{"product_id":"weird-new-mexico-more-miracles-magic-and-monsters-in-the-land-of-enchantment-paperback","title":"Weird New Mexico: More Miracles, Magic, and Monsters in the Land of Enchantment - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Radford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe author of Mysterious New Mexico returns to explore and explain another dozen strange stories of the mysterious and weird in the \"Land of Enchantment,\" including the infernal Taos Hum, the Dulce Alien Base, and the Hobbs Weeping Statue.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew Mexico has a well-earned reputation as home to the mysterious and bizarre. It is a land of contradictions and stark contrasts, a place where the exceptional and the commonplace, the rational and the mystical, mix freely. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sometimes the strangeness is well-known--even world-famous--such as the 1947 Roswell crash and the infernal Taos Hum. Other stories of ghosts, monsters, miracles, and magic are told only in hushed whispers or as ancient riddles that lurk under the sunbaked desert sands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eWeird New Mexico \u003c\/i\u003eresearcher Benjamin Radford examines monsters and miracles, ghost stories and UFOs, conspiracy theories and historical mysteries across the Land of Enchantment, asking: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat caused the infamous and terrifying Taos Hum?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat's behind reports of a UFO base inside a mountain outside Dulce?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat are the strange \"skyfish\" recorded above Roswell?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWho--or what--made sinister symbols found on Albuquerque's West Mesa?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat ghosts are said to haunt Old Town, the St. James Hotel, and the Territorial House restaurant?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWho carved the strange Los Lunas mystery stone?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhere are Bigfoot and chupacabra said to lurk in New Mexico?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy did a statue miraculously weep in a Hobbs church?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Radford tackles these mysteries with an open mind, seeking explanations where it seems none are possible. Using folklore, sociology, history, psychology, forensic science, and of course good old-fashioned detective work, he reveals the truths behind these weird cases.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Radford\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author of over a dozen books including \u003ci\u003eMysterious New Mexico: Miracles, Magic, and Monsters in the Land of Enchantment \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTracking the Chupacabra: The Vampire Beast in Fact, Fiction, and Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e (both from UNM Press) as well as \u003ci\u003eInvestigating Ghosts: The Scientific Search for Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a folklorist, filmmaker, and a longtime editor of \u003ci\u003eSkeptical Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e science magazine. He lives in Corrales, New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 8.91 x 5.81 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56558681915697,"sku":"9780826370341","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/BJ8KJz1FOZ9780826370341.webp?v=1790812299","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/weird-new-mexico-more-miracles-magic-and-monsters-in-the-land-of-enchantment-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}