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.
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Children of the stone: the power of music in a hard land By Tolan, Sandy Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: 700 Call Number: 780.9569 TOL "Ramzi Hussein Aburedwan, a child from a Palestinian refugee camp, confronts an occupying army, gets an education, masters an instrument, dreams of something much bigger than himself, and then, through his charisma and persistence, inspires scores of others to work with him to make that dream real. The dream: a school to transform the lives of thousands of children-- as Ramzi's life was transformed-- through music"--Amazon.com. |
Some enchanted evenings: the glittering life and times of Mary Martin By Kaufman, David Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: 700 Call Number: 782.1 KAU "A biography of the American actress, singer and Broadway star describes her childhood in Texas, her early marriage and subsequently quick divorce and her arrival in New York City, where she became a huge star of the Great White Way,"--NoveList. |
Seven Mozart librettos : a verse translation By Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Publishing Date: c2011 Classification: 700 Call Number: 782.1 MOZ Presents translations of seven of Mozart's librettos into verse, including "The Marriage of Figaro," "Don Giovanni," and "Cosi Fan Tutte," featuring a history of each opera, dramatic recaps of the plots, and character lists. |
Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: 700 Call Number: 782.4216 A complete collection of annotated lyrics by the prolific rock band, published to coincide with their fiftieth anniversary, features literary, historical, and cultural references for every original song. |
By Fischer, Paul Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: 700 Call Number: 791.43 FIS "A nonfiction thriller packed with tension, passion, and politics, [this book] offers a rare glimpse into a secretive world, illuminating a fascinating chapter of North Korea's history that helps explain how it became the hermetically sealed, intensely stage-managed country it remains today"--Amazon.com. |
All I did was ask: conversations with writers, actors, musicians, and artists By Gross, Terry Publishing Date: c2004 Classification: 700 Call Number: 791.4472 GRO For this collection, award-winning interviewer Terry Gross has selected more than three dozen of her most entertaining and revealing interviews for National Public Radio's premier program "Fresh Air." Known for her thoughtful, probing style, Gross precedes each of the more than three dozen selections with an explanation of why each guest was on the show and the thinking behind some of her question. |
Not that kind of girl: a young woman tells you what she's "learned" By Dunham, Lena Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: 700 Call Number: 791.4502 DUN ""If I could take what I've learned and make one menial job easier for you, or prevent you from having the kind of sex where you feel you must keep your sneakers on in case you want to run away during the act, then every misstep of mine was worthwhile. I'm already predicting my future shame at thinking I had anything to offer you, but also my future glory in having stopped you from trying an expensive juice cleanse or thinking that it was your fault when the person you are dating suddenly backs away, intimidated by the clarity of your personal mission here on earth. No, I am not a sexpert, a psychologist or a dietician. I am not a mother of three or the owner of a successful hosiery franchise. But I am a girl with a keen interest in having it all, and what follows are hopeful dispatches from the frontlines of that struggle.""-- |
By Steinmeyer, Jim Publishing Date: c2011 Classification: 700 Call Number: 793.8092 STE A biography of magician Howard Thurston that explores the stage and psychological rivalry between Thurston and Harry Houdini during the first decades of the twentieth century. |
Cat's cradles and other string figures Publishing Date: 1979 Classification: 700 Call Number: 793.9 Text and photographs give detailed instructions on making a variety of string figures with and without a companion. Also discusses the origins and names of the individual figures and games that can be played with them. |
Wonder girl: the magnificent sporting life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias By Van Natta, Don Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: 700 Call Number: 796.092 VAN Describes the exceptional life and times of LPGA founder Babe Didrikson, the Texas woman who achieved All-American status in basketball, won gold medals in track and field in the 1932 Olympics, and became the first woman to play against men in a PGA tournament. |
Why football matters: my education in the game By Edmundson, Mark Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: 700 Call Number: 796.332 EDM Reflects upon the author's experiences as a high school football player to showcase larger truths about the ways football shapes the lives of American men. --Publisher's description. |
Half man, half bike: the life of Eddy Merckx, cycling's greatest champion By Fotheringham, William Publishing Date: 2013 Classification: 700 Call Number: 796.62 FOT Eddy Merckx is to cycling what Muhammad Ali is to boxing or Pele to soccer: simply the best there has ever been. Merckx amassed an astonishing 445 victories. Lance Armstrong, by comparison, managed fewer than 100. Merckx didn't just beat his opponents; he crushed them. But his triumphs only tell half a story that includes horrific injury, a doping controversy, and tragedy. He was nicknamed "the Cannibal" for his insatiable appetite for victory, but the moniker did scant justice to a man who was handsome, sensitive, and surprisingly anxious. A number-one bestseller in the United Kingdom,Half Man, Half Bike is the definitive story of a man whose fear of failure drove him to the highest pinnacles before ultimately destroying him. - (Independent Publishing Group) |
By Howley, Kerry Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: 700 Call Number: 796.8 HOW ""Thrown is Kerry Howley's masterful debut. A work of rigorous nonfiction that's sure to be branded experimental, but that's as involving and page-turning as any book I've read in a while." -Gary Shteyngart "Who can explain what draws a young brilliant writer-and a woman no less-to be mesmerized by the sight of a young man being pummeled in the ring? But out of this passion-maybe obsession-comes a great American story about overlooked heroes, the nature of violence, hope, love and nearly everything else that matters." -Hanna Rosin, author of The End of Men "Out of the dank basements and glitzy arenas of a brutal sport, Kerry Howley has created a story that is virtuous, rapturous, and utterly consequential. In language that's as daring as it is astute, she tells the story of two young guys from the middle of America, an overachiever and an underachiever, whom the world, it turns out, has equally little use for. It's a story we've read about a thousand times, and one we've seen nothing else like. This is a gloriously heartbreaking debut." -John D'Agata, author of The Lifespan of a Fact "Lyrical and brutal in its subject matter, the poetic voice within offers humor, heart, and grace from the first page and kept me in awe until the end. This is a powerful book reminiscent of Hemingway's early work." -Frank Bill, author of Crimes in Southern Indiana and Donnybrook In this darkly funny work of literary nonfiction, a bookish young woman insinuates herself into the lives of two cage fighters-one a young prodigy, the other an aging journeyman. Acclaimed essayist Kerry Howley follows these men for three years through the bloody world of mixed martial arts as they starve themselves, break bones, fail their families and form new ones in the quest to rise from remote Midwestern fairgrounds to packed Vegas arenas. With penetrating intelligence and wry humor, Howley exposes the profundities and absurdities of this American subculture. Kerry Howley's work has appeared in The Paris Review, New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic, Wall Street Journal, Slate, and frequently in Bookforum. She holds an MFA from the University of Iowa's Nonfiction Writing Program"-- |
By Guthrie, Julian Publishing Date: 2013 Classification: 700 Call Number: 797.14 GUT Details the partnership between Larry Ellison, billionaire CEO of Oracle Corrporation, and blue-collar mechanic Norbert Bajurin, offering a glimpse into their runs for the America's Cup and the design and building of these boats. |
Barbarian days: a surfing life By Finnegan, William Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: 700 Call Number: 797.3 FIN Describes the author's experiences as a lifelong surfer, from his early years in Honolulu through his culturally sophisticated pursuits of perfect waves in some of the world's most exotic locales. |
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