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.
| Non-Fiction | Computer science, information & general worksPhilosophy & psychologyReligionSocial sciencesLanguageScienceTechnologyArts & recreationLiterature History & geography |
Five years of my life: the diary of Captain Alfred Dreyfus By Dreyfus, Alfred Publishing Date: 1977 Classification: 900 Call Number: 944.081 DRE |
The Dreyfus affair: the scandal that tore France in two By Read, Piers Paul Publishing Date: 2012 Classification: 900 Call Number: 944.081 REA Captain Alfred Dreyfus was a rising star in the French artillery command. Reserved yet intelligent and ambitious, Dreyfus had everything: a family, money, and a clear path to a prestigious post. However, Dreyfus also had enemies, especially within the impoverished aristocracy, who disliked him because he was rich, bourgeois, and, above all, a Jew. On the basis of flimsy evidence, he was arrested for high treason, and sentenced to life on the legendary, lethal Devil's Island. The saga of Dreyfus's many trials--he was not exonerated until 1906, twelve years after first being arrested--the fight to free him, and the intrigues on both sides, is a fast-moving mystery story rife with heroes and villains, loose women, loyal wives, bisexual men, tricksters, and charlatans. The anti-Semitism and deceit on display in the Dreyfus case was an ominous prelude to the Holocaust and the long, bloody twentieth century to come. The Dreyfus scandal still has much to teach us, and prizewinning novelist, biographer, and narrative historian Piers Paul Read brings this real-life morality tale alive for a new generation.--From publisher description. |
A thousand days in Venice: an unexpected romance By De Blasi, Marlena Publishing Date: 2002 Classification: 900 Call Number: 945.31 DEB Set in the world's most romantic city, this exhilarating memoir is filled with the foods and flavors of Italy and tells what it's like to risk it all for love. |
By Hierman, Brent Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: 900 Call Number: 947 HIE Published and updated annually, Russia and Eurasia deals with the twelve independent republics that became members of the Commonwealth of Independent States following the collapse of the Soviet Union in December 1992. The text focuses strongly on recent economic and political developments with shorter sections dealing with foreign policy, the military, religion, education, and specific cultural elements that help to define each republic and differentiate one from the other. Approximately one-third of the book is devoted to Russia, but also includes sections on Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Discusses how the Commonwealth of Independent States came into being and how it has evolved since 1992. The combination of factual accuracy and up-to-date detail along with its informed projections make this an outstanding resource for researchers, practitioners in international development, media professionals, government officials, potential investors and students.--Amazon.com. |
From splendor to revolution: the Romanov women, 1847-1928 By Gelardi, Julia P. Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: 900 Call Number: 947.08 GEL This sweeping saga recreates the extraordinary opulence and violence of Tsarist Russia. As the shadow of revolution fell over the land, an apocalypse destroyed a way of life for these imperial women of the Romanov dynasty. |
East and southeast asia 2016-2017 By Leibo, Steven A. Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: 900 Call Number: 950 LEI |
The Middle East and South Asia 2016-2017 By Cantey, Seth Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: 900 Call Number: 956 CAN "This volume is designed to place in context the passionate controversies and emotional attachments of the two billion people who live, study, work, love, and die in the Middle East and South Asia. Understanding these regions means more than annually-updated details of the governments, politics, cultures, and economies of the twenty-four nations and assorted territories. Special chapters address significant issues of continuing international importance, including access to water, the role of oil, and the 2011 Arab spring. Both regions, after all, contain types of people misunderstood and often intensely disliked by others. Where religion intrudes on politicsthe Afghan Taliban oppose educating girls, Hindu fanatics rampage in India, Iranian militiamen shoot demonstrators, Islamic extremists impose sharia, and Jewish Ultra-Orthodox send women to the back of the busreaders bombarded with superficial news bites and slanted reporting might never sense the other accomplishments of these same societies. Islamic charities and societies bring relief to the impoverished, Israels scholars win Nobel prizes, and most Indians cherish long-standing religious toleration. The author of this volume attempts to let the reader draw conclusions from the evidence." -- from the publisher website. |
America's war for the greater Middle East: a military history By Bacevich, Andrew J. Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: 900 Call Number: 956.054 BAC A critical assessment of America's foreign policy in the Middle East throughout the past four decades evaluates and connects regional engagements since 1990 while revealing their massive costs. |
Whiskey tango foxtrot: strange days in Afghanistan and Pakistan By Barker, Kim Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: 900 Call Number: 958.1047 BAR A wisecracking foreign correspondent recounts her experiences in Afghanistan and Pakistan while sharing cautionary observations about the region in its first post-Taliban years and the responsibilities of the U.S. and NATO. |
By Wiafe-Amoako, Francis Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: 900 Call Number: 960 WIA |
By Taylor, Colin F. Publishing Date: 1997, c1994 Classification: 900 Call Number: 970 TAY |
By Thompson, Wayne C. Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: 900 Call Number: 971 THO |
The brilliant disaster: JFK, Castro, and America's doomed invasion of Cuba's Bay of Pigs By Rasenberger, Jim Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: 900 Call Number: 972.9106 RAS A recounting of the Bay of Pigs Crisis drawing upon the author's father's connection to the events as they played out. |
By Keithly, David M. Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: 900 Call Number: 973 KEI |
New lands, new men: America and the second great age of discovery By Goetzmann, William H. Publishing Date: [1986] Classification: 900 Call Number: 973.1 GOE With this volume Goetzmann completes the study on science and the exploration of the American West that he began with Exploration and Empire (for which he won the Pulitzer Prize and the Francis Parkman Prize) and continued in Army Exploration in the American West . Here he examines scientific development on an international scale, relating advances in Europe to the American scene, and showing how the explorations of Europeans facilitated the development of the American West and the work of American scientists, explorers, and artists. The scope is vast, spanning the 17th through 19th centuries in Europe and America. Frances Groen, McGill Univ. Lib., Montreal McPhee, John. Rising from the Plains. Copyright 1986 Cahners Business Information. |
By Fast, Howard Publishing Date: c1999 Classification: 900 Call Number: 973.332 FAS Recounts the events surrounding Washington's crossing of the Delaware and the Battle of Trenton during the Revolutionary War - (Baker & Taylor) |
Nathan Hale: the life and death of America's first spy By Phelps, M. William Publishing Date: 2008 Classification: 900 Call Number: 973.385 PHE "Few Americans know much more about Nathan Hale than his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." But who was the real Nathan Hale?" "In this well-researched biography, M. Williams Phelps separates historical fact from long-standing myth to reveal the life of Nathan Hale, a young man who deserves to be remembered as an original American patroit."--BOOK JACKET. |
By Schlesinger, Arthur Meier Publishing Date: 1971 Classification: 900 Call Number: 973.5 SCH This volume by the great American historian Arthur M. Schlesinger embraces the Age of Andrew Jackson from its inception to its influence upon the history of our country. It captures the historical, cultural, economic and political life of the United States as it grew from Jefferson's day to the violent early eruptions of financial and industrial forces that threatened the basic principles of our constitutional democracy. -- from http://www.amazon.com (Sep. 6, 2011). |
Our Lincoln: new perspectives on Lincoln and his world Publishing Date: c2008 Classification: 900 Call Number: 973.7092 In 1876 the abolitionist Frederick Douglass observed, "No man can say anything that is new of Abraham Lincoln." Undeterred, the contributors to Our Lincoln believe it is possible even now, especially if the starting point is the interaction between the life and the times. Several of these original essays focus on Lincoln's leadership as president and commander in chief. James M. McPherson examines Lincoln's deft navigation of the crosscurrents of politics and wartime strategy. Sean Wilentz assesses Lincoln's evolving position in the context of party politics. On slavery and race, Eric Foner writes of Lincoln and the movement to colonize emancipated slaves outside the United States. James Oakes considers Lincoln's views on race and citizenship. There are also brilliant essays on Lincoln's literary style, religious beliefs, and family life. The Lincoln who emerges is a man of his time, yet able to transcend and transform it́a reasonable measure of greatness. |
Founders' son: a life of Abraham Lincoln By Brookhiser, Richard Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: 900 Call Number: 973.7092 BRO Argues that the sixteenth president of the United States was inspired by the Founding Fathers of the nation and struggled to carry on their work throughout his career. |