Archive for April, 2009
New publications from John Whitmer Books
Lucy’s Nauvoo Edited by Ronald E. Romig Price: $9.95 Format: Paperback The last years of Lucy Mack Smith, mother of the prophet Joseph Smith, are told in this new compilation in rich detail. Lucy continued to live in Nauvoo, Illinois, for over a decade after the martyrdom of her sons Joseph and Hyrum. The volume [...]
Tower of Strength by Annette Lyon
Title: Tower of Strength Author: Annette Lyon Publisher: Covenant Communications Genre: Fiction Year Published: 2009 Number of Pages: 303 Binding: Paperback ISBN-10: 1-59811-694-0 ISBN-13: 978-1-59811-694-6 Price: $15.95 Reviewed by Jaymie Reynolds Tabitha Chadwick Hall is shattered when her husband is killed in a mine explosion shortly after their marriage. The emotional torment that Tabitha must [...]
Extremes How to Keep Your Virtues from becoming Vices by Robert Eaton
Title: Extremes How to Keep Your Virtues from becoming Vices Author: Robert Eaton Publisher: Deseret Book Genre: Nonfiction Year Published: 2008 Number of Pages: 246 Binding: Paperback ISBN10: N/A ISBN13: 978-1-59038-957-7 Price: $17.95 Reviewed by Karen Hamilton “Few endeavors in life are more harrowing than helping a child learn to drive,…I quickly realized that I [...]
Truck driver arrested in bookstore crash that killed father and daughter
By Associated Press LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. (AP) – A trucker whose big rig smashed into several cars and a Los Angeles-area bookstore and left a young girl and her father dead was arrested early Thursday. Marcos Costa was arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter and felony reckless driving after being questioned for much [...]
Amazon’s “Amazing” Customer Support
I work for a company called Confetti Antiques & Books (www.confettibooks.com) as their System Administrator. In the past week and even before that, Amazon’s problems and lack of resolution have amazed me! Approximately once a month, there would be problems with our account where we could no longer add items any more. We sell a [...]