Cavendish, Rosemary BurtonISBN 0528834436 (0-528-83443-6)
Hardcover, Rand McNally
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Wonders of the World: 100 Great Man-Made Treasures of Civilizationby Richard Cavendish, Rosemary BurtonISBN 1586637517 (1-58663-751-7)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The World of the Ancient Mayaby John S. HendersonISBN 0801482844 (0-8014-8284-4)
Softcover, Cornell Univ Pr
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Jotaytziij Tz'utujiil: Derivacion De Palabras Tz'utujiilby Pablo Garcia IxmataISBN 8489451443 (84-89451-44-3)
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Rukeemiik Ja Tz'utujiil Chii': Gramatica Tz'utujiilby Pablo Garcia IxmataISBN 8489451397 (84-89451-39-7)
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