Backus, C. K. (Charles K.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Westernlore Press 1955
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 STRANG, JAMES JESSE BAC1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 921 STR
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Utah Press 1980
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.3747 EakChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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Publisher / Publication Date: [unpublished] 1978
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.1Musser, Rebecca
Summary: A gripping account of Rebecca Musser's struggle to escape the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints led by Rulon Jeffs and his son, Warren, and her subsequent decision to take the witness stand against the new prophet of the FLDS in order to protect her little sisters and other young girls from being forced to marry at shockingly young ages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Summary: "Jesus wants me for a sunbeam... and a moonbeam, a clear stream, and calm sea! Jesus wants me for a bright star to twinkle high above guiding all seekers to find Him by sharing God's great love!"--Page [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CFI, an imprint of Cedar Fort, Inc. 2018
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Summary: Elissa Wall details her life growing up in the polygamous Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints religious sect; forced into an unwanted marriage at the age of 14, and her courage to testify against FLDS leader Warren Jeffs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Media, Inc. 2008
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Summary: From the private investigator who cracked open the case that led to the arrest of Warren Jeffs, the maniacal prophet of the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), comes the page-turning, horrifying story of how a rogue sect used sex, money, and power disguised under a fac̦ade of religion to further criminal activities and a madman's vision.--Bookjacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New York 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 289.33 BROWall, Elissa.
Summary: Elissa Wall details her life growing up in the polygamous Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints religious sect, being forced into an unwanted marriage at the age of 14, and her courage to testify against FLDS leader Warren Jeffs.--From publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WALL, ELISSA WALSummary: A searing indictment of the Mormon Church's historic involvement in the promotion and passage of California's Proposition 8, and the Mormon religion's secretive, decades-long campaign against gay rights.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Wolfe Video 2010
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF EIGSummary: In many ways, the Browns are like any other middle-American family: they eat, play, and pray together, squabble and hug, striving to raise happy, well-adjusted children while keeping their relationship loving and strong. The difference is, there are five adults in the openly polygamous Brown marriage--Kody and his four wives--who among them have seventeen children. Since TLC first launched its...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 BROJessop, Carolyn
Summary: Chronicles one woman's courageous flight to freedom with her eight children, and her account of life inside an ultra-fundamentalist American religious sect.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2007
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 289.3092 JESSummary: Utilizing historical documents and interviews with scholars and churchmembers, this multi-part PBS documentary chronicles the formation and development of the Mormon Church.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV MORArrington, Leonard J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf : distributed by Random House 1979
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 289.309 ARRHall, Dave
Summary: In 1996, the Aryan Nations was the most dangerous white supremacist group in the United States. This brutally violent neo-Nazi organization dreamed of carving a homeland out of the American Northwest--a dream financed by robbery, intimidation, and murder. The FBI had sought to infiltrate them for years. Enter Dave Hall, a tattooed, 350-pound, six-foot-four former biker. A thoughtful, articulate...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.56 HALJessop, Carolyn
Summary: The dramatic first-person account of life inside an ultra-fundamentalist American religious sect, and one woman's courageous flight to freedom with her eight children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 289.3092 JesJessop, Carolyn
Summary: Continues the author's accounts after she left the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, describing her struggles with her daughter's return to the cult and her own discoveries about how to achieve healthy change.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 289 JESWatson, William Henry
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Conference 1961
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL RM 280.4 Watson Vol. 2Summary: From the late stages of the Agricultural Revolution to the doorstep of the Scientific Revolution, this course covers western history from roughly 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1600, when the "foundations" of the modern West come into view. Beginning in the ancient Near East, moving to Greece and Rome, the course explores the shape and impact of large ancient empires, including those of Persia and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2002
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5 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 FOUCall number: DVD 909 FOU PART 1
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Summary: Buddha and Christ, perhaps the two most pivotal figures in the history of humankind, each left behind a legacy of teachings and practices that have shaped the lives of billions of people over the course of two millennia. If they were to meet on the road today, what would each think of the other's spiritual views and practices? Thich Nhat Hanh has been part of a decades-long dialogue between the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 NHASummary: Jan Pienkowski’s Easter depicts the most important story in the Christian religion with stunning illustrations: black silhouettes and decorative gold ink against brilliant jewel-like colors. The text is selected from the King James version of the Bible (The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), and presents a clear and meaningful telling of the last supper, the betrayal by Judas, the trial...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2015
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1 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: J 226 PIECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Holidays - Springtime Holidays, Call number: J 226 PIEWangerin, Walter.
Summary: The story of the last days in Jesus' life, from the Last Supper to his crucifixion and resurrection, told from the point of view of one of his disciples, Simon Peter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zonderkidz 2000
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: E WANWinthrop, Elizabeth.
Summary: An adaptation of the Bible story of Christ's Crucifixion and Resurrection.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 1985
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Summary: Relates a legend about the Irish slave girl who became Saint Brigid, beginning with a celestial song, a mysterious gift, and a prophecy on the night of her birth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2002