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SECRET CEREMONIES
Deborah Laake
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SECRET CEREMONIES

A Mormon Woman's Intimate Diary of Marriage and Beyond

by Deborah Laake

Morrow · 1993

Peak rank

#4

Weeks on list

15

Debuted

June 1993

Chart History

#1510151993

15 weeks on the Hardcover Nonfiction list, peaking at #4

A frank yet compassionate depiction of the culture of the Mormon Church, this compelling rite-of-passage story describes the mystery of the church's rituals and the beauty and rigor of its theology and traditions set against the backdrop of one woman's life. Laake is executive managing editor of the New Times, Inc., chain of magazines and was named Arizona Journalist of the Year in 1988.

All Appearances

14NEWJune 6, 1993wk 1
8↑6June 13, 1993wk 2
4↑4June 20, 1993wk 3
9↓5June 27, 1993wk 4
11↓2July 4, 1993wk 5
10↑1July 11, 1993wk 6
8↑2July 18, 1993wk 7
11↓3July 25, 1993wk 8
11—August 1, 1993wk 9
13↓2August 8, 1993wk 10
13—August 15, 1993wk 11
11↑2August 22, 1993wk 12

Details

Published
1993
Pages
250
Publisher
Morrow
Categories
Biography & Autobiography

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