Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
March 2015 - April 2015
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 & psychologyReligionSocial sciencesLanguageScienceTechnologyArts & recreationLiteratureHistory & geography |
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By Vega, Phyllis Publishing Date: 2005 Classification: 100 Call Number: 133.5 VEG "Explanation of zodiac sun signs and what your birthday reveals about your personality"--Provided by publisher. |
10,000 dreams interpreted: a dictionary of dreams By Miller, Gustavus Hindman Publishing Date: [2007] Classification: 100 Call Number: 135.3 MIL |
The discovery of the unconscious: the history and evolution of dynamic psychiatry By Ellenberger, Henri F. Publishing Date: c1970 Classification: 100 Call Number: 150.195 ELL |
By Kahneman, Daniel Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: 100 Call Number: 153.42 KAH Daniel Kahneman, Nobel laureate in Economics for his seminal work in psychology that challenged the rational model of judgment and decision making, is one of our most important thinkers. His ideas have had a profound impact on many fields, but he has never brought them together in one book. Here, he explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. Kahneman exposes the capabilities--and also the faults and biases--of fast thinking, and reveals the pervasive influence of intuitive impressions on our thoughts and behavior. Then he reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking. He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal lives--and how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble.--From publisher description. |
Everyday commitments: choosing a life of love, realism, and acceptance By Richo, David Publishing Date: 2008 Classification: 100 Call Number: 170.44 RIC Offers guidance on how to develop genuine kindness toward yourself and others, find freedom from fear, maintain healthy boundaries in relationships, and develop greater honesty and awareness. |
NEW RELEASE The moral arc: how science and reason lead humanity toward truth, justice, and freedom By Shermer, Michael Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: 100 Call Number: 170.9 SHE "From Galileo and Newton to Thomas Hobbes and Martin Luther King, Jr., thinkers throughout history have consciously employed scientific techniques to better understand the non-physical world. The Age of Reason and the Enlightenment led theorists to apply scientific reasoning to the non-scientific disciplines of politics, economics, and moral philosophy. Instead of relying on the woodcuts of dissected bodies in old medical texts, physicians opened bodies themselves to see what was there; instead of divining truth through the authority of an ancient holy book or philosophical treatise, people began to explore the book of nature for themselves through travel and exploration; instead of the supernatural belief in the divine right of kings, people employed a natural belief in the right of democracy. In this provocative and compelling book, Shermer will explain how abstract reasoning, rationality, empiricism, skepticism--scientific ways of thinking--have profoundly changed the way we perceive morality and, indeed, move us ever closer to a more just world"-- |
Moral minds: how nature designed our universal sense of right and wrong By Hauser, Marc D. Publishing Date: c2006 Classification: 100 Call Number: 171.7 HAU In his groundbreaking book, Marc Hauser puts forth a revolutionary new theory: that humans have evolved a universal moral instinct, unconsciously propelling us to deliver judgments of right and wrong independent of gender, education, and religion. Combining his cutting-edge research with the latest findings in cognitive psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, evolutionary biology, economics, and anthropology, Hauser explores the startling implications of his provocative theory vis-à-vis contemporary bioethics, religion, the law, and our everyday lives. - (HARPERCOLL) |
By McArthur, Jo-Anne Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: 100 Call Number: 179.3 MCA Drawn from many photos taken over 15 years, We Animals illustrates and investigates animals in the human environment: whether they're being used for food, fashion and entertainment, or research, or are being rescued to spend their remaining years in sanctuaries. Award-winning photojournalist and animal advocate Jo-Anne McArthur provides a valuable lesson about our treatment of animals, makes animal industries visible and accountable, and widens our circle of compassion to include all sentient beings.--Amazon |
Fields of blood: religion and the history of violence By Armstrong, Karen Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: 200 Call Number: 201.72 ARM "From the renowned and best-selling author of A History of God, a sweeping exploration of religion's connection to violence. For the first time in American history, religious self-identification is on the decline. Some have cited a perception that began to grow after Sept 11: That faith in general is a source of aggression, intolerance and divisiveness--something bad for society. But how accurate is that view? And does it apply equally to all faiths? In these troubled times, we risk basing decisions of real and dangerous consequence on mistaken understandings of the faiths subscribed around us, in our immediate community as well as globally. And so, with her deep learning and sympathetic understanding, Karen Armstrong examines the impulse toward violence in each of the world's great religions. |
Publishing Date: 2000 Classification: 200 Call Number: 211.8 This unique anthology assembles the best writings on atheism, agnosticism, and skepticism by some of the world's great thinkers past and present. Includes essays by Bertrand Russell, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and more. |
Ladies of gold, volume one: the remarkable ministry of the golden candlestick By Metcalfe, Frances Publishing Date: c2011 Classification: 200 Call Number: 231.7 MET v.1 |
By Waugh, Evelyn Publishing Date: [1959] Classification: 200 Call Number: 282.092 WAU |
The spirituality of imperfection: storytelling and the journey to wholeness By Kurtz, Ernest Publishing Date: 1994, c1992 Classification: 200 Call Number: 291.4 KUR The Spirituality of Imperfection brings together stories from many spiritual and philosophical paths, weaving past traditions into a spirituality and a new way of thinking and living that the authors propose for today. |
The gnostic Jung and The Seven Sermons to the dead By Hoeller, Stephan A. Publishing Date: 1982 Classification: 200 Call Number: 299.93 HOE |
By Gurian, Michael Publishing Date: 1999, c1998 Classification: 300 Call Number: 305.23 GUR 2 copies. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Publishing Date: [2004] Classification: 300 Call Number: 305.8 Presents a collection of color and black-and-white illustrated photographs and drawings of American immigrants from around the world including refugees, war-brides, early explorers, and African slaves. |
Who's afraid of post-blackness: what it means to be Black now By Touré Publishing Date: 2012 Classification: 300 Call Number: 305.896 TOU In the age of Obama, racial attitudes have become more complicated and nuanced than ever before. Inspired by a president who is unlike any Black man ever seen on our national stage, we are searching for new ways of understanding Blackness. In this book, the author, a commentator and journalist tackles what it means to be Black in America today. He begins by examining the concept of "Post-Blackness," a term that defines artists who are proud to be Black but don't want to be limited by identity politics and boxed in by race. He soon discovers that the desire to be rooted in but not constrained by Blackness is everywhere. In this book he argues that Blackness is infinite, that any identity imaginable is Black, and that all expressions of Blackness are legitimate. -- From the publsher. |
Freedom's daughters: the unsung heroines of the civil rights movement from 1830 to 1970 By Olson, Lynne Publishing Date: 2002, c2001 Classification: 300 Call Number: 323.1196 OLS The first and only comprehensive history of the enormous contributions of women--black and white, famous and unknown--to the fight for civil rights in this country. "Freedom's Daughters" spans four generations and introduces more than 60 women, some well-known, others never written about before. |
Money: the unauthorised biography By Martin, Felix Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: 300 Call Number: 332.49 MAR From ancient currency to Adam Smith, from the gold standard to shadow banking and the Great Recession: a sweeping historical epic that traces the development and evolution of one of humankind's greatest inventions. |
The quest: energy, security and the remaking of the modern world By Yergin, Daniel Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: 300 Call Number: 333.79 YER This sequel to The Prize provides a narrative of global energy, the principal engine of geopolitical and economic change. The author, an energy authority, continues the riveting story begun in the book, The Prize, in this account of the quest for the energy the world needs, and the power and riches that come with it. He proves that energy is truly the engine of global political and economic change, as well as central to the battle over climate change. From the jammed streets of Beijing, the shores of the Caspian Sea, and the conflicts in the Mideast, to Capitol Hill and Silicon Valley, he takes us inside the decisions and choices that are shaping our future. Without understanding the realities of energy examined in this book, we may surrender our place at the helm of history. He tells the inside stories of the oil market, the rise of the "petrostate", the race to control the resources of the former Soviet empire, and the massive corporate mergers that transformed the oil landscape. He shows how the drama of oil, the struggle for access to it, the battle for control, the insecurity of supply, the consequences of its use, its impact on the global economy, and the geopolitics that dominate it-will continue to shape our world. He takes on the toughest questions-will we run out of oil, and are China and the United States destined to conflict over oil? He also reveals the surprising and turbulent history of nuclear, coal, electricity, and natural gas. He investigates the "rebirth of renewables", biofuels and wind, as well as solar energy, which venture capitalists are betting will be "the next big thing" for meeting the needs of a growing world economy. He makes clear why understanding this greening landscape and its future role are crucial. He further brings climate change into unique perspective by offering an original and unprecedented history of how the issue went from concerning a handful of scientists, terrified of a new Ice Age, to one of the overarching issues of our times. This book presents an extraordinary range of characters and a panorama of dramatic stories that illustrate the principles that will shape a robust and flexible energy security system for the decades to come. |
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