The Haunted Mesa
I am currently re-reading the excellent New York Times bestseller by Louis L’Amour entitled The Haunted Mesa. It has been at least 15 years since I read it, so this is almost like reading it for the very first time. It is one of those books which are hard to put down.
Not only is it a great suspense thriller, it is just jam packed with wonderful bits of philosophy. Like this: “Our people have closed their minds. They do not look for knowledge, for they believe they now possess it all.” ---Or this, “All history is important to us. From each we learn a little about survival, a little about what causes peoples to decay and nations to die. We try to learn from others so we shall not make the same mistakes…”
And this, “He had always loved the desert, its vast distances, the silence, the creatures that knew how to survive, for if nothing else, the desert was a place of survival. Everything that lived in the desert had found some pattern for survival, some means of adapting to the heat, the cold, and the lack of water. Each in its own way had found a means to conserve moisture.”
One of the topics he explores is the long standing idea of Poison Woman. A beautiful, desirable woman who is poisonous to any man who makes love to her.
This book was first published in 1987, but it seems so current that it could have come out yesterday. If you want some really good escapism which also stimulates your mind, The Haunted Mesa is a great choice.
LINK: http://www.louislamour.com/novels/hauntedmesa.htm
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Not only is it a great suspense thriller, it is just jam packed with wonderful bits of philosophy. Like this: “Our people have closed their minds. They do not look for knowledge, for they believe they now possess it all.” ---Or this, “All history is important to us. From each we learn a little about survival, a little about what causes peoples to decay and nations to die. We try to learn from others so we shall not make the same mistakes…”
And this, “He had always loved the desert, its vast distances, the silence, the creatures that knew how to survive, for if nothing else, the desert was a place of survival. Everything that lived in the desert had found some pattern for survival, some means of adapting to the heat, the cold, and the lack of water. Each in its own way had found a means to conserve moisture.”
One of the topics he explores is the long standing idea of Poison Woman. A beautiful, desirable woman who is poisonous to any man who makes love to her.
This book was first published in 1987, but it seems so current that it could have come out yesterday. If you want some really good escapism which also stimulates your mind, The Haunted Mesa is a great choice.
LINK: http://www.louislamour.com/novels/hauntedmesa.htm
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