Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
January 2025 - May 2025
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 |
A history of classical physics: from antiquity to the quantum By Bernal, J. D Publishing Date: 1997 Classification: 500 Call Number: 530 BER |
Quantum questions: mystical writings of the world's great physicists Publishing Date: 2001 Classification: 500 Call Number: 530.2 Examines the writings of eight physicists from a mystical worldview. |
By Marx, Ellen Publishing Date: 1983 Classification: 500 Call Number: 535.6 MAR "The perception of color resists objective definition. While the density of a photographic filter or the wave lengths in a television image can be measured exactly, the psychological and physiological expression of optical color is, ultimately, a matter of subjective judgment. The human brain is able to discern extraordinarily fine gradations in brightness, hue, and saturation - some 10 million nuances. It is therefore not surprising that every aspect of color theory is open to interpretation. The investigations that Ellen Marx outlines in Optical Color are the result of a painstaking and systematic series of experiments. The reader is invited to enter into a dialog with the demonstrations contained in this book, and to observe first-hand the relationship of optical color to the phenomenon of simultaneity. Although rigorously logical and based on a thorough scientific understanding, the studies that Marx presents do not slight the importance of intuition. The reader can discover both accurate and precise interactions of primary colors while at the same time delving deep into his or her hidden, personal world." -- |
Dinosaurs the grand tour: everything worth knowing about dinosaurs from Aardonyx to Zuniceratops By Pim, Keiron Publishing Date: [2019] Classification: 500 Call Number: 567.9 PIM "Now completely revised and updated: a compendium of more than 300 dinosaurs, their key anatomy, geology, and history at a glance"-- |
Forbidden archeology: the hidden history of the human race By Cremo, Michael A Publishing Date: 1998 Classification: 500 Call Number: 573.3 CRE Over the past two centuries, researchers have found bones and artifacts showing that people like ourselves existed on earth millions of years ago. But the scientific establishment has suppressed, ignored, or forgotten these remarkable facts. Why? Because they contradict dominant views of human origins and antiquity. Forbidden Archeology is a call for a change in today's arbitrarily rigid mindset. Cremo and Thompson challenge us to rethink our understanding of human origins, identity, and destiny. |
By Lanza, Robert Publishing Date: 2010 Classification: 500 Call Number: 576.31 LAN The startling discovery that the world was not flat challenged and changed the way people perceived themselves and their relationships with the world. This work features the revolutionary view that life creates the universe instead of the other way around. |
Man eaters: true tales of animals stalking, mauling, killing, and eating human prey Publishing Date: 2000 Classification: 500 Call Number: 591.53 |
Vanishing treasures: a bestiary of extraordinary endangered creatures By Rundell, Katherine Publishing Date: [2024] Classification: 500 Call Number: 591.68 RUN The world is more astonishing, more miraculous, and more wonderful than our wildest imaginings. In this brilliant and passionately persuasive book, Katherine Rundell takes us on a globe-spanning tour of the world's most awe-inspiring animals currently facing extinction. Consider the seahorse: couples mate for life and meet each morning for a dance, pirouetting and changing colours before going their separate ways, to dance again the next day. The American wood frog survives winter by allowing itself to freeze solid, its heartbeat slowing until it stops altogether. Come spring, the heart kick-starts itself spontaneously back to life. As for the lemur, it lives in matriarchal troops led by an alpha female (it's not unusual for female ring-tailed lemurs to slap males across the face when they become aggressive). Whenever they are cold or frightened, they group together in what's known as a lemur ball, paws and tails intertwined, to form a furry mass as big as a bicycle wheel. But each of these extraordinary animals is endangered or holds a sub-species that is endangered. This urgent, inspiring book of essays dedicated to 23 unusual and underappreciated creatures is a clarion call insisting that we look at the world around us with new eyes to see the magic of the animals we live among, their unknown histories and capabilities, and above all how lucky we are to tread the same ground as such vanishing treasures. Beautifully illustrated, and full of inimitable wit and intellect, Vanishing Treasures is a chance to be awestruck and lovestruck, to reckon with the beauty of the world, its fragility, and its strangeness. |
Grizzly years: in search of the American wilderness By Peacock, Doug Publishing Date: 1996 Classification: 500 Call Number: 599.74 PEA "For nearly twenty years, alone and unarmed, author Doug Peacock traversed the rugged mountains of Montana and Wyoming tracking the magnificent grizzly. His thrilling narrative takes us into the bear?s habitat, where we observe directly this majestic animal?s behavior, from hunting strategies, mating patterns, and denning habits to social hierarchy and methods of communication. As Peacock tracks the bears, his story turns into a thrilling narrative about the breaking down of suspicion between man and beast in the wild."--Back cover. |
Forever strong: a new, science-based strategy for aging well By Lyon, Gabrielle Publishing Date: 2023 Classification: 600 Call Number: 612.68 LYO "Learn how to reboot your metabolism, build strength, and extend your life with this accessible new guidebook that demonstrates the importance of muscle for health and longevity from the founder of the Institute for Muscle-Centric Medicine. After years of watching patients cycle through her practice, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon noticed a pattern. While her patients struggled with a wide range of conditions, they all suffered from the same core problem: they had too little muscle rather than too much fat. When we think about muscle, we tend to think about strength or aesthetics, but in reality, muscle accounts for so much more than that. As the body's largest endocrine organ, muscle actually determines everything about the trajectory of health and aging. Many of the conditions Dr. Lyon's patients were experiencing were actually symptoms of underdeveloped or unhealthy muscle. Now, Dr. Lyon offers an easy-to-follow food, fitness, and self-care program anchored in evidence and pioneering research that teaches you how to optimize muscle-no matter your age or health background. Discover how to overcome everything from obesity to autoimmune disorders and avoid diseases like Alzheimer's, hypertension, and diabetes by following Dr. Lyon's powerful new approach to becoming forever strong"-- |
Wednesday is indigo blue: discovering the brain of synesthesia By Cytowic, Richard E Publishing Date: 2009 Classification: 600 Call Number: 612.8233 CYT "In Wednesday Is Indigo Blue, pioneering researcher Richard Cytowic and distinguished neuroscientist David Eagleman explain the neuroscience and genetics behind synesthesia's multisensory experiences"--Page 4 of cover. |
Sleep drink breathe: simple daily habits for profound long-term health By Breus, Michael Publishing Date: 2024 Classification: 600 Call Number: 613 BRE "Good health doesn't have to be complicated. Sleeping, hydrating,and breathing are fundamental to life, and making simple adjustments to the way we perform these basic functions can have an extraordinary impact on our health and wellbeing. ... Dr. Michael Breus shares the most recent science on these biobehaviors and inspiring patient stories that are the basis for his ... strategy for optimizing your sleep, hydration, and breathing habits. [His] three-week Sleep-Drink-Breathe regimen is so straightforward, you won't be intimidated by it and you will stick with it. After just a few days, you'll feel better physically, mentally, and emotionally, and will be on the road to whole-body balance that lasts"-- |
The 4-hour body: an uncommon guide to rapid fat-loss, incredible sex and becoming superhuman By Ferriss, Timothy Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: 600 Call Number: 613.7 FER Do you want to lose fat, double your testosterone, get the perfect posterior or have a fifteen-minute female orgasm? Whatever your physical goal, The 4-Hour Body eclipses every other health manual by sharing the best-kept secrets in the latest science and research to provide new strategies for redesigning the human body. |
Built to move: the ten essential habits to help you move freely and live fully By Starrett, Kelly Publishing Date: 2023 Classification: 600 Call Number: 613.71 STA "The fitness innovators behind The Ready State and the movement bible Becoming a Supple Leopard present a new way to enhance mobility and improve day-to-day wellness for anyone and everyone"-- |
The Ultimate body rolling workout: the revolutionary way to tone, lengthen, and realign your body By Zake, Yamuna Publishing Date: 2003 Classification: 600 Call Number: 613.71 ZAK "Created by veteran yoga teacher Yamuna Zake, body rolling is a revolutionary fitness technique that uses six- to ten-inch inflatable balls to strengthen, tone, and realign the body, while providing sensations that can surpass the bliss of a massage. Now, in the first book devoted to body rolling, Zake shares the routines that she has imparted to thousands of clients across the country, and shows you how to get on the ball--and get the body you've always wanted."--Publisher's description. |
Publishing Date: [1994] Classification: 600 Call Number: 614.494 A collection of documents written by those who lived and died in the mid-fourteenth century (1348-1350). It traces through contemporary writings of the impact of the Black Death in Europe with particular emphasis on its spread across England. |
By Johnson, Steven Publishing Date: 2007 Classification: 600 Call Number: 614.514 JOH A chronicle of Victorian London's worst cholera outbreak traces the day-by-day efforts of Dr. John Snow, who put his own life on the line in his efforts to prove his previously dismissed contagion theory about how the epidemic was spreading. |
ER nurses: true stories from America's greatest unsung heroes By Patterson, James Publishing Date: 2021 Classification: 600 Call Number: 616.025 PAT "James Patterson and Matt Eversmann, #1 bestselling coauthors of Walk in My Combat Boots, powerfully present the medical frontline heroes who work to save our lives every day: E.R. Nurses. Around the clock, across the country, these highly skilled and compassionate men and women sacrifice and struggle for us and our families. You have never heard their true stories. Not like this. From big-city and small-town hospitals. From behind the scenes. From the heart. This book will make you laugh, make you cry, make you understand. When we're at our worst, E.R. nurses are at their best."--Amazon.com |
Stopping kidney disease basics By Hull, Lee Publishing Date: 2022 Classification: 600 Call Number: 616.6 HUL Stopping kidney disease basics is an educational guide and resource for patients who want to try and slow kidney and heart disease progression. |
By Frueh, Chris Publishing Date: [2024] Classification: 600 Call Number: 616.8 FRU Step into the hidden world of elite warriors--Green Berets, Navy SEALs, Air Force PJs, Marine Raiders, etc.--who are haunted by a unique constellation of injuries, born out of years, even decades, of fighting the Global War on Terror. Operator Syndrome identifies and describes the profound impact that years of extreme sacrifice have had on our military special operators and their loved ones. Drawing upon his thirty years of experience with clinical trials, historical epidemiology, and neuroscience research--as well as a decade of applied efforts with special operators across all branches of the U.S. military--acclaimed clinical psychologist Chris Frueh, Ph.D., uncovers a pattern of interrelated afflictions: traumatic brain injury, hormonal dysregulation, sleep apnea, chronic pain, depression, anger, insomnia, addiction, existential angst, and more. Dr. Frueh guides us through the harrowing terrain of Operator Syndrome. He provides a roadmap to understand its multifaceted origins and complex effects on every biological system in the body--as well as the social systems of family, work, and the indifferent society these warriors return to. He explains how modern healthcare systems, especially Veterans Affairs, have too often relied on the PTSD "easy button" and failed a generation of men and women who have carried the brunt of the fight since 9/11. Frueh shines a bright and empathic light on the silent struggles of a community with a "never quit" mindset. Most importantly, he provides real solutions, lifestyle adaptations, and step-by-step treatment strategies that have worked for hundreds of operators, saving lives and giving hope to families. |