Archive for 'Non-Fiction' Category

Turning the Page – Devery Anderson – Development of LDS Temple Worship, 1846-2000 – A Documentary History

By Donnie - Last updated: Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Turning the page – April 1st 2011 – Confetti antiques and Books Devery anderson author of Development of LDS Temple Worship, 1846-2000- A Documentary History, came to Confetti Antiques to give a lecture on his latest book.  We had a wonderful time and enjoyed the evening. [flashvideo file=http://www.confettiantiques.com/videos/040111TurningTempleDevery.flv image="http://www.confettiantiques.com/ebay/51505.jpg " /]   More on Devery’s [...]

Swell Suffering by Veda Tebbs Hale

By Donnie - Last updated: Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Title: Swell Suffering Author: Veda Tebbs Hale Publisher: Kofford Books Genre: Biography Year Published: 2011 Number of Pages: 456 ISBN: 978-1-58958-122-7 Price: n/a   Reviewed by Marilyn Brown for the Association for Mormon Letters   If we didn’t get the sequel to Maurine Whipple’s “Giant Joshua,” we are now privileged to have her own story, [...]

Talking With God: The Radioactive Ark Of The Testimony by Roger D. Isaacs

By Donnie - Last updated: Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Title: Talking With God: The Radioactive Ark Of The Testimony Author: Roger D. Isaacs Publisher: Sacred Closet Books (The Publishing Institute, Inc.) Genre: Non-fiction, Hebrew Bible textual study Year Published: 2010 Number of Pages: 514 Binding: Hard cover ISBN10: n/a ISBN13: 978-1-4125-4997-4 Price: $29.95 Website: www.TalkingWithGod.net Reviewed by Richard Packham for the Association for Mormon [...]

Saturday Night Thoughts (“Forgotten Classics” edition) by Orson F. Whitney

By Donnie - Last updated: Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Title: Saturday Night Thoughts (“Forgotten Classics” edition) Author: Orson F. Whitney Publisher: Grandin Press Genre: Religion Year: 2010 Pages: 283 ISBN13: 978-1-936416-10-3 Binding: Softcover Price: $15.95 Reviewed by Blair Dee Hodges for the Association for Mormon Letters An estimated 3% of the world’s population fell victim to the 1918 flu pandemic.[1] Mormons didn’t escape unscathed, [...]

Latter-day Dissent: At the Crossroads of Intellectual Inquiry and Ecclesiastical Authority by Philip Lindholm

By Donnie - Last updated: Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Title: Latter-day Dissent: At the Crossroads of Intellectual Inquiry and Ecclesiastical Authority Author: Philip Lindholm Publisher: Kofford Books Genre: Religion Year: 2011 Pages: 236 ISBN13: 9781589591289 Binding: softcover Price: $24.95   Reviewed by Blair Dee Hodges for the Association for Mormon Letters   I admit that I was totally out of the loop in September [...]

“BOOK SIGNING and LECTURE” – - – The Development of LDS Temple Worship, 1846-2000: A Documentary History by Devery S. Anderson, ed.

By Donnie - Last updated: Tuesday, March 22, 2011

    Goto www.ustream.com to see the presentation live or Click here http://www.ustream.tv/channel/devery-anderson   DEVERY, Will be here at Confetti Antiques & Books on April 1st (No Kidding) from 6pm to 7:30.  Devery will speak fro a hour or so about his latest book and field questions from the audience.  He will be available to [...]

God So Loved the World by Eric D. Huntsman

By Donnie - Last updated: Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Title: God So Loved the World Author: Eric D. Huntsman Publisher: Deseret Book Publishing Genre: Jesus Christ – Passion, Jesus Christ – Atonement, Easter Year Published: 2011 Number of Pages: 148 Binding: Hardbound ISBN10: N/A ISBN13: 978-1-60641-975-5 Price: $24.99 Reviewed by Beth W. Roach for the Association for Mormon Letters When I got my copy [...]

The Rise and Fall of the Bible by Timothy Beal

By Donnie - Last updated: Friday, March 11, 2011

Title: The Rise and Fall of the Bible Author: Timothy Beal Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Genre: Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc. Year Published: 2011 Number of Pages: 225 Binding: Soft Cover ISBN 10: N/A ISBN 13: 978-0-15-101358-6 Price: $25.00 Reviewed by Gary McCary for the Association for Mormon Letters To grow up in Conservative [...]

A Textual History of the Book of Abraham: Manuscripts and Editions by Brian M. Hauglid

By Donnie - Last updated: Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Title: A Textual History of the Book of Abraham: Manuscripts and Editions Author: Brian M. Hauglid Publisher: Neal A. Maxwell Institute of Religious Scholarship Genre: Textual Criticism Year: 2010 Pages: 306 ISBN13: 978-0-8425-2774-3 Binding: Hardcover Price: $79.95   Reviewed by Blair Dee Hodges for the Association for Mormon Letters   Some of the best books [...]

The Mother’s Mite: Why Even our Smallest Efforts Matter by DeAnne Flynn

By Donnie - Last updated: Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Title: The Mother’s Mite: Why Even our Smallest Efforts Matter Author: DeAnne Flynn Publisher: Deseret Book Genre: Non-fiction, motivational Year Published: 2011 Number of Pages: 145 Binding: Trade paperback ISBN10: n/a ISBN13: 978-1-60641-937-3 Price: $18.99 Reviewed by Jeffrey Needle for the Association for Mormon Letters One of my favorite stories has a small bird lying [...]