This is a great book and a must have for anyone interested in knowing the Book of Mormon and the current assessment of it in the LDS church, the scholarly world, and in the anti- Mormon field. The only criticism I have is that Givens is too kind to Fawn Brodie and does not mention the critical reviews of her work by Hugh Nibley in No Ma'am That's Not History and in several essays in the FARMS Annual Review of Books on the Book of Mormon. Other than that one quibble, this is a great book, buy it and enjoy !!