I recently did a quick read of John G. Turner's Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet and posted notes here. Here is my one-sentence summary: "Turner gives a balanced if candid portrayal of Brigham, one that mainstream Mormons should be able to read without serious difficulties." But not everyone agrees. Some very bright people think the book might very well cause problems for mainstream Mormons and should therefore perhaps be avoided. It's a serious question: Can books cause problems? If so, what do we do with those problem books: Ignore them? Hide them in locked cases? Burn them?
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