Provo, UTArchive for 'Non-Fiction' Category
The Book of Mormon: a Biography Author: Paul C. Gutjahr
Title: The Book of Mormon: a Biography Author: Paul C. Gutjahr Publisher: Princeton University Press Genre: Book of Mormon Studies Year Published: 2012 Binding: Hardback: Number of pages: 280 ISBN-10: 069114480X ISBN-13: 978-0691144801 Price: $24.95 Reviewed by Matthew R. Lee for the Association for Mormon Letters In roughly the same physical dimensions as the English [...]
Increase in Learning; Spiritual patterns for obtaining your own answers
Title: Increase in Learning; Spiritual patterns for obtaining your own answers Author: David A. Bednar Publisher: Deseret Book Company Genre: Non-Fiction Year Published: 2011 Number of Pages: 226 Binding: hardcover ISBN10: 160908943X ISBN13: 978-1609089436 Price: $26.99 Reviewed by Russell Y Anderson for the Association for Mormon Letters I have mixed feelings about books by general [...]
Joseph Smith: Plates of Gold (DVD)
Title: Joseph Smith: Plates of Gold Writer, Director, and Producer: Christian Vuissa Genre: Drama (Movie) Year Published: 2011 Publisher: Covenant Communications, Inc. Format: DVD & Blu-ray ASIN: B0064OK902 (DVD) and 1608618897 (Blu-ray) Price: $19.99 and $24.99 Reviewed by Trevor Holyoak for the Association for Mormon Letters (This review is of the DVD. The Blu-ray verson [...]
The Jewish Annotated New Testament
Title: The Jewish Annotated New Testament Editors: Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Z. Brettler Publisher: Oxford University Press Genre: New Testament, Religious Studies, Bible Studies Year: 2011 Pages: 665 ISBN-10: 0195297709 ISBN-13: 978-0195297706 Price: $35.00 Reviewed by Marcello Jun de Oliveira for the Association for Mormon Letters Every once in a while, a popular periodical will [...]
Scott Johnson – Nutrition – A Word of Wisdom – TURNING THE PAGE
John Dinger – Turning the Page – The Nauvoo City and High Council Minutes
Two incidents are particularly dramatic in this volume, thanks to the careful work of clerks who took the minutes, bringing to life some key moments in LDS history. One of the most memorable meetings of the city council occurred on June 10, 1844; the minutes capture the emotions as members debate whether to detroy [...]
Proof: How to Know the Book of Mormon is True by Tom G. Rose
Title: Proof: How to Know the Book of Mormon is True Author: Tom G. Rose Publisher: Cedar Fort, Inc. Genre: Biblical Studies Year Published: 2011 Number of Pages: 134 Binding: Softcover ISBN:1599558890 ISBN-13: 9781599558899 Price: $9.99 Reviewed by Roger Greer for the Association for Mormon Letters I remember when young going through a book called [...]
New Stories About Parley P. Pratt Found in New Biography
There is a new biography by Terryl L. Givens and Matthew J. Grow entitled Parley P. Pratt: The Apostle Paul of Mormonism, which was introduced to Meridian Magazine readers in September. It makes a good case that Pratt was indeed like Paul in that he was the principal expositor of LDS Doctrine in the early days of the [...]
Dude, Don’t Be A Lemuel: A Teenage Guide to Avoiding Lemuels by David Bowman
Title: Dude, Don’t Be A Lemuel: A Teenage Guide to Avoiding Lemuels Author: David Bowman Publisher: Cedar Fort, Inc. Genre: Youth/Motivational Year Published: 2011 Number of Pages: 120 Binding: Trade paperback ISBN10: n/a ISBN13: 978-1-59955-943-8 Price: $11.99 Reviewed by Jeffrey Needle for the Association for Mormon Letters What is more difficult than being a [...]
Title: Yikes! I Have to Talk in Church: How to Prepare and Deliver a Great Sacrament Meeting Talk by Bill Mansell
Title: Yikes! I Have to Talk in Church: How to Prepare and Deliver a Great Sacrament Meeting Talk Author: Bill Mansell Publisher: MindPerk, Inc. (distributed by Brigham Distributing) Genre: Inspirational Year Published: 2011 Number of Pages: 184 Binding: Trade paperback ISBN10: n/a ISBN13: 978-0-9836540-0-1 Price: $14.95 Reviewed by Jeffrey Needle for the Association for Mormon [...]