Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
January 2013 - February 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.
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Stop eating your heart out: the 21-day program to free yourself from emotional eating By Beck, Meryl Hershey Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: 600 Call Number: 616.8526 BEC Binge eating disorder is the term now used for emotional overeating. Beck shows you how to free yourself from emotional eating, once and for all. She offers 21 days worth of simple, highly effective assignments to help you break your patterns. |
NEW RELEASE Engines of change: a history of the American dream in fifteen cars By Ingrassia, Paul Publishing Date: c2012 Classification: 600 Call Number: 629.222 ING Chronicles the history reflected by fifteen iconic car models to discuss how automobiles reflect key cultural shifts as well as developments in such areas as manufacturing, women's rights, and environmental awareness. |
Dog sense: how the new science of dog behavior can make you a better friend to your pet By Bradshaw, John Publishing Date: c2011 Classification: 600 Call Number: 636.7088 BRA "Dogs have been mankind's faithful companions for tens of thousands of years, yet today they are regularly treated as either pack-following wolves or furry humans. The truth is, dogs are neither--and our misunderstanding has put them in serious crisis. What dogs really need is a spokesperson, someone who will assert their specific needs. Renowned anthrozoologist Dr. John Bradshaw has made a career of studying human-animal interactions, and in Dog Sense he uses the latest scientific research to show how humans can live in harmony with--not just dominion over-- their four-legged friends. From explaining why positive reinforcement is a more effective (and less damaging) way to control dogs' behavior than punishment to demonstrating the importance of weighing a dog's unique personality against stereotypes about its breed, Bradshaw offers extraordinary insight into the question of how we really ought to treat our dogs"--Provided by publisher. |
NEW RELEASE Pure beef: an essential guide to artisan meat with recipes for every cut By Curry, Lynne Publishing Date: c2012 Classification: 600 Call Number: 641.662 CUR "Leaping in sales by thirty percent each year, artisan beef--including natural, organic, and especially grassfed--is captivating everyone's attention. With all of these new choices on the market, Pure Beef answers home cooks' most pressing questions: Which beef should I buy? Where can I buy it? How should I cook it? Featuring an engaging beef cooking tutorial and a cook-friendly beef cut chart, Pure Beef instructs anyone how to grill, roast, stew, simmer, and sauté every cut of beef to their liking. With chapters organized by cooking methods and corresponding beef cuts, its 140 recipes are customized for leaner, heat-sensitive grassfed beef and model a healthful and sustainable approach to meat eating. A groundbreaking guide to artisan beef, this cookbook offers everyone the benefits of an informative and delicious ranch-to-table dining experience complete with a full-color photo recipe insert and landscape images throughout." |
NEW RELEASE Charred & scruffed: bold new techniques for explosive flavor on and off the grill By Perry Lang, Adam Publishing Date: c2012 Classification: 600 Call Number: 641.76 PER A collection of recipes for barbecuing different types of meat and fish emphasizes grilling techniques while presenting ideas for side dishes, sauces, bastes, and brines. |
NEW RELEASE Zuppe: soups from the kitchen of the American Academy in Rome, the Rome Sustainable Food Project By Talbott, Mona Publishing Date: c2012 Classification: 600 Call Number: 641.813 TAL Presents fifty traditional Italian recipes for soups, arranged by season, and includes such recipes as spicy carrot soup, Roman egg drop soup, and summer minestrone-- |
By St. John, Jeffrey Publishing Date: c1984 Classification: 600 Call Number: 669.2 ST. Explains how gold, silver, and platinum are formed, mined, and refined, looks at coins, jewelry, and art objects, and discusses modern uses of precious metals. |
500 cameras: 170 years of photographic innovation By Gustavson, Todd Publishing Date: c2011 Classification: 700 Call Number: 771.309 GUS "Drawing upon the archives of the George Eastman House Collection, 500 Cameras takes a unique approach to the fascinating story of photography. Tracing the medium's history through some of the most important equipment ever used by professionals and amateurs, this remarkable survey presents 500 cameras, all beautifully illustrated in spectacular images."--P. [2] of cover. |
By Isacoff, Stuart Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: 700 Call Number: 786.209 ISA Unfolds the ongoing history and evolution of the piano and all its myriad wonders: how its very sound provides the basis for emotional expression and individual style, and why it has so powerfully entertained generation upon generation of listeners. |
NEW RELEASE Beautiful thing: inside the secret world of Bombay's dance bars By Faleiro, Sonia Publishing Date: [2012], c2010 Classification: 700 Call Number: 792.7092 FAL Offers first-hand insight into Bombay's sex industry and traces the author's experiences with a charismatic teenage exotic dancer whose independence was challenged by an ambitious politician's campaign of false morality. |
By James, Henry Publishing Date: c1984 Classification: 800 Call Number: 809.034 JAM v. 1 |
By James, Henry Publishing Date: c1984 Classification: 800 Call Number: 809.034 JAM v. 2 |
By Crane, Stephen Publishing Date: c1984 Classification: 800 Call Number: 813.4 CRA |
By Adams, Henry Publishing Date: c1983 Classification: 800 Call Number: 818.409 ADA The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the "finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made" (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to choose from, there is a perfect gift for everyone. |
Collected tales, sketches, speeches, & essays-1852-1890 By Twain, Mark Publishing Date: c1992 Classification: 800 Call Number: 818.409 TWA v.1 A two-volume set that contains more than 270 speeches, sketches, short stories, maxims, and other writings by Mark Twain. |
Collected tales, sketches, speeches, & essays-1891-1910 By Twain, Mark Publishing Date: c1992 Classification: 800 Call Number: 818.409 TWA v.2 A two-volume set that contains more than 270 speeches, sketches, short stories, maxims, and other writings by Mark Twain. |
By Kirsch, Adam Publishing Date: c2011 Classification: 800 Call Number: 818.5209 KIR "Lionel Trilling, regarded at the time of his death in 1975 as America's preeminent literary critic, is today often seen as a relic of a vanished era. His was an age when literary criticism and ideas seemed to matter profoundly in the intellectual life of the country. In this eloquent book, Adam Kirsch shows that Trilling, far from being obsolete, is essential to understanding our current crisis of literary confidence--and to overcoming it. By reading Trilling primarily as a writer and thinker, Kirsch demonstrates how Trilling's original and moving work continues to provide an inspiring example of a mind creating itself through its encounters with texts. Why Trilling Matters introduces all of Trilling's major writings and situates him in the intellectual landscape of his century, from Communism in the 1930s to neoconservatism in the 1970s. But Kirsch goes deeper, addressing today's concerns about the decline of literature, reading, and even the book itself, and finds that Trilling has more to teach us now than ever before. As Kirsch writes, "Trilling's essays are not exactly literary criticism" but, like all literature, "ends in themselves.""-- |
Fernhurst, Q.E.D., and other early writings By Stein, Gertrude Publishing Date: [1971] Classification: 800 Call Number: 818.5209 STE |
By Pastoriza Iyodo, Benito Publishing Date: [2003] Classification: 800 Call Number: 861.64 PAS "El presente poemario es una muestra exploratoria de signo contrario, una visualización de los pantanos en los que se ha sumergido el hombre. Es, al decir del propio poeta, 'un libro del desamor, de la tración del hombre al hombre mismo, de la desacralización de la inocencia y del la naturaleza'"--forro. |
NEW RELEASE The invisible Arab: the promise and peril of the Arab revolutions By Bisharah, Marwan Publishing Date: c2012 Classification: 900 Call Number: 909.0974 BIS "The Invisible Arab is a brilliant analysis from Marwan Bishara, one of the Arab world's leading public intellectuals, on how the Arabs broke their own psychological barrier of fear to kindle one of the first significant revolutionary transformations of the twenty-first century."--Jacket. |