Archive for 'History' Category

No Weapon Shall Prosper: New Light on Sensitive Issues Author: Robert L. Millet (Editor)

By Donnie - Last updated: Thursday, April 19, 2012

Title: No Weapon Shall Prosper: New Light on Sensitive Issues Author: Robert L. Millet (Editor) Publisher: Brigham Young University Religious Studies Center and Deseret Book Genre: Mormon Studies Year Published: 2011 Number of Pages: 430 Binding: Hardcover ISBN13: 978-0-8425-2794-1 Price: $27.99 Reviewed by Trevor Holyoak for the Association for Mormon Letters This book contains essays [...]

And the Moon Shall Turn to Blood – FREE Preview – With BOOK REVIEW

By Donnie - Last updated: Wednesday, May 18, 2011

This is a free 40 page preview of “And the Moon Shall Turn to Blood” by Anthony Larson from the Prophecy Trilogy. Click Here to download the Free Preview – And the Moon Shall Turn to Blood – PREVIEW You need adobe reader or some other pdf reader to view the file. Book on understanding [...]

Mormon Gold: Mormons in the California Gold Rush Contributing to the Development of California and the Monetary Solvency of Early Utah by J. Kenneth Davies and Lorin K. Hansen

By Donnie - Last updated: Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Title: Mormon Gold: Mormons in the California Gold Rush Contributing to the Development of California and the Monetary Solvency of Early Utah Author: J. Kenneth Davies and Lorin K. Hansen Publisher: Granite Mountain Publishing Company Genre: Nonfiction Year Published: 2010 (Second Edition) Number of Pages: 435 Binding: Cloth (also available in paperback) ISBN: 978-0-9830832-0-7 Price: [...]

The Autobiography of Margaret E. P. Gordon, 1866-1966 by Claudia L. Bushman

By Donnie - Last updated: Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Title: Pansy’s History: The Autobiography of Margaret E. P. Gordon, 1866-1966 Editor: Claudia L. Bushman Publisher: Utah State University Press Genre: Autobiography Year: 2011 Pages: 326, Genealogy, Chronology, Appendix, Index ISBN13: 978-0-87421-784-1 Binding: Hardcover Price: $34.95 Reviewed by Blair Dee Hodges for the Association for Mormon Letters “These are only memories & high lights & [...]

Heretics: The Creation of Christianity from the Gnostics to the Modern Church by Jonathan Wright

By Donnie - Last updated: Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Title: Heretics: The Creation of Christianity from the Gnostics to the Modern Church Author: Jonathan Wright Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Genre: Christian History Year: 2011 Pages: 352 ISBN13: 9780151013876 Binding: Hardcover Price: $28.00 Reviewed by Blair Dee Hodges for the Association for Mormon Letters Jonathan Wright believes the majority of modern folks in the western [...]

Western Heritage: A Selection of Wrangler Award-winning Articles by Paul Anderson Hutton

By Donnie - Last updated: Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Title: Western Heritage: A Selection of Wrangler Award-winning Articles Editor: Paul Anderson Hutton Publisher: University of Oklahoma Genre: Western History Year Published: 2011 Number of Pages: 305 Binding: Softcover ISBN10: 0806142065 ISBN13: 978-0806142067 Price: $19.95 Reviewed by Ivan Wolfe for the Association for Mormon Letters “Western Heritage” is, as the subtitle states, a collection of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

School of the Prophet by Richard E. Bennett

By Donnie - Last updated: Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Title: School of the Prophet Author: Richard E. Bennett Publisher: Deseret Book Genre: Non-fiction Year Published: 2010 Number of Pages: 163 Binding: Hardcover ISBN10: n/a ISBN13: 978-1-59038-996-6 Price: $21.99 Reviewed by Jeffrey Needle for the Association for Mormon Letters The other day I was reading my favorite part of my daily newspaper, the comics.  There’s [...]