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.
| Non-Fiction | Computer science, information & general worksPhilosophy & psychologyReligion Social sciences LanguageScienceTechnologyArts & recreationLiteratureHistory & geography |
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 | The alphabet versus the goddess: the conflict between word and image By Shlain, Leonard Publishing Date: 1999 Classification: 300 Call Number: 302.2244 SHL This groundbreaking book proposes that the rise of alphabetic literacy reconfigured the human brain and brought about profound changes in history, religion, and gender relations. Making remarkable connections across brain function, myth, and anthropology, Dr. Shlain shows why pre-literate cultures were principally informed by holistic, right-brain modes that venerated the Goddess, images, and feminine values. Writing drove cultures toward linear left-brain thinking and this shift upset the balance between men and women, initiating the decline of the feminine and ushering in patriarchal rule. Examining the cultures of the Israelites, Greeks, Christians, and Muslims, Shlain reinterprets ancient myths and parables in light of his theory. Provocative and inspiring, this book is a paradigm-shattering work that will transform your view of history and the mind. |
 | An ordinary person's guide to empire By Roy, Arundhati Publishing Date: 2004 Classification: 300 Call Number: 302.23 ROY Collected speeches and essays. |
 | Nothing to envy: ordinary lives in North Korea By Demick, Barbara Publishing Date: 2009 Classification: 300 Call Number: 306.0951 DEM Chronicles the lives of six North Koreans over a span of fifteen years, exploring how the lives of ordinary citizens were impacted by key social, political, and economic events of the time. |
 | NEW RELEASE Drift: the unmooring of American military power By Maddow, Rachel Publishing Date: c2012 Classification: 300 Call Number: 306.27 MAD Maddow shows how deeply militarized our culture has become--how the role of the national security sector has shape-shifted and grown over the past century to the point of being financially unsustainable and confused in mission. |
 | The great father: the United States government and the American Indians By Prucha, Francis Paul Publishing Date: c1986 Classification: 300 Call Number: 323.1197 PRU The Great Father was widely praised when it appeared in two volumes in 1984 and was awarded the Ray Allen Billington Prize by the Organization of American Historians. This abridged one-volume edition follows the structure of the two-volume edition, eliminating only the footnotes and some of the detail. It is a comprehensive history of the relations between the U.S. government and the Indians. Covering the two centuries from the Revolutionary War to 1980, the book traces the development of American Indian policy and the growth of the bureaucracy created to implement that policy. |
 | NEW RELEASE Rez life: an Indian's journey through reservation life By Treuer, David Publishing Date: c2012 Classification: 300 Call Number: 323.1197 TRE Novelist David Treuer examines Native American reservation life--past and present--illuminating misunderstood contemporary issues of sovereignty, treaty rights, and natural-resource conservation while also exploring crime and poverty, casinos and wealth, and the preservation of native language and culture. |
 | Reclaim your nest egg: take control of your financial future By Kamen, Ken Publishing Date: c2010 Classification: 300 Call Number: 332.024 KAM "After the worst market crash since the Great Depression, many investors have lost 30% to 50% of their retirement savings. Author Ken Kamen details the current market--where do we stand and what can we expect next? Ken advises we move away from the micro view and individual stocks and look at the big picture. Keep your investments simple, build a plan meant to last, and if you choose to, find someone you trust to help manage it. Ken discusses the facets of investing from a macro point of view. For example, Kamen discusses sample portfolios for those who want to manage their own accounts. The book looks at understanding what went wrong, managing your financial expectations, discovering a long-term investment strategy, and much more. Ken addresses the growing needs of readers throughout the work."--Provided by publisher. |
 | Seeing and being seen: tourism in the American West Publishing Date: c2001 Classification: 300 Call Number: 338.4 Contributors from the humanities and social sciences, business faculty, and National Park Service employees explore the history of tourism in the American West and examine its effects on both the tourists and the places and people they visit. They investigate dilemmas that tourism poses for Western communities, from economic and environmental questions to cultural change. Chapters are organized around three broad topics: scholarly perceptions of tourism; tourism in its historical context; and the history and impact of tourism on the West's national parks. Most material originated at a spring 1997 conference. Wrobel teaches history at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Long teaches tourism management at the University of Colorado. c. Book News Inc. |
 | By Hack, Richard Publishing Date: c2001 Classification: 300 Call Number: 338.767 HAC Based on newly uncovered personal letters, sealed court testimony, recently declassified FBI files, and never-before-revealed autopsy findings, this book is a thorughly researched and vividly detailed account of America's first billionaire. |
 | American Indians, American justice By Deloria, Vine Publishing Date: 1983 Classification: 300 Call Number: 347.731 DEL Describes classic indictment of mistreatment of Indian peoples. |
By Navasky, Victor S. Publishing Date: 1977, c1971 Classification: 300 Call Number: 353.5 NAV Detailed study of Robert F. Kennedy's years as U. S. Attorney General, citing his encounters with well-known personalities, and consequences of his pursuit and exercise of power. |
 | Inside Seal Team Six: my life and missions with America's elite warriors By Mann, Don Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: 300 Call Number: 359.9 MAN A high octane narrative of physical and mental toughness, giving unprecedented insight to the inner workings of the training and secret missions of the world's most respected and feared combat unit--Seal Team Six, the elite warriors who took down Osama bin Laden. |
 | The plot to kill the President By Blakey, G. Robert Publishing Date: c1981 Classification: 300 Call Number: 364.152 BLA In the world of conspiracy theories, this one ranks as the current ""official"" view of the plot to kill JFK; and if you were paying attention during the proceedings of the House Select Committee on Assassinations, you've heard about it before. Blakey was Chief Counsel and Staff Director, taking a break from teaching law, while Billings is a journalist (Life) who helped write the report. The conclusions of the investigation come down to a theory for which there is little conclusive evidence, but much of the circumstantial sort. Blakey is certain that there was a second gunman in Dallas behind the ""grassy knoll"" who fired one shot that missed altogether, while Oswald fired three shots and is indeed the killer. The second gunman--who, Blakey thinks, should have been discovered by the Warren Commission--signifies that there was a conspiracy. As to who was involved, that remains conjecture. The best guess is that organized crime and Cuban exiles with CIA connections were involved. Oswald ostensibly was recruited on the pretext that he was aiding pro-Castro forces, while in actuality it was the reverse; Jack Ruby, according to this scenario, was a classic hit man. What the Committee knew was that the Mafia-types wanted Kennedy dead because of Robert Kennedy's anti-crime investigations; and that the Cuban exiles were miffed over the Bay of Pigs invasion. They were also aware of what gangland-style assassinations look like, and can establish personal connections between enough people to make the whole theory plausible without naming any names; they're sure, moreover, that the names will never be known--so this, presumably, is the final official word. As such, it leans more heavily on Mafia involvement than on the Cuban connection (which seems, by comparison, to have been under-investigated). Since most of the crime figures are dead, the Cuban connection may indeed leave some stones still to be turned by others. Copyright ŠKirkus Reviews, used with permission. |
 | The suspicions of Mr. Whicher: a shocking murder and the undoing of a great Victorian detective By Summerscale, Kate Publishing Date: 2008 Classification: 300 Call Number: 364.152 SUM In June of 1860 three-year-old Saville Kent was found at the bottom of an outdoor privy with his throat slit. The crime horrified all England and led to a national obsession with detection, ironically destroying, in the process, the career of perhaps the greatest detective in the land, Jonathan Whicher of Scotland Yard. Whicher quickly believed the unbelievable--that someone within the family was responsible for the murder of young Saville Kent. Without sufficient evidence or a confession, though, his case was circumstantial and he returned to London a broken man. Though he would be vindicated five years later, the real legacy of Jonathan Whicher lives on in fiction: the tough, quirky, knowing, and all-seeing detective that we know and love today ... from the cryptic Sgt. Cuff in Wilkie Collins's The Moonstone to Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade.--From publisher description. |
 | "R.F.K. must die!": chasing the mystery of the Robert Kennedy assassination By Kaiser, Robert Blair Publishing Date: 2008 Classification: 300 Call Number: 364.1524 KAI New ed., completely revised & rewritten. Much of this work was published by E.P. Dutton in 1970 under the title 'R.F.K. must die! a history of the Robert Kennedy assassination. |
 | On the trail of the JFK assassins: a groundbreaking look at America's most infamous conspiracy By Russell, Dick Publishing Date: c2008 Classification: 300 Call Number: 364.1524 RUS John F. Kennedy assassination expert Russell here compiles a selection of his latest research into the assassination of our thirty-fifth president. These pieces cover every aspect of the JFK assassination, from the shots, to the subsequent investigation, to the Warren Report. Russell's research analyzes newly declassified information and continues to build upon his painstakingly detailed investigations.--From publisher description. |
 | Billy the Kid: a short and violent life By Utley, Robert Marshall Publishing Date: c1989 Classification: 300 Call Number: 364.1552 UTL Examines the career of the young outlaw whose life and death were an expression of the violence prevalent on the American frontier. |
 | By Lurie, Karen Publishing Date: 2010 Classification: 300 Call Number: 378.1664 LUR A guide to mastering the GRE includes subject reviews, full-length practice exams with explanatory answers, and test-taking strategies. |
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