Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions

These are books and media new to the library and cataloged by the Inyo County Free Library.

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Time travel and Papa Joe's pipe

By Lightman, Alan P.

Publishing Date: 1986, c1984

Classification: 500

Call Number: 500 LIG

The science consultant and columnist lucidly establishes the connections between the farther reaches of scientific theory and research and everyday life - (Baker & Taylor)

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The curious naturalist

Publishing Date: c1991

Classification: 500

Call Number: 508.73

Explores habitats, observing and identifying lifeforms, and discovering the connections that bind them.

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The log of a snow survey: skiing and working in a mountain Winter world

By Armstrong, Patrick

Publishing Date: 2014

Classification: 500

Call Number: 551.5797 ARM

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Earth song: a prologue to history

By Camp, Charles Lewis

Publishing Date: [1970]

Classification: 500

Call Number: 560.9794 CAM

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Jungles

By Lanting, Frans

Publishing Date: c2000

Classification: 500

Call Number: 578.734 LAN

In a glorious portfolio of the images made over a period of 20 years in jungles from the lowlands of the Congo the cloud forests of the Amazon, Lanting interprets the aesthetic splendor and the astonishing realm of the tropics. 140 illustrations. - (Ingram Publishing Services)

The sequoias of Yosemite National Park

By Harvey, H. Thomas

Publishing Date: 1978

Classification: 500

Call Number: 585.2 HAR

Native trout of North America

By Smith, Robert H.

Publishing Date: c1984

Classification: 500

Call Number: 597.55 SMI

Birds of the Yosemite Sierra: a distributional survey

By Gaines, David

Publishing Date: c1977

Classification: 500

Call Number: 598.2 GAI

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Tiger: portrait of a predator

By Thapar, Valmik

Publishing Date: c1986

Classification: 500

Call Number: 599.74 THA

Exquisite and rare photographs, coupled with a lively narrative, portray the life and habits of the Indian tiger. Particular emphasis is placed on ``Project Tiger,'' the Indian government program which has helped to transform the tiger from the once-elusive endangered predator to the fearless hunter who freely roams the jungles. The close-up details of Indian wildlife make this useful for zoology and ecology classes. Copyright 1986 Cahners Business Information.

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