New books spotlight Mormon history and faith
A review of recent titles on Mormon history covers polygamy’s origins, its impact on Utah statehood, and modern fundamentalist communities. It highlights Dorothy Alfred Solomon’s memoir Growing Up in Polygamy and Jon Krakauer’s Under the Banner of Heaven, alongside a broader Faith in America series exploring diverse beliefs for better understanding among neighbors.
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Elizabeth Smart
Utah
Brian David Mitchell
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Mormon Church
Joseph Smith
Smith
Brigham Young
Church
Utah Territory
United States
Wilford Woodruff
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Canada
Mexico
Dorothy Alfred Solomon
Rulon Allred
Solomon
Jon Krakauer
Heaven
Lafferty Brothers
Ron
Dan
Dan Lafferty
Laffertys
Lafferty
Krakauer
America
Venerable AP Stylebook hits its half century milestone
Journalism student Renee Fullerton carries the AP Stylebook across Missouri scenes as the guide marks 50 years since its 1953 edition. The book shapes newsroom language from doughnut to ZIP while editors like Louis Boccardi praise its accuracy and consistency.
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Associated Press
Columbia
Renee Fullerton
AAA
American Automobile Association
Fullerton
University of Missouri
Norm Goldstein
Chicago Tribune
Duane Schrag
Chanute Tribune
Chanute
New York
Louis D. Boccardi
News Cooperative
Allyson Longueira
University of Missouri School of Journalism
Best Sellers Hardcover and Mass Market Book Lists
A midstory riff lists top hardcover fiction, nonfiction, and mass market paperbacks. It cites Grisham, Brown, Sparks, Clancy, Lahiri, Johansen, Sebold, Weisberger, Brooks, Palahniuk, and others with publishers and ranks across three formats.
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John Grisham
Doubleday
Dan Brown
Nicholas Sparks
Warner
Tom Clancy
Putnam
Jhumpa Lahiri
Houghton-Mifflin
Iris Johansen
Bantam
Alice Sebold
Litle, Brown
Devil Wears Prada
Lauren Weisberger
Shannara
Jarka Ruus
Terry Brooks
del Rey
Chuck Palahniuk
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Phil McGraw
Free Press
Arthur Agarston
M.D
Rodale
al Franken
Dutton
Rick Warren
Zondervan
Atkins
Robert C. Atkins
St. Martin‘s
Benjamin Franklin
Walter Isaacson
Simon & Schuster
Ron Clark
Hyperion
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Paul Krugman
Norton
Gerald Posner
Random House
Dr. Atkins
Avon
Laura Hillenbrand
Ballantine
Pocket
Janet Evanovich
Charlotte Hughes
St. Martin's
One
Island Books
Chasing the
Michael Connelly
Warner Vision
J.D. Robb
Nora Roberts
Berkley
Quentins
Maeve Binchy
Signet
Mystic River
Dennis Lehane
Harper Torch
Sue Monk Kidd
Penguin USA
Yann Martel
Harcour
Harvest
Anna Quindlen
Italy
Frances Mayes
Broadway
New Carbody
Drata Gram
M. Evans
John Steinbeck
Penguin
Jannifer Weiner
Washington Square Press
Julia Glass
Anchor
The
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Alexander McCall
Smith Anchor
Herald
Kansas City
Kansas & Missouri
Kramer Drug Store
Main
Ottawa
Jcpenney
Jcpenney.com
Jodef
Dee Hey It Cottm
Resource Dme, Inc
Medicare
Martha
Rcme, Inc
Laing
Osage City
Ce oSea
TNT Home Furnishings
Main Street
Homewood
S.W. of
Wyidewood Cellar
Gardner
Olathefordry.com
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