Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
July 2014 - August 2014
These are books and media new to the library and cataloged by the Inyo County Free Library.
Additional information about each title can be found in the catalog (click on the title). For older acquisition lists choose from Select another list. To request any of these titles please contact your local library branch.
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By Morpurgo, Michael Publishing Date: 2006 Classification: JNF Call Number: J398.2 MOR A retelling in prose of the Anglo-Saxon epic about the heroic efforts of Beowulf, son of Edgetheow, to save the people of Heorot hall from the terrible monster, Grendel. |
By Turnbull, Ann Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: JNF Call Number: J398.209 TUR A gorgeous collection of classic Greek myths welcomes readers into a legendary world of beauty, tragedy, and miracle. Compelling prose enlivens 16 of the most celebrated myths, from the sadness of Persephone to the ill-fated love of Orpheus and Eurydice. Illustrations. |
Extreme scientists: exploring nature's mysteries from perilous places By Jackson, Donna M. Publishing Date: 2009 Classification: JNF Call Number: J509.22 JAC Extreme scientists battle some of the Earth's most intense conditions, from hurricanes to caves to the crowns of towering redwoods, in order to save lives, preserve species, and help us to better understand the way our planet works. |
The mysterious universe: supernovae, dark energy, and black holes By Jackson, Ellen B. Publishing Date: 2008 Classification: JNF Call Number: J523.8 JAC Follow Dr. Alex Fillippenko and his High-Z Supernova Search Team to Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii, where they will study space phenomena and look for supernovae, dying stars that explode with the power of billions of hydrogen bombs. Dr. Fillippenko looks for black holes--areas in space with such a strong gravitational pull that no matter or energy can escape from them--with his robotic telescope. And they study the effects of dark energy, the mysterious force that scientists believe is pushing the universe apart, causing its constant and accelerating expansion. |
Tracking tyrannosaurs: meet T. rex's fascinating family, from tiny terrors to feathered giants By Sloan, Christopher Publishing Date: c2013 Classification: JNF Call Number: J567.912 SLO Highlighting a newly discovered T. rex relative in China with a coat of downy feathers, this book presents 19 kinds of tyrannosaurs that came before T. rex. |
Billions of years, amazing changes: the story of evolution By Pringle, Laurence P. Publishing Date: c2011 Classification: JNF Call Number: J576.8 PRI Traces the history of man's discoveries about evolution, covering both the mechanisms of evolution and examples of natural selection. |
By Jenkins, Steve Publishing Date: 2013 Classification: JNF Call Number: J590 JEN Shares facts on over three hundred animals and offers a brief overview of the history of life on Earth. Dance with a blue-footed booby, or stare down an eyelash viper. But mind your step-- in the animal world, the name of the game is survival -- |
Ultimate bugopedia: the most complete bug reference ever By Murawski, Darlyne Publishing Date: 2013 Classification: JNF Call Number: J595.7 MUR Welcome to the hidden world of the most popular bugs on Earth. This fully photographic book profiles bugs, beetles, wasps, bees, ants, caterpillars, butterflies, dragonflies, spiders, flies, crickets and grasshoppers, and centipedes and millipedes. Profiles are accompanied by Did You Know? facts and fast facts including scientific name, size, diet, and habitat. |
By Montgomery, Sy Publishing Date: c1999 Classification: JNF Call Number: J597.96 MON Discusses the work of Bob Mason and his efforts to study and protect snakes, particularly red-sided garter snakes. |
The manatee scientists: saving vulnerable species By Lourie, Peter Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: JNF Call Number: J599.55 LOU Highlights the work scientists are doing to protect the manatee, an endangered species. |
By Marrin, Albert Publishing Date: c2006 Classification: JNF Call Number: J599.643 MAR Discusses the history of the American bison, commonly called the buffalo, its near extinction from the American Great Plains, and efforts to preserve the species. |
Saving the ghost of the mountain: an expedition among snow leopards in Mongolia By Montgomery, Sy Publishing Date: c2009 Classification: JNF Call Number: J599.75 MON A pale, spotted, almost cloud-like coat makes the snow leopard uncannily invisible in its rocky mountain habitat. Author Sy Montgomery and photographer Nic Bishop accompany conservationist Tom McCarthy and his team as they travel to Mongolia's Altai Mountains to gather data about snow leopard populations in an attempt to save this endangered species. |
NEW RELEASE Red madness: how a medical mystery changed what we eat By Jarrow, Gail Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: JNF Call Number: J616.393 JAR One hundred years ago, a mysterious and alarming illness spread across America's South, striking tens of thousands of victims. No one knew what caused it or how to treat it. People were left weak, disfigured, insane, and in some cases, dead. Award winning science and history writer Gail Jarrow tracks this disease, commonly known as pellagra, and highlights how doctors, scientists, and public health officials finally defeated it. Illustrated with 100 archival photographs, includes stories about real life pellagra victims and accounts of scientific investigations. |
By McMahon, Peter Publishing Date: c2011 Classification: JNF Call Number: J629.47 MCM Introduces recent technological advances in vehicles for space travel, and features hands-on activities for children. |
The hive detectives: chronicle of a honey bee catastrophe By Burns, Loree Griffin Publishing Date: 2010 Classification: JNF Call Number: J638.13 BUR Bees don't just produce honey. Your food supply depends on them. Apiarist Dave Hackenberg's bees have a busy travel schedule, pollinating around the United States from February to July. So when Dave inspected four hundred of his hives and found that the bees had simply vanished, a dream team of bee scientists got to work. |
Kakapo rescue: saving the world's strangest parrot By Montgomery, Sy Publishing Date: 2010 Classification: JNF Call Number: J639.9 MON On remote Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand live the last 91 kakapo parrots on earth. Originally this bird numbered in the millions before humans brought predators to the islands. Now on the isolated island refuge, a team of scientists is trying to restore the kakapo population. |
NEW RELEASE The story of buildings: from the pyramids to the Sydney Opera House and beyond By Dillon, Patrick Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: JNF Call Number: J720.9 DIL "We spend most of our lives in buildings. We make our homes in them, go to school in them, and work in them. We're surrounded by buildings practically every moment of our lives! But why and how did people start making buildings? How did they learn to make them stronger, bigger, and more comfortable? And why did they start to decorate them in different ways? From the pyramid erected so that an Egyptian pharaoh would live forever to the dramatic, machine-like Pompidou Center, designed by two young, audacious architects, Patrick Dillon's stories of remarkable buildings--and the remarkable people who made them--celebrate the ingenuity of human creation. Stephen Biesty's amazingly detailed illustrations take us inside famous buildings throughout history, showing just how these marvelous structures fit together"--Jacket flap. |
By O'Connor, George Publishing Date: 2010 Classification: JNF Call Number: J741.5 OCO From the moment she emerged, fully grown, from the head of Zeus, Athena was one of the most complex Olympians. This graphic novel retells her many interwoven tales: how she killed Pallas, fought the Gigantes, aided Perseus, and cursed Arachne. |
By O'Connor, George Publishing Date: 2012 Classification: JNF Call Number: J741.5 OCO Presents, in comic book format, the story of the god of the Underworld and one of the most famous Greek myths: Hades' abduction of Persephone and her mother's revenge. |
Hera: the goddess and her glory By O'Connor, George Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: JNF Call Number: J741.5 OCO Introduces Hera, Zeus's wife and goddess of air, sky, and the heavens, and the only thing Zeus fears. |
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