Winter: notes from Montana

By Bass, Rick

Publishing Date: [1991]

Classification: 900

Call Number: 978.6 BAS

Describes winter in a remote valley of inhabitants, the last valley in Montana without electricity.

100 years of real living, Bishop, Calif., 1861-1961: mementos of Bishop, California

By Bishop (Calif.). Chamber of Commerce.

Publishing Date: [1961]

Classification: 900

Call Number: 979.4 ONE

The tall mountain cast its shadow / Dorothy C. Cragen -- When there was pioneering to be done / Eva L. Yaney -- The century truns and thime marches on / Lillian Meacham -- The newlyweds came to Bishop on the Slim Princess / William G. Dixon -- Pickles and Durocs, brahmas and reatas / Glee Earl -- It was known as the Fandango / C. Lorin Ray -- A Greek laborer sweats in the high Sierra and a ball mill rolls in Goldfield / Jack Salter -- A dollar and a desire is all we require / Jack Foley -- Post office progress -- The gold mirage up Bishop Creek -- Stoping Moly down to the grizzlies / H.E. Hennas -- The fingers wrote and vanished / Genny Schumacher -- Up from the earth for her complexion / H.F. Buchholtz -- Bishop vigilantes / Eugene Mallory.

Lava Beds National Monument

By Lamb, Susan

Publishing Date: 1991

Classification: 900

Call Number: 979.421 LAM

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Ghost town living: mining for purpose and chasing dreams at the edge of Death Valley

By Underwood, Brent

Publishing Date: [2024]

Classification: 900

Call Number: 979.487 UND

"A radical vision for setting impossible goals and being brave enough to see them through-no matter the risk or the challenge-from the creator of hit YouTube channel Ghost Town Living"--

Federico Garcia Lorca: a life

By Gibson, Ian

Publishing Date: 1989

Classification: 900

Call Number: B GIB

Lorca scholar Gibson, author of the authoritative Death of Lorca ( LJ 7/73), revised and translated his two-part work in Spanish to produce this colorful, articulate, and well-documented study of the life of one of 20th-century Spain's most famous men of letters. Adroitly eschewing critical analysis of works (no mean feat in a literary biography), Gibson focuses instead on the poet's temperament, mood swings, and acquaintances; especially commendable is the unabashed candor with which he confronts Lorca's homosexuality, which the author analytically interprets as the underlying, pervasive motive for much of Lorca's behavior and output. An indispensable contribution to Lorca literature and currently the front runner for the definitive Lorca biography.-- Lawrence Olszewski, OCLC, Dublin, Ohio Copyright 1989 Cahners Business Information.

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Once upon a time: the captivating life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy

By Beller, Elizabeth

Publishing Date: 2024

Classification: 900

Call Number: B KENNEDY, CAROLYN

"The life and legacy of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, wife of John F. Kennedy Jr., are reexamined in this captivating and effervescent biography that is perfect for fans of My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy, What Remains, and Fairy Tale Interrupted. A quarter of a century after the plane crash that claimed the lives of John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn, and sister-in-law Lauren, the magnitude of this tragedy remains fresh. Yet, Carolyn is still an enigmatic figure, a woman whose short life in the spotlight was besieged with misogyny and cruelty. Amidst today's cultural reckoning about the way our media treats women, Elizabeth Beller explores the real person behind the tabloid headlines and media frenzy. When she began dating America's prince, Carolyn was increasingly thrust into an overwhelming spotlight filled with relentless paparazzi who reacted to her reserve with a campaign of harassment and vilification. To this day, she is still depicted as a privileged princess-icy, vapid, and drug-addicted. She has even been accused of being responsible for their untimely death, allegedly delaying take-off until she finished her pedicure. But now, she is revealed as never before. A fiercely independent woman devoted to her adopted city and career, Carolyn relied on her impeccable eye and drive to fly up the ranks at Calvin Klein in the glossy, high-stakes fashion world of the 1990s. When Carolyn met her future husband, John was immediately drawn to her strong-willed personality, effortless charm, and high intelligence. Their relationship would change her life and catapult her to dizzying fame, but it was her vibrant life before their marriage and then hidden afterwards, that is truly fascinating. Based on in-depth research and exclusive interviews with friends, family members, teachers, roommates, and colleagues, this comprehensive biography reveals a multi-faceted woman worthy of our attention regardless of her husband and untimely death"--

Memoirs: a twentieth-century journey in science and politics

By Teller, Edward

Publishing Date: 2001

Classification: 900

Call Number: B TEL

The story of Edward Teller is the story of the twentieth century. Born in Hungary in 1908, Teller witnessed the rise of Nazism and anti-Semitism, two world wars, the McCarthy era, and the changing face of big science. A brilliant and controversial figure, Teller brings to these events a perspective that is at once surprising and insightful. Edward Teller is perhaps best known for his belief in freedom through strong defense. But this extraordinary memoir at last reveals the man behind the headlines -- passionate and humorous, devoted and loyal. Never before has Teller told his story as fully as he does here. We learn Teller's true position on everything from the bombing of Japan to the pursuit of weapons research in the post-war years. In clear and compelling prose, Teller chronicles the people and events that shaped him as a scientist, beginning with his early love of music and math, and continuing with his study of quantum physics under Werner Heisenberg. Present at many of the pivotal moments in modern science, Teller also describes his relationships with some of the century's greatest minds -- Einstein, Bohr, Fermi, Szilard, von Neumann -- and offers an honest assessment of the development of the atomic and hydrogen bombs, the founding of Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, and his complicated relationship with J. Robert Oppenheimer. He also offers, for the first time, a moving portrait of his childhood, his marriage and family life, and his deep friendship with physicist Maria Mayer. Writing about those aspects of his life that have had important public consequences -- from his conservative politics to his relationships with scientists and presidents -- Teller reveals himself to be a man with deep beliefs about liberty, security, and the moral responsibility of science. - Jacket flap.

The salt path

By Winn, Raynor

Publishing Date: 2019

Classification: 900

Call Number: B WIN

"Just days after Raynor Winn learns that Moth, her husband of thirty-two years, is terminally ill, their house and farm are taken away, along with their livelihood. With nothing left and little time, they make the brave and impulsive decision to walk the 630 miles of the sea-swept South West Coast Path, from Somerset to Dorset, through Devon and Cornwall. Carrying only the essentials for survival on their backs, they live wild in the ancient, weathered landscape of cliffs, sea, and sky. Yet through every step, every encounter, and every test along the way, their walk becomes a remarkable and life-affirming journey. Powerfully written and unflinchingly honest, The Salt Path is ultimately a portrayal of home--how it can be lost, rebuilt, and rediscovered in the most unexpected ways"--