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In the Shadow of the Moon

The Science, Magic, and Mystery of Solar Eclipses

de Anthony Aveni ...

From an award-winning author, astronomer, and anthropologist, an exploration of the scientific and cultural significance of the mesmerizing cosmic display.Since the first humans looked up and saw the sun swallowed by darkness, our species has been captivated by solar eclipses. Astronomer and anthropologist Anthony Aveni explains the history and culture surrounding solar eclipses, from prehistoric ... Leer más

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From an award-winning author, astronomer, and anthropologist, an exploration of the scientific and cultural significance of the mesmerizing cosmic display.Since the first humans looked up and saw the sun swallowed by darkness, our species has been captivated by solar eclipses. Astronomer and anthropologist Anthony Aveni explains the history and culture surrounding solar eclipses, from prehistoric
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Beating the Commodity Trap

How to Maximize Your Competitive Position and Increase Your Pricing Power

de Richard Anthony D'Aveni ...

Commoditization-a virulent form of hypercompetition-is destroying markets, disrupting industries, and shuttering long-successful firms. Conventional wisdom says the best way to combat commoditization is differentiation. But differentiation is difficult and expensive to implement, and keeps you ahead of the pack only temporarily.In Beating the Commodity Trap, Richard D'Aveni provides a radical new ... Leer más

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Commoditization-a virulent form of hypercompetition-is destroying markets, disrupting industries, and shuttering long-successful firms. Conventional wisdom says the best way to combat commoditization is differentiation. But differentiation is difficult and expensive to implement, and keeps you ahead of the pack only temporarily.In Beating the Commodity Trap, Richard D'Aveni provides a radical new
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Creation Stories

Landscapes and the Human Imagination

de Anthony Aveni ...

An accessible exploration of how diverse cultures have explained humanity's origins through narratives about the natural environmentDrawing from a vast array of creation myths—Babylonian, Greek, Aztec, Maya, Inca, Chinese, Hindu, Navajo, Polynesian, African, Norse, Inuit, and more—this short, illustrated book uncovers both the similarities and differences in our attempts to explain the universe ... Leer más

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An accessible exploration of how diverse cultures have explained humanity's origins through narratives about the natural environmentDrawing from a vast array of creation myths—Babylonian, Greek, Aztec, Maya, Inca, Chinese, Hindu, Navajo, Polynesian, African, Norse, Inuit, and more—this short, illustrated book uncovers both the similarities and differences in our attempts to explain the universe
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Star Stories

Constellations and People

de Anthony Aveni ...

"Skillfully guides us around the awesome night sky through the imagination of different peoples around the world, past and present. A wonderful treasury." —Jacqueline Mitton, author of Zoo in the SkyMost of us can recall searching the clouds as children for recognizable shapes and pictures. Similarly, since the dawn of humankind, the night sky has been filled with countless points of light that ... Leer más

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"Skillfully guides us around the awesome night sky through the imagination of different peoples around the world, past and present. A wonderful treasury." —Jacqueline Mitton, author of Zoo in the SkyMost of us can recall searching the clouds as children for recognizable shapes and pictures. Similarly, since the dawn of humankind, the night sky has been filled with countless points of light that
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Stelle

Il grande racconto delle costellazioni

de Anthony Aveni ...

Un tempo, sulla Terra, al calare delle tenebre non c'erano altre luci se non quelle della Luna e del cielo stellato; agli esseri umani, ovunque si trovassero, non rimaneva che alzare lo sguardo, contemplare il silenzio e iniziare a fantasticare. Ecco che un gruppo di stelle per i greci assumeva la forma di Orione, gigante cacciatore in grado di camminare sulle acque, mentre ai nativi americani ... Leer más

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Un tempo, sulla Terra, al calare delle tenebre non c'erano altre luci se non quelle della Luna e del cielo stellato; agli esseri umani, ovunque si trovassero, non rimaneva che alzare lo sguardo, contemplare il silenzio e iniziare a fantasticare. Ecco che un gruppo di stelle per i greci assumeva la forma di Orione, gigante cacciatore in grado di camminare sulle acque, mentre ai nativi americani
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Aliens Like Us?

An Anthropologist's Field Guide to Intelligent Extraterrestrial Life

de Anthony Aveni ...

In this authoritative, accessible, and at times funny and irreverent work, distinguished anthropologist Anthony Aveni speaks to the trained astrophysicist and the curious layperson alike about a simple but previously unexplored question: Why do we assume aliens, if they are really out there, behave just like us?Aveni’s newest work departs from the usual scientific treatment of extraterrestrial ... Leer más

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In this authoritative, accessible, and at times funny and irreverent work, distinguished anthropologist Anthony Aveni speaks to the trained astrophysicist and the curious layperson alike about a simple but previously unexplored question: Why do we assume aliens, if they are really out there, behave just like us?Aveni’s newest work departs from the usual scientific treatment of extraterrestrial
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I racconti della creazione

I miti della genesi fra paesaggio naturale e immaginazione umana

de Anthony Aveni ...

Traducido por Laura Majocchi ...

Come nasce il mondo è un segreto, un segreto da tramandare nel tempo. All'origine di tutto era un uovo. Oppure il buio, o un corvo imbroglione, un pescatore di isole, una donna danzante, un concilio di dei intorno a un fuoco sacrificale. Uno stato informe in cui tutto era nel contempo in costante trasformazione e nella più totale assenza di movimento. Poi, d'improvviso, qualcosa si è spezzato: ... Leer más

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Come nasce il mondo è un segreto, un segreto da tramandare nel tempo. All'origine di tutto era un uovo. Oppure il buio, o un corvo imbroglione, un pescatore di isole, una donna danzante, un concilio di dei intorno a un fuoco sacrificale. Uno stato informe in cui tutto era nel contempo in costante trasformazione e nella più totale assenza di movimento. Poi, d'improvviso, qualcosa si è spezzato:
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Heart of Creation

The Mesoamerican World and the Legacy of Linda Schele

de Andrea Stone, Marc Zender, Barbara MacLeod, David B. Kelley, Federico Fahsen, Nikolai Grube, Elin C. Danien, Duncan Earle, David M. Schele, David A. Freidel0, Mary Miller1, Gillett Griffin2, Dorie Reents-Budet3, Anthony Aveni4, Merle Greene Robertson5, Susan Milbrath6, Elizabeth P. Benson7, Michael D. Coe8, Julia Guernsey Kappelman9, Rex Koontz0, Annabeth Headrick1, Constance Cortez2, Kathryn Reese-Taylor3, Frank Kent Reilly III4, Matthew G. Looper5 ...

This accessible, state-of-the-art review of Mayan hieroglyphics and cosmology also serves as a tribute to one of the field's most noted pioneers.The core of this book focuses on the current study of Mayan hieroglyphics as inspired by the recently deceased Mayanist Linda Schele. As author or coauthor of more than 200 books or articles on the Maya, Schele served as the chief disseminator of ... Leer más

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This accessible, state-of-the-art review of Mayan hieroglyphics and cosmology also serves as a tribute to one of the field's most noted pioneers.The core of this book focuses on the current study of Mayan hieroglyphics as inspired by the recently deceased Mayanist Linda Schele. As author or coauthor of more than 200 books or articles on the Maya, Schele served as the chief disseminator of
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Class Not Dismissed

Reflections on Undergraduate Education and Teaching the Liberal Arts

de Anthony Aveni ...

In Class Not Dismissed, award-winning professor Anthony Aveni tells the personal story of his six decades in college classrooms and some of the 10,000 students who have filled them. Through anecdotes of his own triumphs and tribulations—some amusing, others heartrending—Aveni reveals his teaching story and thoughts on the future of higher education.Although in recent years the lecture has come ... Leer más

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In Class Not Dismissed, award-winning professor Anthony Aveni tells the personal story of his six decades in college classrooms and some of the 10,000 students who have filled them. Through anecdotes of his own triumphs and tribulations—some amusing, others heartrending—Aveni reveals his teaching story and thoughts on the future of higher education.Although in recent years the lecture has come
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End of Time

The Maya Mystery of 2012

de Anthony Aveni ...

December 21, 2012. The Internet, bookshelves, and movie theaters are full of prophecies, theories, and predictions that this date marks the end of the world, or at least the end of the world as we know it. Whether the end will result from the magnentic realignment of the north and south poles, bringing floods, earthquakes, death, and destruction; or from the return of alien caretakers to enlighten ... Leer más

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December 21, 2012. The Internet, bookshelves, and movie theaters are full of prophecies, theories, and predictions that this date marks the end of the world, or at least the end of the world as we know it. Whether the end will result from the magnentic realignment of the north and south poles, bringing floods, earthquakes, death, and destruction; or from the return of alien caretakers to enlighten
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Apocalyptic Anxiety

Religion, Science, and America's Obsession with the End of the World

de Anthony Aveni ...

Apocalyptic Anxiety traces the sources of American culture’s obsession with predicting and preparing for the apocalypse. Author Anthony Aveni explores why Americans take millennial claims seriously, where and how end-of-the-world predictions emerge, how they develop within a broader historical framework, and what we can learn from doomsday predictions of the past.The book begins with the ... Leer más

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Apocalyptic Anxiety traces the sources of American culture’s obsession with predicting and preparing for the apocalypse. Author Anthony Aveni explores why Americans take millennial claims seriously, where and how end-of-the-world predictions emerge, how they develop within a broader historical framework, and what we can learn from doomsday predictions of the past.The book begins with the
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Buried Beneath Us

Discovering the Ancient Cities of the Americas

de Anthony Aveni ...

Ilustraciones de Katherine Roy ...

A beautifully illustrated look at the forces that help cities grow—and eventually cause their destruction—told through the stories of the great civilizations of ancient America.You may think you know all of the American cities. But did you know that long before New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, or Boston ever appeared on the map—thousands of years before Europeans first colonized North America—other ... Leer más

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A beautifully illustrated look at the forces that help cities grow—and eventually cause their destruction—told through the stories of the great civilizations of ancient America.You may think you know all of the American cities. But did you know that long before New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, or Boston ever appeared on the map—thousands of years before Europeans first colonized North America—other
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