Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
November 2012 - December 2012
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.
 | The green age of Asher Witherow By Cunningham, M. Allen Publishing Date: c2004 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC In this rich, gothic tale, a young soul comes of age during the fabular boom and bust years of an immigrant coal mining town in 19th-century California. |
 | By Cussler, Clive Publishing Date: c2010 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC NUMA director Dirk Pitt searches for the connections among newly discovered Roman artifacts, the rise of a fundamentalist movement, and the existence of a mysterious long-lost "manifest," which, if discovered again, may change the history of the world. |
 | NEW RELEASE By Cussler, Clive Publishing Date: 2012 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Sam and Remi Fargo are intrigued when an archaeologist friend asks them to help excavate a top-secret historical site. What they find points them to clues to the hidden tomb of Attila the Hun, who allegedly buried a vast fortune of gold and jewels, which had never been found. Their search leads to not one, but five, tombs and a man claiming to be Atilla's descendant. |
 | By De Bernières, Louis Publishing Date: 1995 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Life changes on a Greek island when the Germans, later, the Communists arrive. |
 | By Dean, Louise Publishing Date: 2009 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC A pair of expatriate couples find their new home in Provence challenged by pharmaceutical salesman Richard's womanizing and promotion of antidepressants in Africa, where idealistic Rachel hopes to adopt a second child. By the award-winning author of Becoming Strangers. |
 | Hullabaloo in the guava orchard By Desai, Kiran Publishing Date: c1998 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Capturing the culture of the Indian subcontinent, this humorous story of life, love, and family relationships tells of Sampath Chawla--born in a time of drought into a family not like other families, in a town not like other towns--who one day climbs a guava tree and becomes famous as a holy man. |
 | NEW RELEASE The emerald storm: an Ethan Gage adventure By Dietrich, William Publishing Date: c2012 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC "The year is 1803. Swashbuckling, ribald, and irreverent hero Ethan Gage has outsmarted wily enemies and survived dangerous challenges across the globe, from the wilds of the American frontier to the pyramids of Egypt. Now the rakish hero finds himself in the Caribbean with his wife, Astiza, on a desperate hunt to secure the lost treasure of Montezuma--a legendary hoard rumored to have been hidden from Corte´s's plundering Spanish conquistadors."--Publisher |
 | A guide to the birds of East Africa: a novel By Drayson, Nicholas Publishing Date: 2008 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Working up the nerve to invite Rose Mbikwa to the Nairobi Hunt Club Ball, Mr. Malik, a reserved, honorable widower, is suddenly confronted by the return of his school nemesis, the flashy Harry Kahn, who also sets his sights on Rose. |
 | The strange case of the composer and his judge: a novel By Duncker, Patricia Publishing Date: c2010 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC On a frozen New Year's Day a half-circle of dead bodies lies on freshly fallen snow in the French Jura. A nearby chalet contains the debris of a seemingly ordinary Christmas: champagne, presents for the dead children, and a strange leather-bound book, written in mysterious code, containing maps of the stars. When Dominique Carpentier, the Judge tasked with solving the mystery behind this suicide sect, discovers the book, she is lead to the Composer, Friedrich Groz, who is connected to every one of the dead. And so the pursuit begins. As Carpentier is drawn into a world of complex family ties, ancient beliefs and seductive, disturbing music, she becomes more and more determined to crack the case. But has she met her match in the Composer? |
 | Ibid: a life : a novel in footnotes By Dunn, Mark Publishing Date: c2004 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC After the only copy of his book is destroyed in a warm bath, Mark Dunn is forced to publish only the footnotes to his biography of Jonathan Balshette, a three-legged former carnival star turned deodorant magnate cum philanthropist. Using the digressions, asides, and accoutrements of a life,the footnotes tell the story of a man's journey through the historical milestones and colorful personalities of the twentieth century. |
 | Eye of the Red Tsar: a novel of suspense By Eastland, Sam Publishing Date: c2010 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Recalled out of exile in Siberia on condition that he solve the mystery of the Romanov family murders, Pekkala, once the Tsar's most trusted ally, is partnered with the brother who betrayed him before discovering a dark secret that he realizes should stay hidden. |
 | By Edgerton, Clyde Publishing Date: 1995 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC A comic novel set in Colorado and featuring Cobb Pittman, a crazy bounty hunter who carries a dog in his holster, the Redeye of the title. Pittman takes on a motley crew of innocents and scoundrels trying to commercially exploit Indian cave dwellings in the name of free enterprise. |
 | By Eisdorfer, Erica Publishing Date: c2009 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Losing her baby when the child's father sells the infant to a wealthy woman, Susan of Victorian England convinces the adoptive mother to hire her as a wet nurse and discovers that her employer's home hides sinister secrets. |
 | By Endicott, Marina Publishing Date: c2010 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC After Clara Purdy gets into a car crash, the bruises of the mother in the other car turn out to be late-stage cancer, prompting Clara to take in the mother's three children and their grandmother while the mother fights to beat her disease. |
 | By Etzioni-Halevy, Eva Publishing Date: c2007 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC The author deftly interweaves history and fiction to create a compelling exploration of a prominent biblical figure. Told through the voices of both Osnath, niece of the prophet Samuel, and Ruth, the work transports readers into an ancient world to offer a dramatic and thought-provoking perspective on a well-known tale. |
 | NEW RELEASE By Fielding, Joy Publishing Date: 2012 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC An unlikely group of campers including a woman, her two oddball friends, her teen daughter and her ex's fiance´ embark on a trip in the Adirondacks only to be targeted by a pair of teenage killers. |
 | NEW RELEASE By Flynn, Gillian Publishing Date: c2012 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC On the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick's wife Amy suddenly disappears. The police immediately suspect Nick. Amy's friends reveal that she was afraid of him, that she kept secrets from him. He swears it isn't true. A police examination of his computer shows strange searches. He says they aren't his. And then there are the persistent calls on his mobile phone. So what really did happen to Nick's beautiful wife? |
 | NEW RELEASE By Flynn, Vince Publishing Date: 2012 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC The four dead guards didn't concern Mitch Rapp as much as the absence of the man they'd been paid to protect. Joe Rickman wasn't just another foot soldier. For the last eight years Rickman had ran the CIA's clandestine operations in Afghanistan. It was a murky job that involved working with virtually every disreputable figure in the Islamic Republic. More than a quarter billion dollars in cash had passed through Rickman's hands during his tenure as the master of black ops and no one with a shred of sense wanted to know the details of how that money had been spent. At first glance it looks as if Rickman has been kidnapped, but Rapp knows certain things about his old friend that cause him to wonder if something more disturbing isn't afoot. Irene Kennedy, the director of the CIA, has ordered Rapp to find Rickman at all costs. Rapp must navigate the ever-shifting landscape of Afghanistan as the Taliban, Iranians, Pakistanis and Russians all plot to claim their piece of the war torn state. With Afghanistan crumbling around him, Rapp must be as ruthless as his enemies and as deceitful as people in his own government if he has any hopes of completing his mission. |
 | By Foden, Giles Publishing Date: 2010 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC The D-day landings--the fate of 2.5 million men, three thousand landing craft and the entire future of Europe depend on the right weather conditions on the English Channel on a single day. A team of Allied scientists is charged with agreeing on an accurate forecast five days in advance. But is it even possible to predict the weather so far ahead? Wallace Ryman has devised a system that comprehends all of this--but he is a reclusive pacifist who stubbornly refuses to divulge his secrets. Henry Meadows, a young math prodigy, is sent to Scotland to uncover Ryman's system and apply it to the Normandy landings. But turbulence proves more elusive than anyone could have imagined. When Henry meets Gill, Ryman's beautiful wife, events, like the weather, begin to spiral out of control.--From publisher description. |
 | By Foster, Amy Susan Publishing Date: 2009 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC In the picturesque Pacific coast town of Avening, it's hard not to believe in magic. This is a town where the shoes in the window always fit, where you can buy a love potion at the corner shop, and where local lore seamlessly mixes with the supernatural. And then there's Autumn, Avening's most beloved resident, shopkeeper, and guardian of the Jaen sisterhood. When she receives word she's been promoted within the order, Autumn must undertake the task of selecting her own replacement. But who in Avening is magical enough to take Autumn's place?-- Publisher's description. |