Proyecto Hail Mary

By Weir, Andy

Publishing Date: 2021

Classification: SF

Call Number: SF

Ryland Grace es el unico superviviente en una mision desesperada. Es la ultima oportunidad y, si fracasa, la humanidad y la Tierra misma pereceran. Claro que, de momento, el no lo sabe. Ni siquiera puede recordar su propio nombre, y mucho menos la naturaleza de su mision o como llevarla a cabo. Lo unico que sabe es que ha estado en coma inducido durante mucho mucho tiempo. Acaba de despertar y se encuentra a millones de kilometros de su hogar, sin mas compania que la de dos cadaveres. Muertos sus companeros de tripulacion, y a medida que va recuperando confusamente los recuerdos, Grace se da cuenta de que se enfrenta a una mision imposible. Recorriendo el espacio en una pequena nave, depende de el acabar con una amenaza de extincion para nuestra especie. Sin apenas tiempo y con el ser humano mas cercano a anos luz de distancia, habra de conseguirlo estando completamente solo. O no? Proyecto Hail Mary, una aventura interestelar irresistible como solo Andy Weir podia imaginar, es una historia de descubrimiento, especulacion y supervivencia a la altura de El marciano, que nos lleva a lugares que nunca sonamos alcanzar.

Subliminal: how your unconscious mind rules your behavior

By Mlodinow, Leonard

Publishing Date: [2013]

Classification: 100

Call Number: 154.2 MLO

In this book the author of The Drunkard's Walk and coauthor of The Grand Design (with Stephen Hawking), gives us an examination of how the unconscious mind shapes our experience of the world and how, for instance, we often misperceive our relationships with family, friends, and business associates, misunderstand the reasons for our investment decisions, and misremember important events. Your preference in politicians, the amount you tip your waiter, all judgments and perceptions reflect the workings of our mind on two levels: the conscious, of which we are aware, and the unconscious, which is hidden from us. The latter has long been the subject of speculation, but over the past two decades researchers have developed remarkable new tools for probing the hidden, or subliminal, workings of the mind. The result of this explosion of research is a new science of the unconscious and a sea change in our understanding of how the subliminal mind affects the way we live. Employing accessible explanations of the most obscure scientific subjects, the author takes us on a tour of this research, unraveling the complexities of the subliminal self and increasing our understanding of how the human mind works and how we interact with friends, strangers, spouses, and coworkers. In the process he changes our view of ourselves and the world around us.

The new Strong's concise concordance of the Bible

By Strong, James

Publishing Date: c2005

Classification: 200

Call Number: 220.5 STR

El cerebro argentino: una manera de pensar, dialogar y hacer un pais mejor

By Manes, Facundo

Publishing Date: [2016]

Classification: 300

Call Number: 305.868 MAN

Vested interests: cross-dressing & cultural anxiety

By Garber, Marjorie B.

Publishing Date: 1992

Classification: 300

Call Number: 306.77 GAR

Beginning with the bold claim, "There can be no culture without the transvestite," Marjorie Garber explores the nature and significance of cross-dressing and of the West's recurring fascination with it. Rich in anecdote and insight, Vested Interests offers a provocative and entertaining view of our ongoing obsession with dressing up, and with the power of clothes.

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These are the plunderers: how private equity runs--and wrecks--America

By Morgenson, Gretchen

Publishing Date: 2023

Classification: 300

Call Number: 332.6097 MOR

"A Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling financial journalist and a policy analyst expose the greed and pillaging of a small group of celebrated Wall Street financiers who use excessive debt and dubious practices to undermine our nation's economy while enriching themselves: private equity"--

Stillwater rise: history of the Eastern Sierra Fishery, 1870-1930

By Sharkey, Michael

Publishing Date: [2021]

Classification: 300

Call Number: 338.3727 SHA

Stretching up the border of California the Eastern Sierra was a remote and desolate place; an unpainted canvas waiting to be filled with history. Thousands of creeks and lakes lay barren waiting to bring economic life to California. A few pioneers in the Inyo/Mono brought trout to these rugged mountains to satisfy an economic need and in doing so sparked the desire of sportsmen around the world. Trout are one of natures masterpieces. Beautiful in design and variety, their agility and strength make them worthy of the majestic Eastern Sierra Range. The great mountains and these wonderful creatures deserve each other, and together they have made a history worth telling. From the humble beginnings in the 1870s to the equinox of balance between sport and conservation in the 1920s, the times and tales of these years represent a significant donation to California history that would also fill the desires of so many around the world.

The end of the world is just the beginning: mapping the collapse of globalization

By Zeihan, Peter

Publishing Date: [2022]

Classification: 300

Call Number: 338.91 ZEI

"As isolationism and realism become the dominant values of a previously interconnected world, the logic that motivated international relations and global trade must be reevaluated. Zeihan uses a mixture of geographical knowledge, political history, and sharp analysis to predict the shape of the next twenty years on the world stage"--

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Poverty, by America

By Desmond, Matthew

Publishing Date: [2023]

Classification: 300

Call Number: 362.5097 DES

"The Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of Evicted reimagines the debate on poverty, making a new and bracing argument about why it persists in America: because the rest of us benefit from it. The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. Why? Why does this land of plenty allow one in every eight of its children to go without basic necessities, permit scores of its citizens to live and die on the streets, and authorize its corporations to pay poverty wages? In this landmark book, acclaimed sociologist Matthew Desmond draws on history, research, and original reporting to show how affluent Americans knowingly and unknowingly keep poor people poor. Those of us who are financially secure exploit the poor, driving down their wages while forcing them to overpay for housing and access to cash and credit. We prioritize the subsidization of our wealth over the alleviation of poverty, designing a welfare state that gives the most to those who need the least. And we stockpile opportunity in exclusive communities, creating zones of concentrated riches alongside those of concentrated despair. Some lives are made small so that others may grow. Elegantly written and fiercely argued, this compassionate book gives us new ways of thinking about a morally urgent problem. It also helps us imagine solutions. Desmond builds a startlingly original and ambitious case for ending poverty. He calls on us all to become poverty abolitionists, engaged in a politics of collective belonging to usher in a new age of shared prosperity and, at last, true freedom."--

How to avoid a climate disaster: the solutions we have and the breakthroughs we need

By Gates, Bill

Publishing Date: [2021]

Classification: 300

Call Number: 363.738 GAT LARGE PRINT

"Bill Gates shares what he's learned in more than a decade of studying climate change and investing in innovations to address the problems, and sets out a vision for how the world can build the tools it needs to get to zero greenhouse gas emissions. Bill Gates explains why he cares so deeply about climate change and what makes him optimistic that the world can avoid the most dire effects of the climate crisis. Gates says, "We can work on a local, national, and global level to build the technologies, businesses, and industries to avoid the worst impacts of climate change." His interest in climate change is a natural outgrowth of the efforts by his foundation to reduce poverty and disease. Climate change, according to Gates, will have the biggest impact on the people who have done the least to cause it. As a technologist, he has seen firsthand how innovation can change the world. By investing in research, inventing new technologies, and by deploying them quickly at large scale, Gates believes climate change can be addressed in meaningful ways. According to Gates, "to prevent the worst effects of climate change, we have to get to net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases. This problem is urgent, and the debate is complex, but I believe we can come together to invent new carbon-zero technologies, deploy the ones we have, and ultimately avoid a climate catastrophe""--

The new Jim Crow: mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness

By Alexander, Michelle

Publishing Date: 2012

Classification: 300

Call Number: 364.973 ALE

Argues that the War on Drugs and policies that deny convicted felons equal access to employment, housing, education, and public benefits create a permanent under caste based largely on race.

Bishop Theatre: Harry Holland's dream

By Bird, Katie

Publishing Date: 2018

Classification: 300

Call Number: 384 BIR

Ventriloquist, Showman, Philanthropist. Meet Harry Holland, the man at the heart of early Owens Valley theatre culture. Bishop Theatre: Harry Holland’s Dream. This story, told by Harry’s descendants along with never-before-published archival photographs of early 1900’s Bishop, documents the entrepreneurial spirit of a born showman who left the traveling vaudeville shows to call Bishop his home. Harry secured his legacy in local history by managing the stage of Bishop’s Opera House, opening the doors to the community’s fist cinematic Gem Theater, and finally realizing his vision of the iconic Bishop Theatre, recognizable today by the historic marquee. Follow Harry Holland’s journey to create the Bishop Theatre, a bustling center of community enrichment and entertainment.--cover.

The skies above: storm clouds, blood moons, and other everyday phenomena

By Mersereau, Dennis

Publishing Date: [2022]

Classification: 500

Call Number: 551.5 MER

"From basics such as weather fronts and types of precipitation to more unusual occurrences like polar vortexes, meteor showers, solar eclipses, and the spectacular mammatus clouds that signify a supercell thunderstorm, Dennis Mersereau tracks key phenomena across the seasons and demystifies celestial events visible to the naked eye but still enigmatic to most. He also delves into how climate change affects weather, forecasts, and other events, such as devastating wildfires and historic hurricanes churning across the Atlantic Ocean. Includes full-color photographs and illustrations"--

Next of kin: great fossils at the American Museum of Natural History

By Dingus, Lowell

Publishing Date: 1996

Classification: 500

Call Number: 560.7474 DIN

This book, liberally illustrated with beautiful new color and archival photography, and artwork and graphics produced especially for the renovated exhibits, is an in-depth look at the evolution of vertebrate animals in the collection. In an incisive, behind-the-scenes text, paleontologist Lowell Dingus discusses the earliest specimens: fish, amphibians, and primitive reptiles that represent evolutionary starting points for major groups; the popular saurischian dinosaurs, including the seventeen-ton Apatosauris (once called Brontosaurus) skeleton; and ornithischian dinosaurs such as the horned Triceratops. He concludes with the mammal hills, where animals as diverse as the fin-backed Dimetrodon, mastodons, and, after primates, our closest "next of kin"--Bats - are shown to be related by one hole in the skull behind the eye socket.

Travels with the fossil hunters

Publishing Date: 2000

Classification: 500

Call Number: 560.922

Travels with the Fossil Hunters tells twelve stories of expeditions to remote parts of the world in search of diverse fossils such as dinosaurs and human ancestors. Palaeontologists relate the problems and curiosities they encounter whilst working in extreme conditions, from the deserts of the Sahara and Yemen to the frozen wastes of Antarctica, from the mountains of India to the forests of Latvia. They tell us what field expeditions are really like: dodging bullets in West Africa or rabid dogs in Pakistan, surviving yak-butter tea in Tibet or raw fish in China. Along the way they also describe the palaeontology and geology of the countries they visit and the scientific reasons for their expeditions. Copiously illustrated with spectacular colour photographs and with a foreword from David Attenborough and an introduction from Richard Fortey, this fascinating book will appeal to anyone interested in travelling and fossils, amateurs and professionals alike.

Magnificent majestic Mono Lake

By Smith, Andrew

Publishing Date: 2021,©2022

Classification: 500

Call Number: 577 SMI

A lake larger than the city of San Francisco and saltier than the ocean. Limestone towers jutting out of the water like alien beings. Endless vistas of blue skies and hi desert scrubland dotted with dormant volcanoes and sagebrush. This is California’s Mono Lake and the surrounding Mono Basin, a strange and extraordinary ecosystem. In the pages ahead you will learn about the erupting volcanoes which have left their imprint on Mono Lake, the lake’s simple ecosystem that provides food for millions of breeding and migrating birds, and some of the plants and animals that inhabit the Mono Basin. Finally, you will learn about ongoing threats to Mono Lake and its basin, and what you can do to help protect this magical place.

Audubon's elephant: America's greatest naturalist and the making of The birds of America

By Hart-Davis, Duff

Publishing Date: 2004

Classification: 500

Call Number: 598.092 HAR

"Audubon's Elephant was the nickname given to John James Audubon's masterpiece, The Birds of America--an oversized folio of 435 life-size ornithological prints that remains to this day the most compelling depiction of bird life in the United States. Born in Haiti and raised in France, Audubon spent much of his adult life as a struggling American businessman on the frontier, where his obsession with birds nearly brought him to financial ruin. In 1826, his ambitious project was also in a precarious position--his folio remained unfinished, without an American publisher willing to fund it. Had Audubon not set sail for England, his artistic triumph might easily have turned into failure"--Publisher's description.

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Outlive: the science & art of longevity

By Attia, Peter

Publishing Date: [2023]

Classification: 600

Call Number: 612.68 ATT

"Wouldn't you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health. For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of aging that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and type 2 diabetes. Too often, it intervenes with treatments too late to help, prolonging lifespan at the expense of healthspan, or quality of life. Dr. Attia believes we must replace this outdated framework with a personalized, proactive strategy for longevity, one where we take action now, rather than waiting. This is not 'biohacking,' it's science: a well-founded strategic and tactical approach to extending lifespan while also improving our physical, cognitive, and emotional health. Dr. Attia's aim is less to tell you what to do and more to help you learn how to think about long-term health, in order to create the best plan for you as an individual. In Outlive, readers will discover: Why the cholesterol test at your annual physical doesn't tell you enough about your actual risk of dying from a heart attack; that you may already suffer from an extremely common yet underdiagnosed liver condition that could be a precursor to the chronic diseases of aging; why exercise is the most potent pro-longevity 'drug'--and how to begin training for the 'Centenarian Decathlon"; why you should forget about diets, and focus instead on nutritional biochemistry, using technology and data to personalize your eating pattern; why striving for physical health and longevity, but ignoring emotional health, could be the ultimate curse of all. Aging and longevity are far more malleable than we think; our fate is not set in stone. With the right roadmap, you can plot a different path for your life, one that lets you outlive your genes to make each decade better than the one before"--Publisher marketing.

The brain's way of healing: remarkable discoveries and recoveries from the frontiers of neuroplasticity

By Doidge, Norman

Publishing Date: 2015

Classification: 600

Call Number: 612.8 DOI

"The New York Times bestselling author of The Brain That Changes Itself presents astounding advances in the treatment of brain injury and illness. In The Brain That Changes Itself, Norman Doidge described the most important breakthrough in our understanding of the brain in four hundred years: the discovery that the brain can change its own structure and function in response to mental experience-what we call neuroplasticity. His revolutionary new book shows, for the first time, how the amazing process of neuroplastic healing really works. It describes natural, non-invasive avenues into the brain provided by the forms of energy around us-light, sound, vibration, movement-which pass through our senses and our bodies to awaken the brain's own healing capacities without producing unpleasant side effects. Doidge explores cases where patients alleviated years of chronic pain or recovered from debilitating strokes or accidents; children on the autistic spectrum or with learning disorders normalizing; symptoms of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and cerebral palsy radically improved, and other near-miracle recoveries. And we learn how to vastly reduce the risk of dementia with simple approaches anyone can use. For centuries it was believed that the brain's complexity prevented recovery from damage or disease. The Brain's Way of Healing shows that this very sophistication is the source of a unique kind of healing. As he did so lucidly in The Brain That Changes Itself, Doidge uses stories to present cutting-edge science with practical real-world applications, and principles that everyone can apply to improve their brain's performance and health"--

The comfort crisis: embrace discomfort to reclaim your wild, happy, healthy self

By Easter, Michael

Publishing Date: [2021]

Classification: 600

Call Number: 613 EAS

"In many ways, we're more comfortable than ever before. But could our sheltered, temperature-controlled, overfed, underchallenged lives actually be the leading cause of many our most urgent physical and mental health issues? [Author and] journalist Michael Easter seeks out off-the-grid visionaries, disruptive genius researchers, and mind-body conditioning trailblazers who are unlocking the life-enhancing secrets of a counterintuitive solution: discomfort."--Flap page 1 of dust jacket.