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  • In the Shadow of the Moon

    The Science, Magic, and Mystery of Solar Eclipses

    by 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 ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Aliens Like Us?

    An Anthropologist's Field Guide to Intelligent Extraterrestrial Life

    by 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 ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Apocalyptic Anxiety

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

    by 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 ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • Star Stories

    Constellations and People

    by 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 ... Read more

    $18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Creation Stories

    Landscapes and the Human Imagination

    by 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 ... Read more

    $18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • End of Time

    The Maya Mystery of 2012

    by 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 ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • Class Not Dismissed

    Reflections on Undergraduate Education and Teaching the Liberal Arts

    by 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 ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • Conversing with the Planets

    How Science and Myth Invented the Cosmos

    by Anthony Aveni ...
    An award-winning professor takes readers on a guided tour of the stunning celestial discoveries of past cultures. Interweaving the astronomy, mythology, and anthropology of ancient peoples, Aveni shows how to discover the harmony between their beliefs and their study of the sky through naked-eye observations.From CHAPTER ONE:"My tales of Venus and Mars, squash and corn, are designed to entice the ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Buried Beneath Us

    Discovering the Ancient Cities of the Americas

    by Anthony Aveni ...
    Illustrated by 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 ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Creation Stories

    Landscapes and the Human Imagination

    by Anthony Aveni ...
    Narrated by L.J. Ganser ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 7 min

    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 concise book uncovers both the similarities and differences in our attempts to explain the universe.Anthony Aveni ... Read more

    $18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Beating the Commodity Trap

    How to Maximize Your Competitive Position and Increase Your Pricing Power

    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 ... Read more

    $20.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Strategic Capitalism: The New Economic Strategy for Winning the Capitalist Cold War

    The New Economic Strategy for Winning the Capitalist Cold War

    Praise for Strategic Capitalism“Richard D’Aveni understands that managing competition between the United States and China—and their quite different forms of capitalism—will occupy leaders on both sides of the Pacific for decades to come and will shape the first half of the 21st century more than any other factor. This book is a welcome addition to a vitally important debate.”—Ian Bremmer, ... Read more

    $20.79 USD