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Tokyo South    by Eugene Woodbury
Price: $1.99 USD. 46300 words. Published by Peaks Island Press  on July 28, 2009. .

In this largely autobiographical account of the author's two-year proselyting mission to Japan during the late 1970s, a Mormon missionary confronts an overzealous religious bureaucracy and his own growing doubts as the work of preaching the gospel is turned into a cynical game of numbers and spiritual one-upmanship.
The Poet and The Murderer    by Simon Worrall
Price: $7.99 USD. 98520 words. Published on November 24, 2009. .

Described by Errol Morris as " masterful " and by The New York Daily News as " a thrilling tale, thrillingly told", this acclaimed, true crime book tells the incredible story of Mark Hofmann,a forger of manuscripts who created a "new" poem by one of America's most celebrated poets; and used forgery to try and bring down the Mormon church. When he was about to be exposed, he turned to murder.
(Chapter 2) The Lord's    by
Price: Free! 15650 words. Published on March 8, 2010. .

Prophecy for the coming years. Chapter 2 of Immanuel.
Jane, A Woman's Determination and the Wild West Frontier    by Michael R. King
Price: $6.99 USD. 70960 words. Published on May 1, 2010. .

Jane McKechnie Walton was murdered during Utah's pioneer day celebration in 1891. One hundred and eighteen years later, her case - solved. Emigrated from Scotland in 1850, she braved an ocean crossing, walked the American plains as a pioneer and conquered, "Hole in the Rock," where wagons and cattle were lowered 2,000 feet below. Fought Indians and drunken outlaws and settled the west.
Man of Holiness: The Mormon Search for a Personal God    by John L. Bracht
Price: $10.99 USD. 100050 words. Published by Sacred Tribes Press  on July 11, 2010. .

“Serious efforts to understand Mormonism in a non-confrontational, non-polemical way are few and far between. In this book the author, John Bracht, has drawn together a multitude of LDS sources in order to demonstrate differences between Mormonism and ‘traditional’ Christian views on the nature of God and the Godhead."
A Pox* On All Their Houses, How Religious SCRIPTURE and Practices Support Intolerance, Violence, and Even War    by Samuel Butler
Price: $3.99 USD. 16830 words. Published on October 7, 2010. .

This book is about consequences of religion more than whether Christ rose from the dead (Krishna, Osiris, Attis of Phrygia, Dionysus, all of whom besides being born on December 25th from a virgin mother did "Resurrect"), or whether the verses of the Qur’an are exactly the words of Allah. It is more focused on how scriptures and writings have been used to harm, torture, fight or kill unbelievers.
A Curse On All Their Houses, How Religious Scripture and Practices Support Intolerance, Violence and Even War    by Samuel Butler
Price: $3.99 USD. 20790 words. Published on December 27, 2010. .

This book is about the consequences of religion (harming, torturing or killing un-believers)more than whether Christ rose from the dead (Krishna, Osiris, Attis of Phrygia, Dionysus, all were born on December 25th, all from a virgin mother, died and All were resurrected) or whether Muhammad wrote the Qur’an (he didn't). How religious origins were copied and forged from previous myths and stories.
Mormon Mysticism, Mythology, and Magic: Joseph Smith versus the Metaphysics of Nicene Christianity    by John Walsh
Price: $4.99 USD. 201110 words. Published on January 16, 2011. .

This study examines Mormon mysticism, mythology, and magic. The ascension theology of the Prophet Joseph Smith (1805-1844), founder of Mormonism, is compared to the metaphysics of Nicene Christianity.
Be Still: Stress & Anxiety Management for Latter-day Saints    by Lois D. Brown
Price: $5.99 USD. 54430 words. Published on January 31, 2011. .

Latter-day Saints face the daunting challenge of balancing work, home, church, and personal growth in a world that is rarely peaceful. In this book, psychologist Victoria Anderson and co-author Lois Brown give 44 physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual techniques anyone can use to manage stress and anxiety better and to enjoy life more completely. (Relaxation mp3 files included with purchase.)
Harvest: Memoir of a Mormon Missionary    by Jacob Young
Price: $4.99 USD. 105240 words. Published on July 16, 2011. .

An interesting and insightful read about being a Mormon missionary in Russia.