Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions

These are books and media new to the library and cataloged by the Inyo County Free Library.

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A fine young man: what parents, mentors, and educators can do to shape adolescent boys into exceptional men

By Gurian, Michael

Publishing Date: 1999, c1998

Classification: 300

Call Number: 305.23 GUR

2 copies. Includes bibliographical references and index.

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The American immigrant

Publishing Date: [2004]

Classification: 300

Call Number: 305.8

Presents a collection of color and black-and-white illustrated photographs and drawings of American immigrants from around the world including refugees, war-brides, early explorers, and African slaves.

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Who's afraid of post-blackness: what it means to be Black now

By Touré

Publishing Date: 2012

Classification: 300

Call Number: 305.896 TOU

In the age of Obama, racial attitudes have become more complicated and nuanced than ever before. Inspired by a president who is unlike any Black man ever seen on our national stage, we are searching for new ways of understanding Blackness. In this book, the author, a commentator and journalist tackles what it means to be Black in America today. He begins by examining the concept of "Post-Blackness," a term that defines artists who are proud to be Black but don't want to be limited by identity politics and boxed in by race. He soon discovers that the desire to be rooted in but not constrained by Blackness is everywhere. In this book he argues that Blackness is infinite, that any identity imaginable is Black, and that all expressions of Blackness are legitimate. -- From the publsher.

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Freedom's daughters: the unsung heroines of the civil rights movement from 1830 to 1970

By Olson, Lynne

Publishing Date: 2002, c2001

Classification: 300

Call Number: 323.1196 OLS

The first and only comprehensive history of the enormous contributions of women--black and white, famous and unknown--to the fight for civil rights in this country. "Freedom's Daughters" spans four generations and introduces more than 60 women, some well-known, others never written about before.

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Money: the unauthorised biography

By Martin, Felix

Publishing Date: 2014

Classification: 300

Call Number: 332.49 MAR

From ancient currency to Adam Smith, from the gold standard to shadow banking and the Great Recession: a sweeping historical epic that traces the development and evolution of one of humankind's greatest inventions.

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The quest: energy, security and the remaking of the modern world

By Yergin, Daniel

Publishing Date: 2011

Classification: 300

Call Number: 333.79 YER

This sequel to The Prize provides a narrative of global energy, the principal engine of geopolitical and economic change. The author, an energy authority, continues the riveting story begun in the book, The Prize, in this account of the quest for the energy the world needs, and the power and riches that come with it. He proves that energy is truly the engine of global political and economic change, as well as central to the battle over climate change. From the jammed streets of Beijing, the shores of the Caspian Sea, and the conflicts in the Mideast, to Capitol Hill and Silicon Valley, he takes us inside the decisions and choices that are shaping our future. Without understanding the realities of energy examined in this book, we may surrender our place at the helm of history. He tells the inside stories of the oil market, the rise of the "petrostate", the race to control the resources of the former Soviet empire, and the massive corporate mergers that transformed the oil landscape. He shows how the drama of oil, the struggle for access to it, the battle for control, the insecurity of supply, the consequences of its use, its impact on the global economy, and the geopolitics that dominate it-will continue to shape our world. He takes on the toughest questions-will we run out of oil, and are China and the United States destined to conflict over oil? He also reveals the surprising and turbulent history of nuclear, coal, electricity, and natural gas. He investigates the "rebirth of renewables", biofuels and wind, as well as solar energy, which venture capitalists are betting will be "the next big thing" for meeting the needs of a growing world economy. He makes clear why understanding this greening landscape and its future role are crucial. He further brings climate change into unique perspective by offering an original and unprecedented history of how the issue went from concerning a handful of scientists, terrified of a new Ice Age, to one of the overarching issues of our times. This book presents an extraordinary range of characters and a panorama of dramatic stories that illustrate the principles that will shape a robust and flexible energy security system for the decades to come.

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Flagrant conduct: the story of Lawrence v. Texas : how a bedroom arrest decriminalized gay Americans

By Carpenter, Dale

Publishing Date: c2012

Classification: 300

Call Number: 342.7308 CAR

Provides a detailed legal history and examines the motives of all players involved with the landmark Supreme Court gay rights case that protected consenting adults' rights, regardless of sexual preference, in the bedroom.

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NEW RELEASE

The Supreme Court

Publishing Date: 2015

Classification: 300

Call Number: 347.73

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(Sic): a memoir

By Cody, Joshua

Publishing Date: c2011

Classification: 300

Call Number: 362.196 COD

The author, a young composer, tells the story of his diagnosis with an aggressive form of cancer and the aftermath.

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Seven myths about education

By Christodoulou, Daisy

Publishing Date: 2014

Classification: 300

Call Number: 370.7 CHR

In this controversial new book, Daisy Christodoulou offers a thought-provoking critique of educational orthodoxy. Drawing on her recent experience of teaching in challenging schools, she shows through a wide range of examples and case studies just how much classroom practice contradicts basic scientific principles. She examines seven widely-held beliefs which are holding back pupils and teachers: - Facts prevent understanding - Teacher-led instruction is passive - The 21st century fundamentally changes everything - You can always just look it up -We should teach transferable skills - Projects and activities are the best way to learn - Teaching knowledge is indoctrination. In each accessible and engaging chapter, Christodoulou sets out the theory of each myth, considers its practical implications and shows the worrying prevalence of such practice. Then, she explains exactly why it is a myth, with reference to the principles of modern cognitive science. She builds a powerful case explaining how governments and educational organisations around the world have let down teachers and pupils by promoting and even mandating evidence-less theory and bad practice. This blisteringly incisive and urgent text is essential reading for all teachers, teacher training students, policy makers, head teachers, researchers and academics around the world. - (Taylor & Francis Publishing)

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The smartest kids in the world: and how they got that way

By Ripley, Amanda

Publishing Date: 2013

Classification: 300

Call Number: 370.9 RIP

In a handful of nations, virtually all children are learning to make complex arguments and solve problems they've never seen before. They are learning to think, in other words, and to thrive in the modern economy. What is it like to be a child in the world's new education superpowers? In a global quest to find answers for our own children, author and Time magazine journalist Amanda Ripley follows three Americans embedded in Finland, South Korea, and Poland for one year. Their stories, along with groundbreaking research into learning in other cultures, reveal a pattern of startling transformation: none of these countries had many "smart" kids a few decades ago. Things had changed. Teaching had become more rigorous; parents had focused on things that mattered; and children had bought into the promise of education.--From publisher description.

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Route 66: America's first main street

By Crump, Spencer

Publishing Date: 1996

Classification: 300

Call Number: 388.1 CRU

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Cuentos: tales from the Hispanic Southwest : based on stories originally collected by Juan B. Rael

By Griego y Maestas, José

Publishing Date: c1980

Classification: 300

Call Number: 398.2 GRI

The people of Northern New Mexico have survived for more than 380 years virtually isolated from other Spanish speaking centers. The preservation of their language and customs became dependent on memory and the adoption of the ways and words of the people living around them. Influenced by sixteenth-and seventeenth-century Spanish; Mexican Indians; indigenous Rio Grande Indians; the Spanish of Mexico; and the American settlers, rural New Mexicans created a delightlyfully singular and complex variety of folklore that is unparalleled in Spanish North America.

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Winter tale: how raven gave light to the world

By Turner, Mark

Publishing Date: 2013

Classification: 300

Call Number: 398.2 TUR

Mark Turner’s beautiful children’s book, A Winter’s Tale: How Raven Gave Light to the World, is a sensitive retelling of the Native American creation myth, of how Raven, transformed into a child, stole light from the mythical grandfather who held it as a treasure, and bestowed it upon a world encased in darkness. Shared among numerous Native American tribes, the Raven’s trickery is well-known. However, what makes Turner’s contemporary narrative so compelling is the role the child plays in retrieving light from the loving metaphorical grandfather, the empowerment the child receives from that love, and how, transforming into the Raven, the child takes flight into a world that needed the penultimate gift: light itself.A Winter’s Tale is beautifully presented, with 33 wonderful full-color illustrations by Emily Graves and Mark Turner’s accompanying musical score on compact disc. Children will delight not only in the story retold but in the combined visual and auditory interpretations of the Raven myth. - (Texas A & M Univ)

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