Books with author Peter L. Petersen

Written in the same witty yet authoritative tone as When Duct Tape Isn’t Enough, this newest compilation from Popular Mechanics teaches 100 essential skills that every man should master. Sure, you can pay someone to do any job, but any man worthy of the title will resist the temptation and take charge himself, competently tackling everyday tasks, occasional duties, and whatever emergency the world throws at him. How to Carve a Turkey teaches the necessary skills that will impress friends and family—and sometimes save a life:With these step-by-step instructions, real men:- Handle critical situations: learn how to escape a sinking car, put out a fire with an extinguisher, escape a burning building, and stop a bleeding wound- Are handy around the house: rewire a lamp, paint a room, and move heavy stuff - Are kings of the road: safely maneuver during a skid, parallel park, kick-start a motorcycle, and use a torque wrench- Master the culinary domain: season a cast-iron pan, open a bottle of champagne, and carve a turkey- Survive in the great outdoors: start a campfire, pitch a tent, and remove a tick- Know their electronics: Back up a computer, remove a stuck disk, hang a flat-screen TV

Morningstar is about a self-centered “queen-bee” who, due to her family’s financial setbacks moves from an upper middle-class lifestyle in San Francisco to what she initially considers an impoverished backwards life in Logan Utah. Just before her departure from San Francisco, she is filled with many of the stereotypical prejudices about almost any rural American town and a few peculiar to Utah. The move thrusts her into two murder mysteries, including a person she feels inexplicably close to, and her own journey of guilt, growth, discovery, true friendship and the almost impossible decision of staying with her family and friends or being with the young man she has searched for, dreamt about, and fallen in love with.

The sad, gray clouds dripped and dropped wet splashes of rain, a sneaky flu bug crawled up her mother’s nose and made her sniffle and achoo, and now she had to go to the store and face the dreaded Mr. Yuckyuck. This was definitely not Ellie May’s idea of a perfect Saturday. But once this little girl leaves her front door, a new world opens up and forces her to step out into one soaking wet mess of an adventure. A simple wish on a misplaced star, a familiar street washed down into a swirling river of color and a battle with the dreaded dungeon keeper leave nothing to this little hero's imagination. What began as a wet and rainy Saturday unfolds into an unexpected journey filled with sounds, smells, and images to crazy to forget. With the wet and wild forces of nature against her, will Ellie May find her strength and defeat the rainy Saturday?