Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions

These are books and media new to the library and cataloged by the Inyo County Free Library.

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Hound of the Far side

By Larson, Gary

Publishing Date: c1987

Classification: 700

Call Number: 741.5973 LAR

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It came from The far side

By Larson, Gary

Publishing Date: c1986

Classification: 700

Call Number: 741.5973 LAR

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Last chapter and worse: a Far side collection

By Larson, Gary

Publishing Date: c1996

Classification: 700

Call Number: 741.5973 LAR

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The far side

By Larson, Gary

Publishing Date: [1982]

Classification: 700

Call Number: 741.5973 LAR

A collection of Far Side cartoons featuring a variety of animals, insects, and people in humorous situations.

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Ansel Adams: letters and images, 1916-1984

By Adams, Ansel

Publishing Date: c1988

Classification: 700

Call Number: 770.924 ADA

An impressive addition to Adams's work, this book clarifies the emotional and conceptual framework of many of his most familiar and stunning photographs by offering with them letters to and from family and friends. Adams is openly loving and loyal in many letters, receiving in return deep respect and affection as both an artist and a warm, likable man. Though he often states that his images are his sole means of self-expression, some of his letters contain lucid critiques of his work and others' that shall prove useful to scholars. Perhaps the most important correspondence is with Stieglitz and Weston, revealing shared enthusiasm for photography as art. David Bryant, Belleville P.L., N.J. Copyright 1988 Cahners Business Information.

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Aretha: from these roots

By Franklin, Aretha

Publishing Date: c1999

Classification: 700

Call Number: 782.4216 FRA

Aretha Franklin's soaring voice has earned her mythic status. Now, in her own moving words, the woman behind the myth is revealed. The result is a captivating self-portrait of one of this century's most fascinating artists, an Aretha Franklin as real as the songs she sings. For the first time anywhere, Aretha tells her story--the glorious triumphs as well as the heartbreaking pain. With refreshing candor, Aretha tells it like it is, the way she sees it, the way she lived it. A child prodigy of the golden age of gospel, the daughter of a world-famous preacher, Aretha was the anointed successor to Mahalia Jackson and Clara Ward. But her father had a broader vision and helped Aretha enter the field of pop and jazz. By age eighteen, she was under contract to Columbia Records. Six years later, after only a few minor hits, she switched to Atlantic, where she shook the musical world to its roots. Her song - (Random House, Inc.)

Disneyland: the first thirty-five years

Publishing Date: 1989

Classification: 700

Call Number: 791.068

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The young Duke: the early life of John Wayne

By Kazanjian, Howard

Publishing Date: c2007

Classification: 700

Call Number: 791.4302 KAZ

Marion Morrison, born in Winterset, Iowa, also known as John Wayne, defined the myth of the Old West from the silver screen for five decades. This new book examines his early life and his first roles in Hollywood, uncovering the true stories behind the screen legend's highly publicized and sometimes controversial public life. The Young Duke, undertaken with the assistance of the Wayne family, offers an unflinching look at this icon's early years. This book includes unpublished family photographs and many personal reminisences. - (Globe Fearon Co)

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The misfits: story of a shoot

By Miller, Arthur

Publishing Date: 2000

Classification: 700

Call Number: 791.4372 MIL

This book documents the making of the legendary film The Misfits (1961). Directed by the Hollywood auteur John Huston, it starred three of the most charismatic actors of all time -- Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable and Montgomery Clift -- and had a script by Arthur Miller, one of America's greatest playwrights and Monroe's husband.

Four against Everest

By Sayre, Woodrow Wilson

Publishing Date: [1964]

Classification: 700

Call Number: 796.52 SAY

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Near death in the mountains: true stories of disaster and survival

Publishing Date: 2008

Classification: 700

Call Number: 796.522

"In these true tales of narrow brushes with death, Cecil Kuhne has amassed a wide range of stories that show the awesome power of the mountains. Spanning five continents, from the frosty tip of Mount McKinley in the dead of the winter, to the unexplored vastness of the Himalayas and beyond, this is a pulse-pounding collection of disaster and survival at the top of the world."--BOOK JACKET.

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Nanga Parbat pilgrimage: the lonely challenge

By Buhl, Hermann

Publishing Date: 1998

Classification: 700

Call Number: 796.522 BUH

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The crystal horizon: Everest--the first solo ascent

By Messner, Reinhold

Publishing Date: c1989

Classification: 700

Call Number: 796.522 MES

The controversial Messner, revered by some as the spiritual leader of mountaineering and denounced by others as a macho peak-bagger, chronicles his extraordinary 1980 solo climb of the world's tallest mountain. Messner's philosophy dictates that he climb without the aid of oxygen and unencumbered by the people and equipment of large-scale expeditions; he carries only a tent, camera, some climbing equipment, and food. Climbing from the Tibetan side, Messner provides intriguing observations of that mysterious region. He also includes fascinating stories of the climbers who preceded him. Messner presents selections from the diary of his American girlfriend, who accompanied him to base camp. Messner's reflections, coupled with those entries, show Messner to be egotistical and self-centered, perhaps the very characteristics that make him such a determined, ambitious, and great climber. -- Melinda Stivers Leach, Precision Editorial Svces., Boulder, Col. Copyright 1989 Cahners Business Information.

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All about trout

By Holt, John

Publishing Date: c1991

Classification: 700

Call Number: 799.1757 HOL

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