Petersen: 412 books
by Boyd Jay Petersen
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2013
For over a decade, Boyd Petersen has been an active voice in Mormon studies and thought. In essays that steer a course between apologetics and criticism, striving for the balance of what Eugene England once called the “radical middle,” he explores various aspects of Mormon life and culture—from...
On the Wild Edge
In Search of a Natural Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2015
"Opinionated and iconoclastic, Petersen writes with humor and a well-honed craft that will delight fans of Edward Abbey." -Library Journal (starred review)
Twenty-five years ago David Petersen and his wife, Caroline, pulled up stakes, trading Laguna Beach, California, for a snug hand-built...
All Those Drawn to Me
Stories
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2011
The junction of Highways 20 and 97 forms a rough right angle around which lies the city of Williams Lake. These are the coordinates by which Christian Petersen’s fiction can be charted. From the building of the Gaol at Soda Creek to ruminations on the origins of the Barkerville fire, All Those Drawn...
Malthus
Founder of Modern Demography
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2018
Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834), one of the most influential of modern thinkers, is also one of the most misunderstood. Malthus' Essay on Population is a work that everyone cites but typically without having read it. This book offers a comprehensive and accurate exposition of his thought, integrating...
by Alice Petersen
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
WINNER OF THE QWF FIRST BOOK PRIZE
Alice Petersen writes as eloquently about the natural world as she does about the world of human emotion and desire. This is a wise and impressive collection of stories.”-David Bezmozgis, author of The Free World
Alice Petersen's All the Voices...
by Randy M Petersen, Elise D Petersen
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2015
The Happiness Principle is an exciting and entertaining read that turns into what can be a life changing experience for the reader. The fact that such miracles happen today, and the fact that there is confirmation of the existence of guardian angels, and that those angels testify of the existence...
Donny's Unauthorized Technical Guide to Harley Davidson 1936 to Present
Volume Ii: Performancing the Twin Cam
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2008
Donny is the Winner of the 2012 International Book Awards. Donny Petersen offers the real deal in performancing your Harley-Davidson Twin Cam. Graphics, pictures, and charts guide the reader on a sure-footed journey to a thorough H-D Twin Cam performance understanding. Petersen's insight makes technical...
Eat Bacon, Don't Jog
Get Strong. Get Lean. No Bullshit.
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014
This is your brain on Grant Petersen: Every comfortable assumption you have about a subject is turned upside down, and by the time you finish reading you feel challenged, energized, and smarter. In Just Ride—“the bible for bicycle riders” (Dave Eggers, New York Times Book Review)—Petersen...
by Beverly Roberts Gaventa, David L. Petersen
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Pastors and students who want a one-volume commentary to complement the New Interpreter's Study Bible will be pleased to find in this resource the quality of scholarship that is a hallmark of other New Interpreter's Bible resources.
The portability, accessibility, and affordability of the...
Scandals of Classic Hollywood
Sex, Deviance, and Drama from the Golden Age of American Cinema
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Gossip meets history—a compulsively readable collection of Hollywood's most notorious clashes and controversies in the spirit of Hollywood Babylon
Believe it or not, America's fascination with celebrity culture was thriving well before the days of TMZ, Perez Hilton, Charlie Sheen's breakdown and...
Why Don't We Listen Better?
Communicating & Connecting in Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2015
You can listen your way to better relationships. This often humorous book, loaded with practical tips, examples, and techniques, will bail you out of touchy situations. Dr. Jim Petersen's powerfully intuitive yet tongue-in-cheek Flat Brain Theory shows how and why we get upset and confused and what to...
Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud
The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2017
****One of NPR’s Best Books of 2017**
“Petersen's gloriously bumptious, brash ode to nonconforming women suits the needs of this dark moment. Her careful examination of how we eviscerate the women who confound or threaten is crucial reading if we are ever to be better.”—Rebecca Traister,...
On Edge
A Journey Through Anxiety
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
A celebrated science and health reporter offers a wry, bracingly honest account of living with anxiety.
A racing heart. Difficulty breathing. Overwhelming dread. Andrea Petersen was first diagnosed with an anxiety disorder at the age of twenty, but she later realized that she had been experiencing...
Tea Pie, Love and Reality
A Collection of Memoir Essays
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2009
Sally Petersen’s second book, Tea Pie, Love and Reality, is memoir presented in a series of miniatures. Many less than a page, they are poignant and funny, unique and universal. Like tapas or small plates, each is sufficient when sampled alone, or you can make a full meal. Petersen, a former journalist,...