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The Time Trip

By: Rob Swigart

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In this boisterous time trip of discovery, Rob Swigart trains his inventive wit on love and loss, guilt and redemption, gurus, high technology, multiple orgasms and cryogenics. His fans will revel in his satire and laugh uproariously through his new novel—his most inventive yet. After his bored and ignored wife, Penny Gamesh, ends it all by sticking her head inside a microwave oven and checking into the afterlife, Barney, discovers he loves her and wants her back. He engineers a daring computer crime, plugging into a network of government computers, and travels back in time to Mesopotamia, 2542 BC, to talk to King Gilgamesh, who tried to unlock the secrets of immortality. There, Barney falls in love with Penny’s former incarnation, a temple prostitute. While there, he explores his capacity for love and friendship, and challenges the mystery of death. The results surprise everyone.

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361

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Open Road Media

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1504028848

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9781504028844

Xibalbá Gate

A Novel of the Ancient Maya

By: Rob Swigart

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Xibalbá Gate

A Novel of the Ancient Maya

By: Rob Swigart

Professor Van Weathers has just revolutionized the teaching of Maya archaeology. His lifelike computer simulation Xibalb Gate places his students in the world of the Late Classic Maya, where political strife, overpopulation, warfare, and social disorganization are in evidence in the soon-to-collapse civilization. Weathers' real life is also under strain-- his wife is disenchanted, his son a cynic, his students disinterested, his excavation project blocked by a mysterious Latin American holding company. No wonder he loses himself in the world of King Knot Eye of Xultunich for days on end. But the real world problems magnify-a murder, an illness, an explosion-- while he tries to negotiate a treaty with a neighboring city, marry the king's daughter, and engage in a bloodletting ceremony to right a world out of balance. Can he solve the rapidly-merging problems of his virtual world and the modern one while the Nine Lords of Xibalb , rulers of the Maya underworld, are on the loose? This novel/textbook by noted writer and futurist Rob Swigart offers both an accurate reconstruction of Maya life for introductory archaeology students and an entertaining read for those interested in the Maya world.

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Rowman Altamira

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075910879X

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9780759108790

Stone Mirror

A Novel of the Neolithic

By: Rob Swigart

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Stone Mirror

A Novel of the Neolithic

By: Rob Swigart

A Turkish farmer finds a large obsidian mirror on top of a mound. How did it get there? What did it mean for its creator, and what does it mean for us? In this teaching novel by writer Rob Swigart, the story toggles back and forth between a Neolithic village—and the changing fortunes of the family who finds this wondrous tool—and modern archaeologists whose excavated treasure stirs journalists, governments, and goddess worshippers alike. Through an engrossing tale across millennia, Swigart’s novel provides both a basic reconstruction of Neolithic lifeways and a primer on contemporary archaeological politics and practice. For archaeology students, and for anyone curious about artifacts past and present, Stone Mirror will be a fun, informative introduction both to archaeology and to the people they study.

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349

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Routledge

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131541967X

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9781315419671

Mixed Harvest

Stories from the Human Past

By: Rob Swigart

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Mixed Harvest

Stories from the Human Past

By: Rob Swigart

Short stories about the deep past and those who lived through millennia of exploration, hardship, and uncertainty during the evolution of farming. Winner of the 2019 Nautilus Book Award, Multicultural and Indigenous “Swigart is to be congratulated for giving us a series of connected short stories that are both entertaining and educational. The book is accurately grounded in archaeological facts, and its individual stories are thoroughly believable. Its particular format should be emulated by all those wishing to blend fact and fiction, not just as entertainment but as education, too.”—Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies In unforgettable stories of the human journey, a combination of compelling storytelling and well-researched archaeology underscore an excavation into the deep past of human development and its consequences. Through a first encounter between a Neanderthal woman and the Modern Human to the emergence and destruction of the world’s first cities, Mixed Harvest tells the tale of the Neolithic Revolution, also called the (First) Agricultural Revolution, the most significant event since modern humans emerged. Rob Swigart’s latest work humanizes the rapid transition to agriculture and pastoralism with a grounding in the archaeological record. From the introduction: In the space of a few thousand years agriculture dominated the earth. We live with it all around us. History began, cities soared, the landscape was crisscrossed with roads.... Each story is prefaced by a short introduction and followed by some context in order to stitch the narrative together. Some stories are linked, but most are independent. The stories are gathered into three chapters: “Shelter,” “House,” and “Home.” These represent a progression in where we lived, a series of transformations in technology and consciousness.

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238

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Berghahn Books

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178920612X

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9781789206128

Consuming Youth

Vampires, Cyborgs, and the Culture of Consumption

By: Rob Latham

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Consuming Youth

Vampires, Cyborgs, and the Culture of Consumption

By: Rob Latham

From the novels of Anne Rice to The Lost Boys, vampires and cyborgs have become strikingly visible figures within popular culture. In this work Rob Latham explains why, giving a perspective on youth culture and the media.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226468917

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9780226468914

Upsizing The Individual In The Downsized Organization

Managing In The Wake Of Reengineering, Globalization, And Overwhelming Technological Change

By: Robert Johansen,Rob Swigart

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Upsizing The Individual In The Downsized Organization

Managing In The Wake Of Reengineering, Globalization, And Overwhelming Technological Change

By: Robert Johansen,Rob Swigart

Upsizing the Individual in the Downsized Organization shows us how to make the most of the new technology available, but always within the context of the organization's human assets. It teaches us how to leverage social diversity in a global marketplace, how to redefine workflow and workspace and corporate education, and even such fundamental concepts as loyalty, time, and quality." "With economies of scale giving way to economies of structure, this book demonstrates the central importance of teams - how to maximize team performance, how to rethink motivation and rewards, and how to restore continuity and organizational memory."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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232

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Basic Books

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0201627124

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9780201627121

Vector

A Thriller in Paradise

By: Rob Swigart

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A Thriller in Paradise

By: Rob Swigart

Chazz Koenig came to Hawaii to take a job, but that was just an excuse. Something had gone wrong with his marriage; he needed retreat to assess the damage and to decide what to do next. What he wanted was to enjoy the lush beauty of the island, quietly do his research, relax and renew his spirit. The problem was that it didn't matter what Chazz wanted. From almost the moment he set foot in Kauai, he found himself at the center of a vortex of murder and intrigue.

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1462022960

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Stone Mirror

A Novel of the Neolithic

By: Rob Swigart

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Stone Mirror

A Novel of the Neolithic

By: Rob Swigart

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Venom

By: Rob Swigart

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Venom

By: Rob Swigart

When a boatload of environmentalists is murdered and the cause of death is found to be an exotic venom, Lieutenant Cobb Takamura and biologist Chazz Koenig begin an investigation

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St Martins Press

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0312059868

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9780312059866

Vector

By: Rob Swigart

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Vector

By: Rob Swigart

While working in Hawaii, Charles Koening is recruited by a local policeman to help uncover the mystery behind a series of deaths, an investigation which leads both his wife and him into a dangerous high-level game

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St Martins Press

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0312944462

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9780312944469

Upsizing The Individual In The Downsized Organization

Managing In The Wake Of Reengineering, Globalization, And Overwhelming Technological Change

By: Robert Johansen,Rob Swigart

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Managing In The Wake Of Reengineering, Globalization, And Overwhelming Technological Change

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Book's by Rob Swigart

The Time Trip

The Time Trip

Xibalbá Gate

Xibalbá Gate

Stone Mirror

Stone Mirror

Mixed Harvest

Mixed Harvest

Consuming Youth

Consuming Youth

Upsizing The Individual In The Downsized Organization

Upsizing The Individual In The Downsized Organization

Vector

Vector

Stone Mirror

Stone Mirror

Venom

Venom

Vector

Vector

Upsizing The Individual In The Downsized Organization

Upsizing The Individual In The Downsized Organization

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