I am reading this for the second time--in part because it is a great book and in part because we just took a trip to the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico and I wanted to reread the book for that purpose. This is one of my favorite books. It is endlessly fascinating and so historically important. Basically, most of what we learn in school about history of the Americas is wrong or incomplete. This book paints a much broader picture with current scholarship/research and such an easy tone that is a great pleasure to read. I really, really recommend this book to everyone. Read it more than once. It's vital knowledge written with passion and good humor and an eye toward historical justice.