AN OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK"Extraordinary. Books like this are why I love reading. This novel about marriage and friendship and life and dying is a marvel." —Elin Hilderbrand“Profound and moving and real.”—Andrew Sean Greer“Some Bright Nowhere is a novel that draws you in deeply and holds you there. Wonderful.”—Meg WolitzerThe bestselling, beloved author retur...

“A parable is ‘a brief, simple story told to illustrate or teach a moral or spiritual truth,’” writes President Boyd K. Packer. “This is a Christmas parable.” With that introduction, President Packer relates the tender story of a man whose strange dream during a difficult Christmas season awakens him to the reality of the Savior's atonement. This meaningful story is highlighted by President Packer's own paintings. A Christmas gift sure to be remembered.

This book pulls together 61 stories that will have you laughing, smiling, and crying as Pres Packer recites a century's worth of wisdom from gospel living. With 51+ years as a General Authority, Pres Packer's soothing, one-of-a-kind voice echoes through his stories such as "To Call Instead of Invite", "The Spirit of Revelation", "Love Beyond Self", "Putting Together a Boy", "Reinforcing Prayer", and "Leaders Keep Confidences". The titles may not be familiar at first, but as you read them y...

If you don't know the rules and the procedures, hunting for big game can often be futile or even fatal. Likewise, if you're hunting for a mate, the proper techniques and skills are even more important.Using this analogy, Elder Boyd K. Packer presents herein the best ways to search for, fall in love with, and live happily ever after with an eternal mate.This is a timeless message to youth everywhere.

An Apostle's Witness is a rare and precious gift in today's world. And the testimony of President Boyd K. Packer, developed over the course of more than fifty years as a General Authority, is filled with wisdom and understanding."All knowledge is not necessarily of equal value," President Packer reminds us. In this timely book, he speaks of truths that "can be crucial to happiness as well as to exaltation." These are truths "most worth knowing," and they are essential to our progre...

In our tempestuous day, where can we turn for refuge? It is no surprise that the latter days are stormy ones. "We live in a very dangerous world that threatens those things that are most spiritual," writes President Boyd K. Packer. "The adversary is about. His objective is to cause injury." But there is a place of strength and peace, a true refuge from the storm. In this powerful book, President Packer discusses the priesthood, the family, and the Church, three importance forces that, work...

This thorough and clear presentation of the Scouting program will help leaders and parents better instill the ideals of Scouting into youth. The spiritual implications of Scouting principles and teachings are discussed, and several suggestions are presented on how to help young men learn and grow. Thane Packer reinforces the need for youth to have peer togetherness, understand the patriotic nature of Scouts, and experience the fun adventure. He brings new light to spiritual development con...

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNERA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKAN NPR BEST BOOKSelected by New York Times' critic Dwight Garner as a Favorite BookA Washington Post Best Political BookA New Republic Best BookA riveting examination of a nation in crisis, from one of the ...

A talisman that unmasks thoughts, desires, deepest secrets. The fate of kingdoms depends on mastering its power and protecting it...Thomas Stablehand's quiet life shatters when he stumbles upon an unusual stone that lays bare the thoughts of those around him. At first intoxicated by its power, he soon discovers that some truths are too confronting to know.When invaders storm the kingdom of Arvenon, Thomas turns to his oldest friend, Will Prentis, a brillian...

From the author of the Oprah Book Club Pick Some Bright Nowhere, a “tour de force family drama” (Elle) that explores the secrets and desires, the remnant wounds and saving graces of one family, over the course of five decades.Bill Blair finds the land by accident, three wooded acres in a rustic community south of San Francisco. The year is 1954, long before anyone will call this area Silicon Valley. Struck by a vision of his future family, Bill bu...

ElenaThe Academy.The most prestigious school around, with the biggest price tag to go with it.It was a dream. Until it became a nightmare.One moment. One person.That’s all it took to bring my entire world crashing down around my ears.A world I’m not sure I’ll be able to put back together.AntonAnger bubbles beneath the surface.A constant simmering rage that can never be sated.It’s been like this for a long time....

With her family away, a quiet Christmas at home was just what Vittoria had planned, until a certain someone drops a last-minute change in her lap.They've never made anything official, and a sexy Christmas with her boyfriend could be fun, but what about the family he's avoiding for her?