Download or read book This Tree Grows Out of Hell written by Ptolemy Tompkins and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the Mayan, Aztec, and other related cultures from the perspective of each region's shifting understanding of the human soul. The author shows that despite their amazing achievements, these civilisations eventually crumbled because they lost touch with their sense of community, their true natures and their environments.