Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
May 2014 - June 2014
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.
Hitler's charisma: leading millions into the abyss By Rees, Laurence Publishing Date: [2013], ©2012 Classification: 900 Call Number: 943.086 REE Explores the circumstances and events that contributed to the rise of Adolf Hitler, noting his early character flaws and how he rallied a small group of like-minded political and social outcasts in history-shaping ways. |
The dream king: Ludwig II of Bavaria: with a chapter on Ludwig and the arts By Blunt, Wilfrid Publishing Date: 1970 Classification: 900 Call Number: 943.3 BLU |
General Ulysses S. Grant: the soldier and the man By Longacre, Edward G. Publishing Date: 2006 Classification: 900 Call Number: 973.7 LON "Despite his reputation for rash decisions, brutal tactics, and intemperate behavior, Ulysses S. Grant was the only Union general who could win the war for Lincoln. Grant's aggressive strategies, swift movements and uncompromising battlefield attacks were praised in the North, feared in the South, and reviled by many of his own associates and staff. General Grant is, perhaps, one of the most controversial, enigmatic, and misunderstood generals in our nation's history." "In this new biography of Grant, acclaimed Civil War historian, Edward G. Longacre, examines Grant's early life and his military career for insights into his great battlefield successes as well as his personal misfortunes. He concentrates on Grant's boyhood and early married life, especially his years in Missouri and Illinois following his 1854 resignation from the army. He examines Grant's moral, ethical, and religious views; his conflicting attitudes toward his profession; and his relationships with wartime superiors and subordinates."--BOOK JACKET. |
Mary Surratt: an American tragedy By Trindal, Elizabeth Steger Publishing Date: 1996 Classification: 900 Call Number: 973.7092 TRI |
By White, Ronald C. Publishing Date: c2009 Classification: 900 Call Number: 973.7092 WHI Lincoln scholar Ronald C. White, Jr., describes Lincoln as a man of integrity whose moral compass holds the key to understanding his life. |
General Sherman's Christmas: Savannah, 1864 By Weintraub, Stanley Publishing Date: c2009 Classification: 900 Call Number: 973.7378 WEI Relates the story of the end of the siege of Savannah, led by General William T. Sherman, after which the general "gave" President Lincoln the city as a Christmas gift, and explores events of the holiday that year. |
NEW RELEASE Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: R Call Number: R032 Guinness World Records 2014 presents the most outrageous, uplifting, and unbelievable record breakers ever. Filled with don't-try-this-at-home human exploits, natural and technological wonders, incredible achievements in sports and entertainment, and much more, this fully updated edition introduces thrilling new records and incredible facts that will fascinate young and old alike. |
NEW RELEASE Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: R Call Number: R910.5 |
Down the rabbit hole: the diary of Pringle Rose By Bartoletti, Susan Campbell Publishing Date: 2013 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J It is 1871 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and fourteen-year-old Pringle Rose, still grieving from the death of her parents, takes her brother Gideon, who has Down syndrome, escapes from her uncle and aunt, taking a train to Chicago--but disaster seems to follow her there. |
By Black, Holly Publishing Date: 2013 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Zach, Alice, and Poppy, friends from a Pennsylvania middle school who have long enjoyed acting out imaginary adventures with dolls and action figures, embark on a real-life quest to Ohio to bury a doll made from the ashes of a dead girl. |
NEW RELEASE The miniature world of Marvin & James By Broach, Elise Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J When his best friend, a human boy named James, goes away on vacation, Marvin the beetle worries that their friendship may end. |
NEW RELEASE By Gardner, Sally Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "When Emily Vole inherits an abandoned shop, it is up to her to battle a fairy-snatching witch and get to the bottom of Operation Bunny"--Page 4 of cover. |
The Knaveheart's curse: a Vampire Island story By Griffin, Adele Publishing Date: c2008 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Eleven-year-old Maddy Livingstone, a vampire-fruit bat hybrid striving to make friends in modern-day New York City, tries to protect her family from a vicious pureblood vampire who is in the New World seeking the Tenth Knave. |
By Heldring, Thatcher Publishing Date: 2013 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Fourteen-year-old Wyatt, hoping to impress a girl and ward off a bully, decides to join his older brother's summer football league, "The League of Pain," against the advice of his parents, who think golf is the right sport for him. |
By Henkes, Kevin Publishing Date: Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Seven-year-old Billy Miller starts second grade with a bump on his head and a lot of worries, but by the end of the year he has developed good relationships with his teacher, his little sister, and his parents and learned many important lessons. |
By Hunter, Erin Publishing Date: c2010 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Onestar, leader of WindClan, introduces two young kittypets to the warrior code, the history of each of the Clans, and legendary battles that have been fought. |
By Hunter, Erin Publishing Date: 2008 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Rock, the keeper of the world beneath the world, tells about the most famous cats of the warriors Clans as well as the rogues, kittypets, and others, to three kits that have recently entered his realm. |
By Hunter, Erin Publishing Date: c2009 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J The warrior Clans have embraced the warrior code for as long as any living cat can remember. Now, for the first time, discover the origins of the code that govern the daily life of a warrior cat. |
By Hunter, Erin Publishing Date: c2007 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Provides background information about the history, characters, and places of significance to the warrior cats featured in the series "Warriors" and "Warriors, the new prophecy." |
By Hunter, Erin Publishing Date: c2010 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Leafstar struggles to maintain control of her Clan as she figures out how SkyClan can survive in the gorge. |