Archive for January, 2009

The Joseph Smith Papers: Journals, Vol. 1, 1832-1839

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Title: The Joseph Smith Papers: Journals, Vol. 1, 1832-1839 Editors: Dean Jessee, Ronald Esplin, Richard Lyman Bushman, Mark Ashurst-McGee, and Richard L. Jensen Publisher: The Church Historian’s Press Genre: Non-fiction Year Published: 2008 Number of Pages: 506 Binding: Hardcover ISBN10: 1570088497 [...]

Skip McGrath’s eBay Sellers News, January 28, 2009

In This Issue: 1. Lost My Job. Can Really I Make Money on eBay? 2. eBay Marketplace Sales Tank 16% 3. Making Money With Instant Niche Websites 4. Boost Your Sales by Making Your Fixed Price Listings, Auctions and eBay Store [...]

Remember Everything is not what it always appears to be.

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: [/caption] by Justin Berk, Baltimore Weather Examiner Just a little humor on a snowy day here in Maryland.  If you want my morning forecast and local snowcast maps, click here.  The first round of snow may stop for a while, but more will [...]

The Lost McLellin notebook – An Inside view

Memorabilia collector Brent Ashworth announced last week the rediscovery of a notebook of William E. McLellin, a Mormon apostle who was excommunicated for apostasy in 1838.

Preserving the History of the Latter-day Saints

Title: Preserving the History of the Latter-day SaintsLocation: Conference Center, Brigham Young University, Provo, UtahLink out: Click hereDescription: Preserving the History of the Latter-day Saints Friday, February 27, 2009 1:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Where: Conference Center, Brigham Young University, Provo, UtahStart Time: 13:00Date: 2009-02-27End Time: 18:00

The Doctrine and Covenants: Revelations in Context by Andrew H. Hedges, J. Spencer Fluhman, and Alonzo L. Gaskill, eds.

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Title: The Doctrine and Covenants: Revelations in Context Author: Andrew H. Hedges, J. Spencer Fluhman, and Alonzo L. Gaskill, eds. Publisher: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, and Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City, Utah Genre: Doctrine and Covenants – Criticism, Interpretation, [...]

Self-Publishers Flourish as Writers Pay the Tab

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: The New York Times BOOKS January 28, 2009 Self-Publishers Flourish as Writers Pay the Tab By MOTOKO RICH http://tinyurl.com/cd5lsl The point may soon come when there are more people who want to write [...]

Trust In The Lord, Reflections Of Jesus Christ by Deen Kemsley

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Devil’s Gate: Brigham Young and the Great Mormon Handcart Tragedy by David Roberts

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Title: Devil’s Gate: Brigham Young and the Great Mormon Handcart Tragedy Author: David Roberts Publisher: Simon & Schuster Genre: Non-fiction Year Published: 2008 Number of Pages: 380 Binding: Softcover ISBN10: 1-4165-3988–3 ISBN13: 978-1-4165-3988-9 Price: $26.00 Reviewed by [...]

Novelist, Essayist John Updike Dead At 76

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: NPR.org, January 27, 2009 · John Updike, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, prolific man of letters and erudite chronicler of sex, divorce and other adventures in the postwar prime of the American empire, died Tuesday of lung cancer. He was 76. Updike once claimed that he [...]