Whats a good book to read to understand mayan heiroglyphs and the mayan calendar?

Question

I am intereseted in learning more about the ancient Mayan civilization and wanted to learn more about their heiroglyphs and calendar. I am looking for a book that transaltes (what is known) of their language into english. I am also looking for a book that explains the structure of the mayan calendar and the explains the terminology of it. I am not really interested in books that are based on a certain persons opinions on what the end date of the mayan calendar means.

Answer 1

1. Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs

by John Montgomery (Author)

2. Understanding Maya Inscriptions: A Hieroglyph Handbook

by John F. Harris (Author), Stephen K. Stearns (Author)

3. How to Read Maya Hieroglyphs  

by John Montgomery (Author)

4. New and Recent Maya Hieroglyph Readings: A Supplement to Understanding Maya Inscriptions

by John F. Harris

5. Deciphering Maya hieroglyphs: Workbook

by Christopher Jones (Author)

6. An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs

by Sylvanus Griswold Morley (Author)

7.Phoneticism in Mayan Hieroglyphic Writing (Monograph Series)

by John S. Justeson (Editor), Lyle Campbell (Editor)

8. Maya Script: A civilization and its writing

by Maria Longhena (Author), Rosanna M. Giammanco Frongia (Author)

Answer 2

Although I do not know of any books on this subject, I just watched "Apocolypto" by Mel Gibson last night. It was an excellent portrayal of the Mayan civilization. I can understand your interest.