Archaeology / Anthropology
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Popol Vuh: The Definitive Edition of the Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life and the Glories of
$19.99 Add to cartPopol Vuh, the Quich? 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… [more below]
- Author: Tedlock, Dennis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: January 31 1996
- ISBN10: 0684818450
- Language: English
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So Much Stuff: How Humans Discovered Tools, Invented Meaning, and Made More of Everything
$29.00 Read moreHow humans became so dependent on things and how this need has grown dangerously out of control.
Over three million years ago, our ancient ancestors realized that rocks could be broken into sharp-edg- Author: Colwell, Chip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 06 2023
- ISBN10: 022680142X
- Language: English
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The Cactus Hunters: Desire and Extinction in the Illicit Succulent Trade
$24.95 Read moreAn exploration of the explosive illegal trade in succulents and the passion that drives it
Cacti and succulents are phenomenally popular worldwide among plant enthusiasts, despite being among the worl
- Author: Margulies, Jared D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: November 14, 2023
- ISBN10: 1517913993
- Language: English
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Light at the Edge of the World: A Journey Through the Realm of Vanishing Cultures
$14.95 Add to cartFor more than 30 years, renowned anthropologist Wade Davis has traveled the globe, studying the mysteries of sacred plants and celebrating the world’s traditional cultures. His passion as an ethnobota… [more below]
- Author: Davis, Wade
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 07 2007
- ISBN10: 1553652673
- Language: English
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Still Life with Bones: Genocide, Forensics, and What Remains
$28.00 Add to cartNew York Times Book Review Editors‘ Choice – An anthropologist working with forensic teams and victims’ families to investigate crimes against humanity in Latin America explores what science can tell … [more below]
- Author: Hagerty, Alexa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 14, 2023
- ISBN10: 0593443136
- Language: English
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The Land of Open Graves: Living and Dying on the Migrant Trail Volume 36
$37.43 Add to cartIn this gripping and provocative “ethnography of death,” anthropologist and MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Jason De Le n sheds light on one of the most pressing political issues of our time–the human cons… [more below]
- Series: California Public Anthropology #36
- Author: de Leon, Jason
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 23 2015
- ISBN10: 520282752
- Language: English
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The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy
$19.99 Add to cartFrom the author of the international bestseller Debt: The First 5,000 Years comes a revelatory account of the way bureaucracy rules our lives
Where does the desire for endless rules, regulations, and- Author: Graeber, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 23 2016
- ISBN10: 1612195180
- Language: English
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Cave of Bones: A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins
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A true-life scientific adventure story, this thrilling book takes the reader deep into South African caves to discover fossil remains that compel a monumental reframing of the human family tree.- Author: Berger, Lee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 08 2023
- ISBN10: 1426223889
- Language: English
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Wildscape: Trilling Chipmunks, Beckoning Blooms, Salty Butterflies, and Other Sensory Wonders of Nature
$27.50 Add to cartFrom Nancy Lawson, author of The Humane Gardener, a first-of-its-kind guide that takes readers on an insightful and personal exploration of the secret lives of animals and plants.
Master naturalist N- Author: Lawson, Nancy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 28, 2023
- ISBN10: 1797222473
- Language: English
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The Lies of the Land: Seeing Rural America for What It Is–And Isn’t
$29.00 Read moreA “piercing, unsentimental” (New Yorker) history that boldly challenges the idea of a rural American crisis.
It seems everyone has an opinion about rural America. Is it gripped in a tragic decline? O- Author: Conn, Steven
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 10 2023
- ISBN10: 0226826902
- Language: English
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Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology
$12.95 Add to cart- Series: Paradigm
- Author: Graeber, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 118
- Publish Date: April 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0972819649
- Language: English
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The Age of Insecurity: Coming Together as Things Fall Apart
$19.99 Add to cartFinalist, 2024 Writers’ Trust Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing
These days, everyone feels insecure. We are financially stressed and emotionally overwhelmed. The status quo isn’t working f
- Series: CBC Massey Lectures
- Author: Taylor, Astra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 1487011938
- Language: English
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Spirit Whales and Sloth Tales: Fossils of Washington State
$24.95 Add to cartFrom trilobites near the Idaho border and primitive horses on the Columbia Plateau to giant bird tracks near Bellingham and curious bear-like beasts on the Olympic Peninsula, fossils across Washington
- Author: Nesbitt, Elizabeth A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 24 2023
- ISBN10: 0295752327
- Language: English
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Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth’s Lost Civilization
$28.00 Add to cartCould the story of mankind be far older than we have previously believed? Using tools as varied as archaeo-astronomy, geology, and computer analysis of ancient myths, Graham Hancock presents a compell… [more below]
- Author: Hancock, Graham
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: April 02 1996
- ISBN10: 517887290
- Language: English
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End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration
$30.00 Add to cart“Peter Turchin brings science to history. Some like it and some prefer their history plain. But everyone needs to pay attention to the well-informed, convincing and terrifying analysis in this book.” … [more below]
- Author: Turchin, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 0593490509
- Language: English
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The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work
$28.00 Add to cart“Superb.”–Oliver Burkeman
A challenge to the tyranny of work and a call to reclaim our lives from its clutches. From the moment we ask children what they want to “be” when they grow up, we exalt the- Author: Stolzoff, Simone
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 23, 2023
- ISBN10: 059353896X
- Language: English
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The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter
$19.95 Add to cartHow our collective intelligence has helped us to evolve and prosper
Humans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the wild, often failing to overcome even basic- Author: Henrich, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: October 17, 2017
- ISBN10: 0691178437
- Language: English
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Our Search For Meaning: A Humanistic Anthology for Applied Liberal Arts and Sciences
$46.67 Add to cartOur Search For Meaning examines the intellectual history of western civilization as it is portrayed in literature and philosophy within the context of the ALAS Questions: What is truth? What is justic
- Author: Oubre, Katherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 386
- Publish Date: January 18, 2022
- ISBN10: 1685642977
- Language: English
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Woke-Proof Your Life: A Handbook on Escaping Modern, Political Madness and Shielding Yourself and Your Family by Living a More Self-Sufficie
$18.95 Read moreAmericans are burned out, on edge, and nostalgic for the time before bullying progressives turned every aspect of our lives into a radical social cause. This book provides practical, woke-proof ways i
- Author: Mull, Teresa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 15, 2023
- ISBN10: 1644138824
- Language: English
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Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings: Evidence of Advanced Civilization in the Ice Age
$24.95 Read moreCharles Hapgood’s classic 1966 book on ancient maps is back in print after 20 years. Hapgood produces concrete evidence of an advanced worldwide civilization existing many thousands of years before an… [more below]
- Author: Hapgood, Charles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 316
- Publish Date: January 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0932813429
- Language: English
