Archive for January, 2009
The Ready Resource for Relief Society, Volume 4. Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith Part Two. By Kimberly S. Shaffer
Title: The Ready Resource for Relief Society, Volume 4. Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith Part Two. Author: Kimberly S. Shaffer Publisher: Cedar Fort Genre: Non-fiction Price: $12.99 ISBN: 978-1-59955-258-3 Binding: Paperback Reviewed by Lisa Tait “The Ready Resource for Relief Society” is the fourth in a series. A slim paperback volume, [...]
The Tree House by Douglas Thayer
Title: The Tree House Author: Douglas Thayer Publisher: Zarahemla Books Genre: Fiction Year Published: 2009 Number of Pages: 173 Binding: Quality Paperback ISBN10: n/a ISBN13: 978-0-9787971-7-1 Price: $16.95 Reviewed by Jeffrey Needle For as long as I can remember, Douglas Thayer has been a reliable and consistent source of a kind of fiction I’m calling [...]
Medieval Manuscripts to be unlocked using Modern Technologies
ScienceDaily (Jan. 17, 2009) — Thousands of painstakingly handwritten books produced in medieval Europe still exist today, but scholars have long struggled with questions about when and where the majority of these works originated. Now a researcher from North Carolina State University is using modern advances in genetics to develop techniques that will shed light [...]
Jesus Christ, Son of Man: The Early Years by Susan Easton Black, illustrated by Liz Lemon Swindle
Title: Jesus Christ, Son of Man: The Early Years Author: Susan Easton Black, illustrated by Liz Lemon Swindle Publisher: Greenwich Workshop Genre: Non-fiction Year Published: 2001 Number of Pages: 56 Binding: Hardcover ISBN13: 978-0-86713-067-6 Price: $16.95 Title: Son of Man: Miracles of Jesus Author: Susan Easton Black, illustrated by Liz Lemon Swindle Publisher: Greenwich Workshop Genre: [...]
The Very Latest on CPSIA and Books
By Karen Raugust — Publishers Weekly, 1/15/2009 The children’s book industry continues to intensify its efforts to push for an exemption from the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act. The Act, which goes into effect February 10, requires all products for children 12 and under—including books—to be tested for lead, as noted in Publishers Weekly’s recent [...]
Help Sought to Find the Aleppo Codex
NewswireToday – /newswire/ – Washington, DC, United States, 09/13/2008 – An important historic document in pieces for decades is slowly coming together. We are looking for pieces of the Aleppo Codex: the oldest complete copy of the …
Zoe’s Gift By Leslie Beaton Hedley
Economy – Burning Rubber and Going Nowhere
This is a newsletter from a friend and customer Dear Friends, Seminar Update: Our second seminar, held last week at Ron and Dawn’s beautiful home high on the bench above Utah County, was again a great success. It is very rewarding to see the light of understanding come into people’s eyes as difficult and …
Making Sense of the Doctrine & Covenants: A Guided Tour through Modern Revelations by Steven C. Harper
Title: Making Sense of the Doctrine & Covenants: A Guided Tour through Modern Revelations Author: Steven C. Harper Publisher: Deseret Book Genre: Scripture Studies Year Published: 2008 Number of Pages: 601 Binding: Hardbound in signatures ISBN10: n/a ISBN13: 978-1-59038-921-8 Price: $35.95 Reviewer: Harlow S. Clark If you are one of those people who always think [...]
Reunion by Allyson Braithwaite Condie
Title: Reunion Author: Allyson Braithwaite Condie Publisher: Deseret Book Genre: Fiction Year Published: 2008 Number of Pages: 217 Binding: Paperback ISBN-10: n/a ISBN-13: 978-1-59038-989-8 Price: $15.95 Reviewed by Jaymie Reynolds Addie Sherman is obsessed with snowboarding. Because of this, she tolerates school, unwanted dance lessons, etc. in order to maintain her parents’ permission to go [...]