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.
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By Cousins, Norman Publishing Date: [1960] Classification: 600 Call Number: 610.92 COU "Dr. Schweitzer of Lambarene is in the nature of a personal appreciation of one of the towering figures of the twentieth century. Written on the basis of firsthand knowledge and observation, it is an informal, intimate account of Albert Schweitzer at work and in repose. Norman Cousins attempts to convey some idea of the burden Schweitzer has taken upon himself and why he chose to take it. He also tells of Schweitzer's deep concern of the natural rights and the safety of the human community on earth."--From inside front jacket. |
Black man in a white coat: a doctor's reflections on race and medicine By Tweedy, Damon Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: 600 Call Number: 610.92 TWE "One doctor's passionate and profound memoir of his experience grappling with race, bias, and the unique health problems of black AmericansWhen Damon Tweedy begins medical school,he envisions a bright future where his segregated, working-class background will become largely irrelevant. Instead, he finds that he has joined a new world where race is front and center. The recipient of a scholarship designed to increase black student enrollment, Tweedy soon meets a professor who bluntly questions whether he belongs in medical school, a moment that crystallizes the challenges he will face throughout his career. Making matters worse, in lecture after lecture the common refrain for numerous diseases resounds, "More common in blacks than whites." Black Man in a White Coat examines the complex ways in which both black doctors and patients must navigate the difficult and often contradictory terrain of race and medicine. As Tweedy transforms from student to practicing physician, he discovers how often race influences his encounters with patients. Through their stories, he illustrates the complex social, cultural, and economic factors at the root of most health problems in the black community. These issues take on greater meaning when Tweedy is himself diagnosed with a chronic disease far more common among black people. In this powerful, moving, and deeply empathic book, Tweedy explores the challenges confronting black doctors, and the disproportionate health burdens faced by black patients, ultimately seeking a way forward to better treatment and more compassionate care"-- |
Adventures in human being: a grand tour from the cranium to the calcaneum By Francis, Gavin Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: 600 Call Number: 612 FRA "We assume we know our bodies intimately, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory. How many of us understand the way seizures affect the brain, how the heart is connected to wellbeing, or the why the foot carries the key to our humanity? In Adventures in Human Being, award-winning author Gavin Francis leads readers on a journey into the hidden pathways of the human body, offering a guide to its inner workings and a celebration of its marvels. Drawing on his experiences as a surgeon, ER specialist, and family physician, Francis blends stories from the clinic with episodes from medical history, philosophy, and literature to describe the body in sickness and in health, in living and in dying. At its heart, Adventures in Human Being is a meditation on what it means to be human. Poetic, eloquent, and profoundly perceptive, this book will transform the way you view your body."-- |
Thirty million words: building a child's brain, tune in, talk more, take turns By Suskind, Dana Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: 600 Call Number: 612.8233 SUS Encourages parents to help optimize their child's neural development along with their vocabularies to ensure future success in school and life through tuning in to what they are doing, speaking to them using many descriptive words, and engaging them in conversations. |
By Mayer, Gloria G. Publishing Date: c2000 Classification: 600 Call Number: 613.0433 MAY |
Eat to live: the amazing nutrient-rich program for fast and sustained weight loss By Fuhrman, Joel Publishing Date: c2011 Classification: 600 Call Number: 613.25 FUH Fuhrman offers a highly effective and scientifically proven way to lose weight quickly, with the simple formula of health = nutrients/calories. |
Dr. McDougall's digestive tune-up By McDougall, John A. Publishing Date: c2006 Classification: 600 Call Number: 616.3 MCD Regain digestive health by following the recommendations set forth in Dr. McDougall's Digestive Tune-Up. Readers will find all the information they need in order to understand how digestion works and what foods will bring about a healthy digestive system. Dr. John McDougall is one of the country's foremost advocates for the use of diet to prevent and treat chronic illness. In his latest book he tells the story of his own battles with digestive disorders and how eating the right foods saved him from unnecessary surgery and medication. To illustrate this lifestyle program, Dr. McDougall uses a lighthearted and informative story of two fictitious patients who experience improvement in all aspects of their health by following the same plan that revolutionized McDougall's life. |
Demon camp: a soldier's exorcism By Percy, Jennifer Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: 600 Call Number: 616.85 PER A report on the long-lasting effects of war on individual and national psyches shares the experiences of veterans working through post-traumatic stress disorder at a Christian rehabilitation camp.-- |
3,000 pulses later: a memoir of surviving depression without medication By Rhodes, Martha Publishing Date: c2013 Classification: 600 Call Number: 616.85 RHO 3,000 Pulses Later describes how Martha Rhodes, Despite a seemingly ideal life as a successful advertising executive, wife, and mother, succumbed to depression. The memoir describes here struggle to find an alternative to the medications that failed to relieve her symptoms. Rhodes pursued TMS, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation--THe newest, safest, proven-effective alternative to ineffective drugs. 3,000 Pulses Later shares how the road back to health with TMS returned her to an even better place than where she started. |
Growing beautiful food: a gardener's guide to cultivating extraordinary vegetables and fruit By Benson, Matthew Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: 600 Call Number: 635 BEN "Growing Beautiful Food is both inspiration and instruction, with detailed growing advice for 50 remarkable crops, a memorable narrative, and evocative imagery. Its a photographic journey through four seasons in the garden, fueling the dream that you can connect to the land by growing your own food. Benson encourages us to start small like he did, celebrate every harvest, and understand that heartbreaking crop losses are simply part of the process. Whether gardeners, families, farmers, or chefs, readers will come to the table motivated by the flavor of homegrown, the message of self sufficiency, and the beautiful food thats as local as their backyards"--provided by publisher. |
Mushrooming without fear: the beginner's guide to collecting safe and delicious mushrooms By Schwab, Alexander Publishing Date: 2006 Classification: 600 Call Number: 635.8 SCH Novices eager to collect tasty wild mushrooms will find this unique guide invaluable. Unlike others, it focuses only on those types that are both safe to eat and delicious. Most important, it presents the eight rules of mushroom gathering in a straightforward fashiońincluding ́Never, never take a mushroom with gillś and ́If a mushroom smells rotten, it is rotten.́ Among the many mushrooms covered are the cep; the red-cracked, larch, bay, and birch boletes; hen of the woods, chanterelle, trumpet chanterelle, hedgehog fungus, common puffball, horn of plenty, and cauliflower mushroom. Each is identified with several color photographs and identification checklist, and therés also information on mushroom season, handling, storage, and cooking, complete with recipes. |
Republic of shade: New England and the American elm By Campanella, Thomas J. Publishing Date: c2003 Classification: 600 Call Number: 635.9 CAM The American elm, elegant and highly adaptable, was an essential feature of America’s cultural landscape for more than a century, forming great verdant parasols above?and giving its name to?streets all across the nation. The elm became a defining element in the spatial design of America’s villages, towns, and cities, first in New England, and?with the westward transit of Yankee culture?eventually throughout the United States. This fascinating and generously illustrated book traces the elm’s transformation from a fast-growing weed into a regional and national icon, and shows how Elm Street satisfied America’s quest for a pastoral urbanism imagined since the time of Jefferson.- (Yale University) |
Small-scale livestock farming: a grass-based approach for health, sustainability, and profit By Ekarius, Carol Publishing Date: c1999 Classification: 600 Call Number: 636 EKA Author Carol Ekarius begins by helping farmers evaluate their land and lifestyle so they can choose the livestock that is best for them, then provides all the information small farmers need to get started using the holistic management model. Ekarius presents niche marketing strategies, explains the legalities of livestock farming, and offers advice for long-term financial and biological planning. |
By Blackiston, Howland Publishing Date: c2002 Classification: 600 Call Number: 638.1 BLA Here's a step-by-step how-to book that fulfills the For Dummies promise of turning I can't" into "I can!" With a thorough review of the tools of the trade, this friendly guide gives you complete instructions for building and maintaining beehives. Plus, you'll find detailed but easy-to-follow guidelines for all phases of honey production, including harvesting, bottling, packaging and marketing your honey. The book also included the most up-to-date information on illnesses that affect honeybees, how to treat and cure them, and what to expect from your hive." |
By Taber, Steve Publishing Date: c1987 Classification: 600 Call Number: 638.1 TAB |
By Lovell, John H. Publishing Date: [200-?] Classification: 600 Call Number: 638.13 LOV |
By Kamp, David Publishing Date: [2007] Classification: 600 Call Number: 641.013 KAM A compilation of essays goes inside the American food revolution to explore the growing interest in gourmet eating, chronicling the evolution of the movement and profiling those responsible for the transformation. |
The man who ate everything: and other gastronomic feats, disputes, and pleasurable pursuits By Steingarten, Jeffrey Publishing Date: 1998 Classification: 600 Call Number: 641.013 STE Offers forty essays that recount the quest for the perfect fat substitute, the best formula for sourdough bread, and other culinary grails. |
By O'Neill, Molly Publishing Date: c2010 Classification: 600 Call Number: 641.5097 ONE Presents a celebration of America's culinary traditions that features such favorite recipes as Beacon Hill Chestnut Stuffing, Acadian Mussels, and California Avocado Soup. |
Essentials of classic Italian cooking By Hazan, Marcella Publishing Date: 1992 Classification: 600 Call Number: 641.5945 HAZ Here--in one volume--the authentic, delicious recipes and foolproof techniques that made Marcella Hazan's masterpieces, The Classic Italian Cookbook and More Classic Italian Cooking, the most acclaimed, consulted and enjoyed cookbooks in their field. Revised throughout--updated and expanded with a revision of all recipes to reduce the fat content, new entries, and 50 new recipes. |
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