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This one's a bit longer than the Coe and Van Stone book. I finished that one first because it's shorter, and also because it was the only *required* text for the class. This one by Montgomery was only *recommended*, and only certain passages in it were listed on the syllabus. I read the whole thing because I'm like that. Also it was really interesting. The Coe and Van Stone book was more of a handbook, the kind of thing you can stick in your bag and take with you to Chichen Itza because it will be useful. The Montgomery book is more of an instructional manual than a reference guide, and its main purpose is really teaching you to understand and read the glyphs. That also makes it a weightier book to get through. I didn't actually do all the exercises (though I should have), but I did read the whole thing.