Mysteries and Miracles of New Mexico: A Guide Book to the Genuinely Bizarre, in the Land of Enchantment [Paperback]

Jack Kutz (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Rhombus Pub Co (December 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0936455020
• ISBN-13: 978-0936455020
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,023,808 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very cool book about some of the stranger aspects of New Mexico, November 23, 2005

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Mike Smith (Albuquerque, NM) - See all my reviews
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As a New Mexico resident, explorer, and fan, this book had immediate appeal to me. It's regarded as a sort of regional cult classic, and after reading it I can see why.

Every one of its chapters addresses a specific topic or story, and at the end of every chapter the book gives directions to whatever it was talking about, and also recommends other sources for further reading on the same subject.

The book's topics range from bizarre cattle mutilations to UFOs to supernatural witchery to miracle churches. By the time you've read this entire book, not only will you have a good idea of the state's weirdness, but you'll have a good idea of the state's overall history. The writing is simple and plain, without frills or poetry, but it does what it's supposed to. If the book has faults it's that some of its chapters address topics that don't seem all that miraculous or mysterious, and there are occasionally features that the author won't give directions to but that I want to see. Overall though this is a great book--a fast, informative, interesting read. At times it's even scary.

Also, there are some great topics the book doesn't address--such as skinwalkers, el chupacabra, and a few great treasure stories--but maybe those topics are addressed in this book's follow-up, "More Mysteries & Miracles of New Mexico," a book I now plan on buying.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Reading., September 19, 2001

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apoem "apoem" (Bosque Farms, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mysteries and Miracles of New Mexico: A Guide Book to the Genuinely Bizarre, in the Land of Enchantment (Paperback)

Although some of these stories can never be verified, they are very interesting to read.

I like that there are directions included at the end of each story for those that would like to see where these events happened. I also like that there is a bibliography at the end of each chapter so that the reader can further explore those stories that interest him/her. The pictures are few and far between and are black and white. However, the pictures that are included are relevent to the text.

A vern interesting book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating, slim book; good for "random reading", November 28, 2011

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This review is from: Mysteries and Miracles of New Mexico: A Guide Book to the Genuinely Bizarre, in the Land of Enchantment (Paperback)

This book and its sequel "More Mysteries..." are filled with short, fascinating and enchanting stories. Highly recommend both books to anyone who likes New Mexico, the American Southwest, myths, legends and history and mysteries of humankind.