Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
September 2016 - October 2016
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.
Conquer or die: Wellington's veterans and the liberation of the New World By Hughes, Ben Publishing Date: 2010 Classification: 900 Call Number: 980.02 HUG In 1815, just after the battle of Waterloo, over 6,000 British volunteers sailed across the Atlantic to aid Simon Bolivar in his liberation of Gran Columbia from her Spanish oppressors. The expeditions were plagued with disaster from the start, when one ship sank shortly after leaving Portsmouth with the loss of almost 200 lives. Those who reached the New World faced disease, wild animals, mutiny and desertion. Conditions on campaign were appalling, massacres were commonplace, rations crude, pay infrequent and supplies insufficient. Nevertheless, those who endured made key contributions to Bolivar's success. This book tells the fast-paced and entertaining story of the British volunteers from the raising of the regiments in Britain to the perils of campaigning to their defiant stand at the battle of Carabobo. Drawing on the volunteers' memoirs, letters and journals, supported by unpublished documents and newspaper reports, Conquer or Die! is the result of research across two continents. |
By Garcia, Jerry Publishing Date: c1995 Classification: 900 Call Number: B GARCIA, JERRY The cultural icon and rock musician offers a look at his early history on Harrington Street in San Francisco - (Baker & Taylor) |
Steve McQueen: the life and legend of a Hollywood icon By Terrill, Marshall Publishing Date: c2010 Classification: 900 Call Number: B McQueen Chronicles the life of a great actor--from his humble, small-town upbringing to his rise to become the star of such films as The Great Escape and The Magnificent Seven to his courageous battle with cancer and dramatic death in Mexico. - (Baker & Taylor) |
Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: R Call Number: R 070.5025 |
Publishing Date: 1999 Classification: R Call Number: R 709.7303 The American Art Book is a guide to the most influential and best-loved American artists from colonial times to the present. Covering three centuries, the art ranges from Puritan portraits to the luminous paintings of the Hudson River School and the American Impressionists, to the videos and neon and digital works of today's most intriguing conceptual artists. The American Art Book presents 500 artists in an A to Z format that departs from the usual emphasis on genres and time periods: Grandma Moses sits next to Robert Motherwell, and Winslow Homer faces Jenny Holzer, encouraging readers to contemplate the connections between art, American history, and popular culture. Each artist is represented by a full-page color plate of a significant work, accompanied by an informative and engaging text that places the artist in the context of contemporary movements and preceding traditions. The book includes an easy-to-use glossary of terms and artistic movements, and a directory of museums and public collections across the United States and abroad with important holdings in American art, making it a valuable reference work as well as a stimulating way to approach this multifaceted subject. - (Blackwell North Amer) |
By Probert, Thomas Publishing Date: 1977 Classification: R Call Number: R016.978 PRO |
The American Constitution: cases, comments, questions By Lockhart, William B. Publishing Date: 1975 Classification: R Call Number: R342.73 LOC |
The United States government manual 2015 Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: R Call Number: R353 |
Publishing Date: cop. 1986 Classification: R Call Number: R423 |
Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: R Call Number: R910.5 |
By Applegate, Katherine Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "A story about a homeless boy and his imaginary friend that proves in unexpected ways that friends matter, whether real or imaginary"-- |
By Banks, Angelica Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Real and imaginary worlds are colliding so Tuesday and Baxterr, at the request of the Librarian, venture to find the Gardener--the one person who can stop this catastrophe--but will they be able to save the land of story? |
Brambleheart: a story about finding treasure and the unexpected magic of friendship By Cole, Henry Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J A young apprentice chipmunk in a guild of craftsanimals strikes up an unlikely relationship with a dragon who teaches him the meaning of true friendship. |
Artemis Fowl: the eternity code By Colfer, Eoin Publishing Date: c2003 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J After Artemis uses stolen fairy technology to create a powerful microcomputer and it is snatched by a dangerous American businessman, Artemis, Juliet, Mulch, and the fairies join forces to try to retrieve it. |
All rise for the honorable Perry T. Cook By Connor, Leslie Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Born and raised in a prison where is mother is incarcerated, Perry T. Cook is taken to live with a foster family, where he feels trapped and out of place, and works to find a way to be reunited with his mother. |
By Friend, Natasha Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J After her mother's attempted suicide, thirteen-year-old Anna goes to live with her father and his new family, and learns to navigate the shifting loyalties of middle school friendships. |
By Kelly, Erin Entrada Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Abandoned by their father and living in poverty with their heartless stepmother in Louisiana, two sisters from the Philippines, twelve-year-old Sol and six-year-old Ming, learn the true meaning of family. |
By McMann, Lisa Publishing Date: 2013 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J The magical world of ArtimeĢ is gone and the Unwanteds are looking to Alex Stowe for answers, but while his twin brother Aaron continues to build his army in Quill, a very dangerous common enemy is revealed. |
By McMann, Lisa Publishing Date: 2012 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J As the Wanteds, Unwanteds, and Necessaries struggle to adjust to changes in their society, Mr. Today begins training fourteen-year-old Alex to replace him as Artime's leader one day while Alex's disgraced twin, Aaron, connives to take over Quill. |
Simon Ellis, spelling bee champ By Mills, Claudia Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Simon Ellis and the rest of the third grade Franklin School Friends participate in a spelling bee where Simon's competitive spirit takes over until he realizes that sometimes the best way to win is to take a chance and let other people shine. |