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The premise of this book cannot be proven by the scientific method - but then not much that is written in any of the sciences about the past can be. This fact does not detract in any way from the enjoyment of the book nor from the potential validity of the author's theory. The author's skill at weaving loose threads into a tale carefully & sometimes esoterically and "walking" the reader first north then west, then south through an amazing part of the world filled with amazing cultural artifacts was spellbinding at times. For anyone interested in the culture(s) of the American Southwest and Mexican Northeast, or of the Anasazi story - I highly recommend this book.
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House of Rain: Tracking a Vanished Civilization Across the American Southwest by Craig Childs
Brad Robinson, January 3, 2011
The premise of this book cannot be proven by the scientific method - but then not much that is written in any of the sciences about the past can be. This fact does not detract in any way from the enjoyment of the book nor from the potential validity of the author's theory. The author's skill at weaving loose threads into a tale carefully & sometimes esoterically and "walking" the reader first north then west, then south through an amazing part of the world filled with amazing cultural artifacts was spellbinding at times. For anyone interested in the culture(s) of the American Southwest and Mexican Northeast, or of the Anasazi story - I highly recommend this book.