Ancient Mexico

Explore the mesmerizing origins of the Aztecs, discover how a wandering desert tribe came to rule much of present-day Mexico, and investigate the spectacular–albeit somewhat depraved–culture that set their civilization apart.

Learn the unbelievable true history of the great warrior tribes of Mexico. More than 13 centuries of incredible spellbinding history are detailed in this intriguing study of the rulers and warriors of Mexico. Dozens of these charismatic leaders of nations and armies are brought to life by the deep research and entertaining storytelling of Peter Tsouras. Tsouras introduces the reader to the colossal personalities of the period.

What if the whispers you hear on the wind are real? In the shadows of modern Mexico, ancient legends are not dead. They wait on lonely highways, they cry from the riverbanks, and they watch with unblinking eyes from a haunted island. This is a land where a deal with a handsome stranger in black can cost you your soul, where the starched uniform of a ghostly nurse still rustles in hospital hallways, and where the thing that hunts your livestock is not from this world. Urban Legends from Mexico is a curated collection of thirteen of the country's most terrifying folk tales, masterfully retold...

If you want to discover the captivating history of Mesoamerica, then check out this four-in-one audiobook. You'll learn all about the Olmec, Zapotec, Mayan, and Aztec people.

Explore the rich history of Taos Valley, from its earliest Pueblo settlements to the rise of the Southwest’s iconic art colony. The Ancient Valley traces centuries of cultural resilience, conquest, trade, and adaptation, revealing how Indigenous, Hispanic, and Anglo-American communities shaped this remarkable region. Through vivid storytelling and meticulous research, discover the valley’s journey—from Spanish colonization and Mexican rule to American conquest and statehood—culminating in the arrival of artists who transformed Taos into a symbol of timeless beauty and cultural ...

Stripped of her rights for refusing to assimilate, sixteen-year-old Philadelphia Smyrna escapes Earth’s religious containment camps when her father is summoned to work on Mars. The remote research base seems like a haven of tolerance—until she discovers it’s the same base where her brother mysteriously died two years before. Searching for answers, she stumbles into a hidden lab and uncovers terrifying experiments for an apocalyptic weapon. The scientist in charge has cruel plans for Earth, and he will kill to keep his secret hidden.

This fascinating journey through Mexico’s history, from its amazing pre-Hispanic past to the end of the 20th century, will reveal more surprises than the listener can imagine. In the words of the self-proclaimed Mexican singer Chavela Vargas, “Mexico has magic. I looked for that magic, and I found it there.”

Did you know the Olmecs might have been the first people to introduce writing? The first people who managed to elevate themselves to civilized life were the Olmecs. But they remain relatively unknown. In this new captivating history audiobook, you will discover the truth about the earliest known civilization in America.

Most readers have been taught that philosophy began in Greece—and that everything else is myth, religion, or folklore. This book quietly overturns that assumption. An Introduction to Aztec Philosophy reveals a sophisticated tradition of thought developed by the Nahua people of ancient Mexico—one that grappled seriously with truth, ethics, uncertainty, beauty, and the sacred long before European contact. This is not a book about gods and legends alone. It is a book about how human beings learned to live wisely in a world they knew was fragile, unpredictable, and in constant motion. ...

Did you know that most of our dinosaur fossils were discovered because two grown men absolutely hated each other? It’s true! Rivals! Frenemies Who Changed the World is a riotous audio exclusive, like if Monty Python taught your history class. Each volume of four 30-minute histories will dig into the petty name-calling and grumbling grudges that led to many of the world’s greatest advancements, all delivered with a cheeky sense of humor. Choose sides: Cope or Marsh, the jerks who discovered so many dinosaurs; Hamilton or Burr, whose rivalry fueled American politics; and many more....

What if the ancient builders left us a message and you were the only one who could hear it? Dr. Celeste Marín has built her career on scientific rigor, carefully distancing herself from her grandmother Rosa’s “crazy” stories about pyramids that sing and stones that remember. But when she touches a mercury mirror in the forbidden tunnels beneath Teotihuacán, everything she believed is shattered . The frequency is real. And she can hear it. The signal Celeste perceives isn’t random. It’s part of a network, one connecting Teotihuacán to three other ancient sites across the globe. ...

Where do human societies come from? The drive to answer this question took on a new urgency in the nineteenth century, when a generation of archaeologists began to look beyond the bible for the origins of different cultures and civilizations. Zelia Nuttall threw herself into the study of Aztec customs and cosmology, eager to use the tools of the emerging science of anthropology to prove that modern Mexico was built over the ruins of ancient civilizations.

Many Americans do not know that a whole other world exists right across their southern border. This book examines the magic, the mysteries and the miracles of Mexico and covers such topics as ancient mysteries, myths and legends, religious curiosities, bizarre history, legendary creatures and otherworldly phenomena

The History of Mexico (Historia de México): From Ancient Civilizations to Modern Times Discover the rich and complex history of Mexico in this captivating journey through time. From the mighty Aztecs, Maya, and Toltecs to the Spanish conquest, the struggle for independence, and the transformative Mexican Revolution, this book explores the key events, figures, and cultural developments that have shaped Mexico into the nation it is today. Delve into the rise and fall of great empires, the impact of colonial rule, the wars that defined its borders, and the modern challenges of politics, ...

For us to perceive any of the worlds that exist beside our own, not only do we have to covet them but we need to have sufficient energy to seize them. In this revolutionary book, Carlos Castaneda offers listeners the key to this energetic conditioning for the first time, revealing a series of body positions and physical movements that enabled various sorcerers to navigate their own sorceric journeys. By sharing this wisdom, Carlos Castaneda makes it possible for listeners to travel to some of these other realms, which are as real, unique, absolute, and engulfing as our own world.

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. This bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other infamous strategists. The 48 Laws of Power will fascinate any listener interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.

Travel back to a thousand years before the Aztecs, when volcanos obliterated cities, impelling the survivors to find a place of safety. These survivors built the largest city in the Americas and one of the world’s top seven megacities. They erected the highest pyramid in Mexico and apartment compounds for 125,000 people. Teotihuacan stood out as Mesoamerica’s leading metropolis from the third to sixth century CE. Its multi-ethnic population developed coast-to-coast trade, extending south to Central America.

A young Aztec girl tells her little brother how their parents create beautiful painted manuscripts, or codices. She explains to him how paper is made from local plants and how the long paper is folded into a book. Her parents and others paint the codices to tell the story of their people’s way of life. Inspired by the pre-Columbian codices, this story tells how the Aztec and their neighbors in the Valley of Mexico painted books and records long before Columbus arrived, and continued doing so among their Nahua-speaking descendants for generations after.

An extensive update to the authoritative introduction to Mexico's ancient civilizations. Mexico arrives in its eighth edition with a new look and the most recent discoveries. This is the story of the pre-Spanish people of Mexico, who, with their neighbors the Maya, formed some of the most...

They demanded cloth, grain, and men. Xaltocan gave everything it had — and still it wasn't enough. On a small island in the Basin of Mexico, a city is being slowly unmade — not by conquest, but by count. When the imperial envoy arrives with his seal clay and his tally cords, Captain Iktan must navigate a web of escalating tribute terms, narrowing deadlines, and a rival who has already begun selling the city from the inside. In the weaving rooms and borrow circles of the east quarter, Suma stretches borrowed thread and emergency cloth across a household that has no more margin left to ...