Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
November 2013 - December 2013
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.
By McLean, Russel D. Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Private investigator J McNee returns to business with a new case involving the disappearance of the teenage goddaughter of a local crime boss. |
By Meekings, Sam Publishing Date: 2010 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC This is a universal love story, a family saga, and a journey through Chinese history, myth, and culture. Following a young Chinese couple as their love grows, and is tested, during Mao's Cultural Revolution, this novel provides a rare and personal glimpse into the birth modern China. When the Kitchen God is challenged by the Jade Emperor to fathom the workings of the human heart, he chooses to follow the life of Jinyi and his wife Yuying, from their blossoming love until their old age, in hope of finding an answer. The Kitchen God watches as the new government strictures split their family in two, living inside their hearts as they endure the loss of two children, homesickness, and isolation, all while keeping alive a love that survives famine, forced labor, and even death. Weaving together the story of their life with China's recent political history, as well as traditional folktales and myths, the Kitchen God illuminates the most impenetrable aspects the human condition. |
By Mengestu, Dinaw Publishing Date: 2010 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Leaving behind his marriage and job in New York, Jonas, the son of Ethiopian immigrants, sets out to retrace his mother and father's trip and weave together a family history that will take him from the war-torn Ethiopia of his parents' youth to his life in the America of today. |
By Miller, Andrew Publishing Date: c2011 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Witnessing the progression of regional corruption in his work as a British lawyer in early 2000s Moscow, Nick Platt rescues two sisters from a purse snatcher and pursues a glamorous romantic relationship with one of the sisters before he is asked to help with a dubious family endeavor. |
NEW RELEASE The road from Gap Creek: a novel By Morgan, Robert Publishing Date: 2013 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Seen through the eyes of the youngest daughter, Annie, the Richards family faces triumph and hardships during the Great Depression and World War II. |
By Nelson, Willie Publishing Date: 2008 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC "Country legend Willie Nelson makes his fiction debut with an action-packed western set in the semi-fictional town of Luck, Texas"--Provided by publisher. |
By Norman, Howard A. Publishing Date: 2007 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC A rigorous psychological study based on a confrontation between a young man and his new father-in-law. |
By Nothomb, Amélie Publishing Date: 2010 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Tells the story of a reclusive and dying Nobel laureate novelist who grants access to five journalists for interviews. What they find is far from the literary luminary they imagined. |
By Osondu, E. C. Publishing Date: c2010 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC An acclaimed African writer offers a debut collection of stories set both in Nigeria and the United States, which moves from the fears and dreams of boys and girls in African villages and refugee camps, to the disillusionment and confusion of young married couples living in America. |
By Paasilinna, Arto Publishing Date: 2010 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC After his car hits a bunny, which ultimately survives, a man decides to quit his job, leave his wife, sell his possessions, and spend a year wandering around the countryside of Finland--with the rabbit as his only companion. |
By Palahniuk, Chuck Publishing Date: 2000 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC "The only difference between suicide and martyrdom is press coverage," according to the "been there, done that" wisdom of Tender Branson, last surviving member of the Creedish Death Cult. At the opening of Chuck Palahniuk's hilariously unnerving second novel, Tender is cruising on autopilot, 39,000 feet up, dictating the whole of his life story into Flight 2039's "black box" in the final moments before crashing into the vast Australian outback. |
The passages of H.M.: a novel of Herman Melville By Parini, Jay Publishing Date: c2010 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC A tale inspired by the life of Herman Melville finds the aging author's wife witnessing his descent into alcoholism and obscurity in the decades after the failure of "Moby Dick," a work of creative genius shaped by memories of youthful seafaring adventures. |
By Pekkanen, Sarah Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC What would you do if your husband suddenly wanted to rewrite the rules of your relationship? |
By Pekkanen, Sarah Publishing Date: 2010 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC When Lindsey's carefully constructed life implodes, she retreats to her parents' home and struggles to maintain her identity while her twin sister plans a lavish wedding. Things get even more complicated when a family secret forces both sisters to reconsider who they are and are meant to be. |
By Percy, Benjamin Publishing Date: c2010 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC "Echo Canyon, a disappearing pocket of wilderness outside Bend, Oregon, is the site of conflicting memories for Justin Caves and his father, Paul. It's slated for redevelopment as a golfing resort. When Paul suggests one last hunting trip, Justin accepts, hoping to set things right with his father, and he agrees to bring his son along, too. As the weekend unfolds, Justin is pushed to the limit by the reckless taunting of his father, the physical demands of the terrain, and the menacing evidence of a bear's hovering presence. All the while, he remembers the promise he made to his skeptical wife: to keep their son safe. For Justin, these few days will map the changing territory of his heart as he discovers how far he will go to protect those he loves" --Jkt. cover. |
NEW RELEASE By Pessl, Marisha Publishing Date: 2013 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC When the daughter of a cult horror film director is found dead in an abandoned Manhattan warehouse, investigative journalist Scott McGrath, disbelieving the official suicide ruling, probes into the strange circumstances of the young woman's death. |
By Peters, Ralph Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC When a beautiful and brilliant Army lieutenant is found murdered at a post on the Mexican border, military and civilian investigators struggle with a long list of possible suspects and a long-standing breakdown in regional discipline. |
By Pierre, D. B. C. Publishing Date: 2003 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC After a school shooting where sixteen kids are shot Vernon Little's best friend turns the gun on himself, leaving Vernon to be accused as an accessory to murder. - (Baker & Taylor) Vernon God Little is a provocatively satirical, riotously funny look at violence, materialism, and the American media. - (Houghton) |
By Preston, Douglas J. Publishing Date: 2012 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Special Agent Pendergast pursued his wife's kidnappers into Mexico. But then, things went wrong and they escaped. Emotionally shattered, he retreated to his New York apartment and shut out the world. Only a request from his NYPD friend, Lt. D'Agosta to help him find a recent killer brings him into the outside world again where they soon discover that these killing's and that of his wife are connected. |
By Revoyr, Nina Publishing Date: c2011 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Michelle LeBeau and her white-Japanese family are forever changed when a black family moves into her all-white town in 1974. |