'A great story told clearly and passionately by a great Mayanist. It's an inspiring example of the ultimate triumph of a truth in the knock-down, drag-out world of academic politics' - Science 'Told with great vigour by Professor Michael Coe, who was himself involved; he offers an insider's story with strong views of the personalities, competence and abilities of some colleagues' - History Today 'An entertaining, enlightening and even humorous history of the great searchers after the meaning that lies in the Maya inscriptions' - Anthony Burgess 'A thrilling story of academic rivalry, bigotry, chewing gum and - wait for it - penis perforation' - Daily Mail 'Coe's thrilling account of the cracking of Mayan is like a detective story ... great stuff' - Observer Biografía del autor Michael D. Coe is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Curator Emeritus in the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University. His books include The Maya, Reading the Maya Glyphs, Mexico and The True History of Chocolate.