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 [...]

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The Evolution of Thomas Hall by Keith Merrill

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

Title: The Evolution of Thomas Hall Author: Keith Merrill Publisher: Shadow Mountain (imprint of Deseret Book) Genre: Fiction Year Published: 2011 (May) Number of Pages: 464 Binding: Hardcover ISBN10: n/a ISBN13: 978-1-60641-836-9 Price: $27.99 Reviewed by Jeffrey Needle for the Association for Mormon Letters It will come as some surprise to many of our readers [...]

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Honeymoon Heist : a Novel by Anna Jones Buttimore

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

Title: Honeymoon Heist : a Novel Author: Anna Jones Buttimore Publisher: Bonneville Books/Cedar Fort (Springville, UT) Genre: Fiction Year Published: 2010 Number of Pages: 233 Binding: Softbound (pbk.) ISBN13: 978-1-59955-478-5 Price: $15.99   Reviewed by Gabi Kupitz   Rodney and Claire have just been through a whirl of a day. A wedding at the chapel [...]

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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 [...]

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Midway to Heaven by Dean Hughes

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

Title: Midway to Heaven Author: Dean Hughes Publisher: Deseret Book Genre: Fiction Year Published: 2004 (paperback in 2011) Number of Pages: 225 Binding: Paperback ISBN10: n/a ISBN13: 978-1-60641-960-1 Price: $9.99 Reviewed by Jeffrey Needle for the Association for Mormon Letters I guess I should ask the question, “Does Dean Hughes ever do anything but write?” [...]

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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 [...]

Lucky Change by Susan law Corpany

By Donnie - Last updated: Friday, February 25, 2011

Title: Lucky Change Author: Susan law Corpany Publisher: Cedar Fort Genre: Fiction Year Published: 2010 Number of Pages: 231 Binding: Paperback ISBN: 978-1-59955-392-4 Price: $15.99 Reviewed by Jaymie Reynolds for the Association for Mormon Letters Picture this: A Mormon walks into a salad bar…. While this joke is not actually featured in Susan Law Corpany’s [...]

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The Myth of American Religious Freedom by David Sehat

By Donnie - Last updated: Friday, February 25, 2011

Title: The Myth of American Religious Freedom Author: David Sehat Publisher: Oxford University Press Genre: History Year Published: 2011 Number of Pages: 356 Binding: Hardcover ISBN10: 0195388763 ISBN13: 978-0195388763 Price: $29.95 Reviewed by Ivan Wolfe for the Association for Mormon Letters Here are three simplified narratives about American religious freedom I often hear from people [...]

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Of Pigs, Pearls & Prodigals: A Fresh Look At the Parables of Jesus by John Bytheway

By Donnie - Last updated: Friday, February 25, 2011

Title: Of Pigs, Pearls & Prodigals: A Fresh Look At the Parables of Jesus Author: John Bytheway Publisher: Deseret Book Genre: Nonfiction Year Published: 2010 Number of Pages: 222 plus bibliography and index Binding: Hardcover ISBN-10: n/a ISBN-13: 978-1-59038-808-2 Price: $19.99 Reviewed by Steve Eccles for the Association for Mormon Letters I am one of [...]

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New Co-op Discounted Preparedness, Food Storage Program

By Donnie - Last updated: Thursday, February 24, 2011

This is something new which we have not tried before but we felt many of you may likewise like to look in to this. We joined a new food storage and preparedness co-op that offers discounted food as well as monthly rewards of food or cash and we wanted to share the information with you. [...]