Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
May 2023 - June 2023
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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Rock art: east of the Range of Light By Lee, David M. Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: 700 Call Number: 709.07 LEE “For thousands of years Native Americans living in and around the Owens Valley of Eastern California carved images onto wind sculpted rock walls and boulders. Careful documentation can reveal details that photography cannot, and provides valuable insights into how these images fit into the lives of those who made them. This volume combines scale drawings and information collected during twenty years of research with a complete overview of the rock art East of the Range of Light.”—cover. |
By Walton, Natalie Publishing Date: 2020 Classification: 700 Call Number: 747 WAL "Still" invites readers to take on the philosophy of the Slow movement: Living Sustainable. Local. Organic. And Whole. Our homes are ideally placed to support and promote this philosophy, through everything from the materials we source in construction to how we fit-out and furnish them. The choices we make don't have to be at the expense of creating a space that feels warm and welcoming, though. Instead, it can actually make us feel better about how and where we live. This beautiful book explores the homes of twenty people from around the world -- across four continents and thirteen countries -- enlightening readers as to why they chose the Slow path and how it has benefited their lives. There is no one way, but many paths that are leading to more awareness and a greater conversation |
At first sight: photography and the Smithsonian By Smithsonian Institution Publishing Date: ©2003 Classification: 700 Call Number: 770.7475 SMI "Photography and the Smithsonian were invented at the same time, and both were instrumental in revealing the modern world to itself. The Smithsonian holds more than 13 million images spanning over 150 years of taking and collecting photographs." "The book contains photographs that span the medium's history and record science, geography, history, the arts, and cultural events, from the first photographs ever made to digital views beamed back from Mars. The famous, the infamous, and the never-before-seen are here in a remarkable "democracy of images": Amelia Earhart, Abraham Lincoln, P.T. Barnum and Tom Thumb, John Brown, Frederick Douglass, Lucille Ball, Greta Garbo, Babe Ruth; the earliest views of the moon and the earliest panoramic view of Damascus; rare Native American photography; views of Asia, Africa, and the American West; photographs of early flight, and much, much more. By recording the act of seeing, and of what was seen, both photography and the Smithsonian have shaped our sense of ourselves, as individuals, as a people, as a country."--Jacket. |
Lewis Hine: passionate journey, photographs 1905-1937 By Hine, Lewis Wickes Publishing Date: ©1996 Classification: 700 Call Number: 779 HIN "Lewis Hine (1874-1940) was a sociologist, as his preference for themes related to immigrants and the working class in his photographs would clearly suggest. Having studied in Chicago and New York, he became a teacher of geography at the private Ethical Culture School in New York in 1901. An assignment to teach photography as well led him to that medium in 1903. In 1908 Hinbe gave up teaching and became a professional photographer." "This volume presents a selection of photographs chosen from among nearly 11,000 negatives, a cross-section of Hine's creative work. It celebrates one of the truly great pioneers of documentary photography, an artist who left his mark in subsequent generations of photographers in this genre. Lewis Hine's influence upon the great documentary photographers of our time is undeniable."--Jacket. |
By Smith, Will Publishing Date: 2021 Classification: 700 Call Number: 791.4302 SMI A product of a profound journey of self-knowledge, and a reckoning with all that your will can get you and all that it can leave behind, in this memoir, one of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life. |
A history of golf in Bishop, 1948-1998 By Taylor, Kay Publishing Date: [199?] Classification: 700 Call Number: 796.352 TAY This history covers the development and evolution of golf clubs in Bishop, California, from the earliest Eastern Sierra Golf Club, through the Bishop Golf Club to the current Bishop Country Club. Details of the construction and management of the golf courses and facilities used are presented. Includes chronological lists of country club management, record of fees, and Bishop Country Club champions. |
Mover and shaker: Walter O'Malley, the Dodgers, & baseball's westward expansion By McCue, Andy Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: 700 Call Number: 796.357 MCC In Mover and Shaker Andy McCue presents for the first time an objective, complete, and nuanced account of O'Malley's life. He also departs from the overly sentimentalized accounts of O'Malley as either villain or angel and reveals him first and foremost as a rational, hardheaded businessman, who was a major force in baseball for three decades and whose management and marketing practices radically changed the shape of the game. |
The Colorado Trail: the official guidebook of the Colorado Trail Foundation Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: 700 Call Number: 796.51 The Colorado Trail is, mile for mile, the most beautiful trail in America. It winds its way through fields of wildflowers to high mountains passes, from wild mountains streams to quiet trails through old-growth forests. The Colorado Trails crosses eight mountain ranges, six National Forests, Six Wilderness Areas, and five river systems. The official guidebook includes everything you need to enjoy all 567 miles of the trail, whether out for a day, a weekend backpack, or a complete thru-hike of the trails that starts near Denver and ends near Durango, 486 miles distant. The ninth edition was written by The Colorado Trail Foundation, the nonprofit and volunteers that built and maintain The Colorado Trail. The all new Ninth Edition includes: Detailed information for the entire Colorado Trail, including the new Collegiate West trail addition, Expert advice on planning, Full-Color maps for every segment, Elevation profiles, Information for resupply at nearby towns Book jacket. |
Publishing Date: 1995 Classification: 700 Call Number: 796.52 This volume combines two Boardman titles:The Shining Mountain (1982) and Sacred Summits (1982), with two of Tasker's Savage Arena (1982) and Everest the Cruel Way (1980), all out of print. The two men gained fame for several daring ascents of Mt. Everest, the last of which cost both of them their lives. LJ's reviewer praised Savage Arena for relating why climbers feel the "price is worth paying" for reaching the top (LJ 11/15/82). Copyright 1995 Cahners Business Information. |
Epic: stories of survival from the world's highest peaks Publishing Date: 1997 Classification: 700 Call Number: 796.522 A collection of fifteen memorable accounts of legend-making expeditions to the world's most famous peaks, often in the world's worst possible conditions. |
Mountaineer: thirty years of climbing on the world's great peaks By Bonington, Chris Publishing Date: 1990 Classification: 700 Call Number: 796.522 BON The author recounts his participation in many mountain climbing expeditions from Great Britain and the Alps to the Himalayas, and describes how mountaineering has changed over the years - (Baker & Taylor) |
Minus 148°: first winter ascent of Mt. McKinley By Davidson, Art Publishing Date: 1999 Classification: 700 Call Number: 796.522 DAV Acknowledgments and photo credits -- Introduction -- Prologue -- Inception -- My daddy can't climb that mountain -- Crevasse -- Blizzard -- John's fall -- Psyched-out -- The climb to 17,200 feet -- Alone -- Darkness -- March 1 : -148° -- March 2 : " Light breaks where no sun shines" -- March 3 : "Pieces are coming off my bad ear" -- March 4 : Delusion -- March 5 : "Hope gives out for the three above" -- March 6 : "We try to avoid the sentiments of death" -- March 7 : Green feet -- March 8 : Sunshine -- Getting back -- Afterword -- Appendix |
Into the silence: the Great War, Mallory, and the conquest of Everest By Davis, Wade Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: 700 Call Number: 796.522 DAV Describes British climbers' attempts to scale Mount Everest in the early 1920s, discussing such topics as the role of imperial ambition in the expedition and the way in which the ascent reflected England's post-World War I redemption efforts. |
By Kauffman, Andrew J. Publishing Date: cop. 1992 Classification: 700 Call Number: 796.522 KAU Describes the events of the 1939 American expedition to K2 in the Himalayas that led to the expedition's failure and the deaths of three guides and an expedition member - (Baker & Taylor) |
By Messner, Reinhold Publishing Date: 1998 Classification: 700 Call Number: 796.522 MES |
By Perez Lorente, Erik Jorge Publishing Date: [1993] Classification: 700 Call Number: 796.522 PER |
High Sierra adventures: my summers with Mt. Whitney Pack Trains By DeLea, Raymond J., Jr. Publishing Date: 2019, ©2018 Classification: 700 Call Number: 796.54 DEL “’High Sierra Adventures’ is the true story of my summer adventures with Mt. Whitney Pack Trains of Lone Pine, CA from 1965-1970. I detail how I went from being a high school ‘city slicker’ knowing nothing about livestock and packing, to being a seasoned packer/guide working for one of the premier packing outfits located on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. This book will take you through the many long work hours and challenges that packers face in the Sierra Nevada. From fixing summer mountain pasture fences in electrical storms to recovering from trail wrecks and overnight stock wrangles, this collection of stories and photographs will keep you in suspense wondering what the next summer’s adventures held for this teenager. Whether it was packing in the Sierra Club in the far northern reaches of Yosemite National Park or into the headwaters of the Kern River in Monache Meadows out of Olancha, CA—the life of a packer was far from ordinary or boring. From hauling dynamite for the Inyo National Forest trail crew, to building trails for Mt. Whitney Pack Trains and shoveling snow at nearly 14,000 feet, every day presented new challenges and opportunities. I worked with some of the finest cowboys in the packing business and gleaned experience that few have the opportunity to enjoy.”—cover. |
By O'Bannon, Allen Publishing Date: 1996 Classification: 700 Call Number: 796.54 OBA Practical advice from two NOLS instructors on all aspects of winter backcountry travel and camping. Funny & practical illustrations.- (Globe Fearon Co) |
For the love of it: the Mammoth legacy of Roma & Dave McCoy By Morning, Robin Publishing Date: 2020 Classification: 700 Call Number: 796.93 MOR |
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