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Elias—An Epic of the Ages by Orson F. Whitney
Title: Elias—An Epic of the Ages Author: Orson F. Whitney Publisher: Grandin Press Genre: Poetry Year: 2010 Pages: 135 ISBN13: 978-1-936416-19-6 Binding: softcover Price: $13.95 Reviewed by Blair Dee Hodges for the Association for Mormon Letters Prior to becoming a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Orson F. Whitney (b. July 1, 1855) [...]
The Mormon Kama Sutra by Cami Sue Truman, revised and updated by Sister Dottie S. Dixon, illustrated by Pat Bagley
Title: The Mormon Kama Sutra Author: Cami Sue Truman, revised and updated by Sister Dottie S. Dixon, illustrated by Pat Bagley Publisher: White Horse Press Genre: Satire Year Published: 2009 Number of Pages: c. 84 Binding: Quality Paperback ISBN10: n/a ISBN13: 978-0-9801406-7-5 Price: $14.95 Reviewed by Jeffrey Needle for the Association for Mormon Letters Oh [...]
No Going Back by Jonathan Langford
Title: No Going Back Author: Jonathan Langford Publisher: Zarahemla Books Genre: Fiction Year Published: 2009 Number of Pages: 302 Binding: Paperback ISBN: 978-0-9787971-9-5 Price: $16.95 Reviewed by Vickie Cleverley Speek I remember playing tag and other games with the neighborhood kids when I was growing up. We would call each other “faggots” and “fairies” not [...]
Abish by Brenda Anderson
Title: Abish Author: Brenda Anderson Publisher: Cedar Fort Genre: Fiction Published: 2009 Number of Pages: 219 Binding: Paperback ISBN10: N/A ISBN13: 978-0-88290-957-8 Price: $14.99 Click here to Check availability Reviewed by Karen Hamilton The story of Abish in the Book of Mormon has always intrigued me. Abish is first mentioned in Alma chapter 19. The [...]
Author warns of pitfalls in writing narrative family history
By R. Scott Lloyd Deseret News Published: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 2:15 p.m. MDT PROVO — Educated as a boy in Catholic parochial schools in Buffalo, N.Y., John Colletta is apt to apply religious terminology when addressing an audience of mostly Mormon genealogy enthusiasts about the potential pitfalls in writing a narrative family history. “I [...]
Learning to Prosper:Financial Success after your Mission by Dustin Robison
Title: Learning to Prosper:Financial Success after your Mission Author: Dustin Robison Publisher: Cedar Fort Genre: Nonfiction/ Financial Year Published: 2009 Number of Pages: 151 Binding: Paperback ISBN10: N/A ISBN13: 978-1-59955-232-3 Price: $12.99 Reviewed by Karen Hamilton This book is for the recently returned missionary that is beginning his or her trip through school, bills, dating [...]
Counting the Cost by Liz Adair
Title: Counting the Cost Author: Liz Adair Publisher: Inglestone Publishing Genre: Historical Fiction/ Love Story Published: 2009 Number of Pages: 335 Binding: Paperback ISBN10: N/A ISBN13: 978-0-9778814-6-8 Price: $17.95 Reviewed by Karen Hamilton Liz Adair has a unique and refreshing way of bringing the past alive and helping the reader to become immersed in the [...]
So, You’re a Primary Teacher: Laugh-Filled Primary Cartoons by Ryan Stoker
Title: So, You’re a Primary Teacher: Laugh-Filled Primary Cartoons Author: Ryan Stoker Publisher: Cedar Fort Genre: Fiction Binding: Paperback Number of Pages: 86 ISBN-10: n/a ISBN-13: 978-1-59955-170-8 Price: $8.99 Reviewed by Jaymie Reynolds For those not familiar with the term Primary, it is the collection of children’s classes for kids age 3-12 in the LDS [...]