Search Results: Titles starting with W from PIERIAN SPRING BOOKS

Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.: Deseret Book Company & FARMS, 1990. Only Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. x, 534 pages. Fine/Fine copy in archival Brodart dj protector. An exceptional nice dust jacket without sun fading or chips and tears that so frequently plague this title. This is one of the few FARMS titles that has gone out of print. An interesting analysis of the extensive accounts of wars in the Book of Mormon.

Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.: Deseret Book Company, 1992. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. NF/Fine. First state of 1st printing. VG/VG Shortly after publication, changes were made to at least 5 pages and the book was re-released, still identified as the 1st printing. BYU Special Collections lists the true first as a variant edition. The most substantial changes occur on pages 76, 79, 88, 97, & 102. As an example, one of the changes was to Lee's discussion of reconcilling personal views on politics with contrary views expressed by church leaders. Among other alterations, in this first state he concludes by stating, "But if I cannot reconcile their [General Authorities'] statements on government and politics with my own views, then I will adhere to my own views." This is changed in the second state to read: "Many members will then make the issues a matter of prayer and study. In short, there is a general attitude of deference toward Church leaders' views." .… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1987. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 245 pages. DJ in archival mylar Broadart protector. Unusually bright and crisp copy of this debut mystery by a Utah lawyer and judge. NO remainder marks, not price clipped. Publisher's Weekly praised this debut mystery: "Adam Leer, ex-FBI agent, ex-Mormon, Salt Lake City lawyer, is hired by Ben Asher to file an antitrust suit against Basin, a health conglomerate that threatens to swallow up Asher's medical laboratory. There have also been hints of price-rigging and Medicaid fraud, but before Adam can do anything Asher is killed in a car wreck that may not be accidental. His beautiful widow Jackie presses Leer to continue the suit. Leer also must contend with his estranged familyhis turning away from the Mormon church has cut deepand try to maintain his relationship with non-Mormon Jo. The solution is a bit strained and Adam's and Jo's talk is larded with buzzwords like… Read More