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  | | The Life Within(1st Edition) Classic Maya and the Matter of Permanence by Prof Stephen Houston, Stephen D. Houston Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2014 by Yale University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-300-19602-3, ISBN: 0-300-19602-4 "Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Physical description; xi, 195 pages: illustrations (some color); 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; A world that matters -- To become something else -- The life within -- A beauty that cannot die. Summary; For the Classic Maya, who flouris ..." |
 | | Temple of the Night Sun(1st Edition) A Royal Maya Tomb at El Diablo, Guatemala by Stephen Houston, Sarah Newman, Edwin Roman, Thomas Garrison, Nicholas Carter, Alyce De Carteret, Andrew Scherer, Karl Taube Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2015 by Precolumbia Mesoweb Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9821333-9-2, ISBN: 0-9821333-9-1 "Maya kings led opulent lives and, in death, lay in spectacular tombs. This book, illustrated with over 350 photographs and graphics in full color, publishes a royal crypt found in 2010 at El Zotz, Guatemala. Covered by a temple with celestial symbols, the tomb proved unusually rich. The main body belonged to the likely founder of a dynasty in the fourth century AD. The treasure with him included effigy ceramics, jade masks, regalia, tex ..." |
 | | Maya Archaeology 3(1st Edition) Featuring the Grolier Codex by Stephen Houston, Michael Coe, Mary Miller, Karl Taube, Simon Martin, Takeshi Inomata, Daniela Triadan, Christophe Helmke, Jaime Awe, Shawn Morton, Gyles Iannone, Kenichiro Tsukamoto, Octavio Esparza, Arnoldo Gonzalez, Joshua Balcells, Mary Jane Acuña, Joel Skidmore, Charles Golden, Chip Breitwieser, Charles W. Golden Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2015 by Precolumbia Mesoweb Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9859317-0-4, ISBN: 0-9859317-0-1 "Continuing in the tradition of the Maya Archaeology series from Precolumbia Mesoweb Press, this volume offers chapters by leading authorities on discoveries and research in the field of Maya archaeology. Topics include a royal tomb at Palenque, an early Maya ceremonial center at Ceibal, a hieroglyphic stairway at El Palmar recording a pilgrimage to distant Copan, and breakthrough insights into Maya divinity. The volume is accompanied by ..." |
 | | Re-Presenting the Past Archaeology through Text and Image (Joukowsky Institute Publication) by Sheila Bonde, Stephen Houston, Oxbow Books Paperback, 215 Pages, Published 2013 by Oxbow Books ISBN-13: 978-1-78297-231-0, ISBN: 1-78297-231-5 "The archaeological past exists for us through intermediaries. Some are written works, descriptions, narratives and field notes, while others are visual: the drawings, paintings, photographs, powerpoints or computer visualizations that allow us to re-present past forms of human existence. This volume brings together nine papers, six of which were presented at a symposium hosted at Brown University. Two papers explore the classical past a ..." |
 | | Joukowsky Institute Publication Re-Presenting the Past : Archaeology Through Text and Image by Sheila Bonde, Stephen Houston 215 Pages, Published 2013 by Oxbow Books ISBN-13: 978-1-78297-232-7, ISBN: 1-78297-232-3 "Memoirs of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Memoirs vol 15, no. 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University. Smith,Monica L. 2005 Networks, Territories, and theCartographyofAncient States. Annals of theAssociation ofAmericanGeographers 95(4):832–849. Sorrel,Alan1981 Reconstructingthe Past. Edited byMartin Sorrel. London: Batsford. Spier, Jo 1978 Dat allesheeft mijnOoggezien:Herinneringen aan het concentratiekamp,Theresiensta ..." |
 | | The Maya(9th Edition) by Michael Douglas Coe, Stephen D. Houston Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2015 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-29188-7, ISBN: 0-500-29188-8 ""The gold standard of introductory books on the ancient Maya." ―ExpeditionThe Maya has long been established as the best, most readable introduction to the New World’s greatest ancient civilization. Coe and Houston update this classic by distilling the latest scholarship for the general reader and student. This new edition incorporates the most recent archaeological and epigraphic research, which continues to proceed at a fast pace. Amo ..." |
 | | The Wise Leader Doing the Right Things for the Right Reasons (Hardback) by Paul D. Houston, Stephen L. Sokolow Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2013 by Iuniverse ISBN-13: 978-1-4917-1030-2, ISBN: 1-4917-1030-6 "Core values and principles can sustain and inspire you during challenging times, and the more you practice and embody them, the more likely you are to become a wiser leader. Paul D. Houston, executive director emeritus of the American Association of School Administrators, and Stephen L. Sokolow, a founding partner and executive director of the Center for Empowered Leadership, offer eighteen core leadership values and principles to help ..." |
 | | Nutritional and Integrative Strategies in Cardiovascular Medicine(1st Edition) by Stephen T. Sinatra, Mark C. Houston, Ramin S. Esfandiari Hardcover, 436 Pages, Published 2015 by Crc Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4665-7226-3, ISBN: 1-4665-7226-4 "Despite 40 years of aggressive pharmaceutical and surgical interventions, coronary artery disease (CAD) remains the number one killer of women and men in Western civilization. When it comes to CAD, prevention is easier than cure, and if CAD does present itself, a combination of conventional and alternative methodologies can truly make a difference in people's lives. Nutritional and Integrative Strategies in Cardiovascular Medicine provi ..." |
 | | The Empowering Leader 12 Core Values to Supercharge Your Leadership Skills by Paul D. Houston, Dr Stephen L. Sokolow, Houston/Sokolow Paperback, 168 Pages, Published 2017 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-1-4758-3355-3, ISBN: 1-4758-3355-5 |
 | | The Wise Leader Doing the Right Things for the Right Reasons by Paul D. Houston, Stephen L. Sokolow Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2013 by Iuniverse ISBN-13: 978-1-4917-1028-9, ISBN: 1-4917-1028-4 |