Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
March 2016 - April 2016
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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A witch's guide to faery folk: reclaiming our working relationship with invisible helpers By McCoy, Edain Publishing Date: 1994 Classification: 100 Call Number: 133.14 MCC All over the world, people have reported encounters with a race of tiny people who are neither human nor deity. This book reclaims that lost, rich heritage of working with faery folk that our Pagan ancestors took for granted. Edain McCoy teaches how to work with faeries in a mutually beneficial way. Practice rituals and spells in which faeries can participate, and discover tips to help facilitate faery contact. These capricious creatures can help with divination, past life recall, scrying, and spiritual quests. Also included is a dictionary of more than 230 faeries that include goblins, gnomes, elementals, seasonal faeries, and angels. - (Llewellyn Worldwide) |
Medicinemaker: mystic encounters on the Shaman's path By Wesselman, Henry Barnard Publishing Date: c1998 Classification: 100 Call Number: 133.9092 WES Describes nine journeys over five years with Nainoa, a kahuna initiate and fellow mystic traveler - (Baker & Taylor) |
NEW RELEASE By Bakewell, Sarah Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: 100 Call Number: 142.78 BAK The best-selling author of How to Live presents a spirited account of the Existentialist intellectual and philosophical movement of the 1930s while sharing insights into the contributions of key revolutionary thinkers and the movement's present-day legacy. |
So you've been publicly shamed By Ronson, Jon Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: 100 Call Number: 152.44 RON "From the internationally bestselling author of The Psychopath Test, a captivating and brilliant exploration of one of our world's most overlooked forces. For the past three years, Jon Ronson has been immersing himself in the world of modern-day public shaming-meeting famous shamees, shamers, and bystanders who have been impacted. This is the perfect time for a modern-day Scarlet Letter-a radically empathetic book about public shaming, and about shaming as a form of social control. It has become such a big part of our lives it has begun to feel weird and empty when there isn't anyone to be furious about. Whole careers are being ruined by one mistake. A transgression is revealed. Our collective outrage at it has the force of a hurricane. Then we all quickly forget about it and move on to the next one, and it doesn't cross our minds to wonder if the shamed person is okay or in ruins. What's it doing to them? What's it doing to us? Ronson's book is a powerful, funny, unique, and very humane dispatch from the frontline, in the escalating war on human nature and its flaws"-- |
Outsmarting anger: 7 strategies for defusing our most dangerous emotion By Shrand, Joseph Publishing Date: [2013] Classification: 100 Call Number: 152.47 SHR The anger of others is often the roadblock to your achieving your goals. Shrand reveals what happens inside the brain when the dark forces of anger begin to erupt. He outlines techniques for recognizing the many forms of anger and tapping into your brain's powerful anger management zone. |
The untethered soul: the journey beyond yourself By Singer, Michael A. Publishing Date: [2013] Classification: 100 Call Number: 153 SIN Presents advice on ways to free oneself from habitual thoughts, emotions, and energy patterns that limit one's consciousness. |
The superhuman mind: free the genius in your brain By Brogaard, Berit Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: 100 Call Number: 153.9 BRO "The Superhuman Mind takes us inside the lives and brains of geniuses, savants, virtuosos, and a wide variety of ordinary people who have acquired truly extraordinary talents, one way or another. Delving into the neurological underpinnings of these abilities, the authors even reveal how we can acquire some of them ourselves--from perfect pitch and lightning fast math skills to supercharged creativity,"--Amazon.com. |
Presence: bringing your boldest self to your biggest challenges By Cuddy, Amy Joy Casselberry Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: 100 Call Number: 158.1 CUD Have you ever left a nerve-racking challenge and immediately wished for a do over? Maybe after a job interview, a performance, or a difficult conversation? The very moments that require us to be genuine and commanding can instead cause us to feel phony and powerless. Too often we approach our lives' biggest hurdles with dread, execute them with anxiety, and leave them with regret. By accessing our personal power, we can achieve "presence," the state in which we stop worrying about the impression we're making on others and instead adjust the impression we've been making on ourselves. As Harvard professor Amy Cuddy's revolutionary book reveals, we don't need to embark on a grand spiritual quest or complete an inner transformation to harness the power of presence. Instead, we need to nudge ourselves, moment by moment, by tweaking our body language, behavior, and mind-set in our day-to-day lives. Amy Cuddy has reached tens of millions of viewers around the world with her TED talk about "power poses." Now she presents the science underlying these and many other body-mind effects, and teaches us how to use simple techniques to liberate ourselves from fear in high-pressure moments, perform at our best, and connect with and empower others to do the same. |
The attentive heart: conversations with trees By Kaza, Stephanie Publishing Date: 1993 Classification: 100 Call Number: 179.1 KAZ Readers who feel a kinship with trees will be captivated by these ``conversations.'' Now a professor of environmental studies at the University of Vermont, Kaza bases most of these meditative essays on experiences she had in California. With a Buddhist reverence for living things, she follows the Zen practice of shikantaza --just sitting--to find serenity and inspiration among trees. She observes the change of seasons with a stately gingko, re-visits a commune to renew her acquaintance with a tan oak and madrone, dreams as she leans against a massive blue oak. On Arbor Day, Kaza joins a group planting redwood seedlings; she makes a pilgrimage to Methuselah Grove to see bristlecone pines and to Yosemite for whitebark pines. Other encounters include red firs, alders and sycamores. This is a beautifully written, imaginative appreciation of trees. Illustrations. First serial to New Age Journal; QPB alternate. (July) Copyright 1993 Cahners Business Information. |
By Plato Publishing Date: 2006 Classification: 100 Call Number: 184 PLA The perfect books for the true book lover, Penguin's Great Ideas series features twelve more groundbreaking works by some of history's most prodigious thinkers. Each volume is beautifully packaged with a unique type-driven design that highlights the bookmaker's art. Offering great literature in great packages at great prices, this series is ideal for those readers who want to explore and savor the Great Ideas that have shaped our world. |
Dying every day: Seneca at the court of Nero By Romm, James S. Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: 100 Call Number: 188 ROM Explores the moral struggles, political intrigues and violent vendettas that enmeshed the ancient Roman writer and philosopher in the brutal daily lives of the imperial family and the regime of his student, Nero. |
By Gellman, Marc Publishing Date: c2002 Classification: 200 Call Number: 200 GEL A rabbi and a priest, the hosts of a daily TV talk show, explore the role of religion in everyday life, describe the various beliefs and practices of the major religions of the world, offer advice on how to deal with daily life issues and major passages in one's life, and explain how to join a religion and find one's own spiritual path. Original. - (Baker & Taylor) |
The letter and the scroll: what archaeology tells us about the Bible By Currie, Robin Publishing Date: c2009 Classification: 200 Call Number: 220.93 CUR From the Publisher: For 2,000 years and more, the Bible and its precepts have shaped world culture and civilization, whether Judeo-Christian or not. The Bible is a touchstone of religious belief, literary accomplishment, morality, and history unlike any other. Biblical interpretations have changed over the millennia, but the past 100 years have witnessed some of the most important transformations in our perspective, and no recent influence has been greater than archaeology. In the mid-20th century, the unearthing of the Dead Sea Scrolls-to cite just one of many modern finds-deepened our understanding of the Biblical world, its peoples, and their beliefs. Since then, new evidence has appeared-the Tel Dan inscription, the Merneptah Stele, and the Gabriel Revelation-with each revelation providing richer insights into the scriptural narrative and the way these stories were written and handed down, confirming the details of historical events and personages, or clarifying the meaning and chronology of biblical ideas. Meticulous, scholarly, yet always accessible, this is required reading for anyone interested in both Old and New Testaments and the creeds, cultures, and civilizations of ancient Hebrews and early Christians alike. |
The spirit of the disciplines: understanding how God changes lives By Willard, Dallas Publishing Date: 1990 Classification: 200 Call Number: 248.4 WIL Dallas Willard, one of today's most brilliant Christian thinkers and author of The Divine Conspiracy (Christianity Today's 1999 Book of the Year), presents a way of living that enables ordinary men and women to enjoy the fruit of the Christian life. He reveals how the key to self-transformation resides in the practice of the spiritual disciplines, and how their practice affirms human life to the fullest. The Spirit of the Disciplines is for everyone who strives to be a disciple of Jesus in thought and action as well as intention.- (HARPERCOLL) |
After Acts: exploring the lives and legends of the apostles By Litfin, Bryan M. Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: 200 Call Number: 270.1 LIT "What happened to all those biblical figures once the Bible was finished? We've all heard it said: "According to early church tradition Peter was crucified upside down," or "Paul went to Spain." Did Thomas found the Indian church? Or did Mary live in Ephesus? Were the twelve disciples all eventually martyred? Where do these ancient traditions come from, and how historically reliable are they? What is meant by the term "early church tradition?" After Acts opens up the world of the Bible-right after it was written. Follow along with New Testament scholar, Dr. Bryan Litfin as he explores the facts, myths, legends, archaeology, and questions of what happened in those most early days of Christianity"-- |
Rough country: how Texas became America's most powerful Bible-belt state By Wuthnow, Robert Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: 200 Call Number: 277.64 WUT "Anyone seeking to examine the relationship between modern American religious conservatism and politics needs to look no further than Wuthnow's authoritative, encyclopedic survey of Texas's influence on national trends."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) "In this brilliantly detailed book, Wuthnow draws on newspapers, eyewitness accounts and archival material as well as sociological theory, showing how notions of self and other emerged through institution-building practices that helped define Texan (and ultimately, national) identity."--Kirkus "In Rough Country, Wuthnow draws on an Everest of data to provide a comprehensive analysis of the connections between religion, race, and politics in the state that has given us Lyndon Johnson, George W. Bush, Ted Cruz, Roe v. Wade, FreedomWorks, a key sponsor of the Tea Party, and secessionist threats."--Glenn Altschuler, Huffington Post. |
An American Cardinal: the biography of Cardinal Timothy Dolan By Boyle, Christina Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: 200 Call Number: 282.092 BOY The most powerful Roman Catholic leader in the United States had humble beginnings. Timothy Michael Dolan was born in Maplewood, Missouri in 1950. From an early age, those around him knew that he would become a priest. Through college and seminary, his power and spirituality grew. He was formally ordained in 1976. In 2009, he was made Archbishop of New York. Several months later he was elevated to cardinal. There were clear signs that the ailing Pope Benedict XVI saw him as a bright hope for the future, and Vatican experts seriously wondered if he would be chosen to lead the Catholics of the world. Dolan is a warm and cheerful man who draws crowds, but his rise to power was not without its controversies. His handling of the sex abuse scandal was, some say, more about protecting the Church than the victims. He is a consummate player who doesn't shy away from picking a political battle. He is also caring in a way that makes him--for all of his power--seem like a simple parish priest who looks after every member of his flock. This is a book about power and the Roman Catholic church today, framed by the life of a man who might someday become the first American pope.--From publisher description. |
By Campbell, Joseph Publishing Date: [1991], c1962 Classification: 200 Call Number: 291.13 CAM Campbell offers an explanation of Eastern mythology as it developed into the distinctive religions of Egypt, India, China, and Japan. "The myth of eternal return, which is still basic to Oriental life, displays an order of fixed forms that appear and disappear through all time".--Joseph Campbell. |
Dreamtime & inner space: the world of the shaman By Kalweit, Holger Publishing Date: 1988 Classification: 200 Call Number: 291.62 KAL Kalweit, an ethnopsychologist has collected first-person accounts and descriptions of the paranormal experiences and visions of shamans from Africa, Australia, Asia, Siberia, and the Americas, as well as descriptions of their rituals, healing techniques, and spiritual disciplines. |
By Merton, Thomas Publishing Date: 1968] Classification: 200 Call Number: 294.3927 MER "Zen enriches no one," Thomas Merton provocatively writes in his opening statement to Zen and the Birds of Appetite--one of the last books to be published before his death in 1968. "There is no body to be found. The birds may come and circle for a while... but they soon go elsewhere. When they are gone, the 'nothing,' the 'no-body' that was there, suddenly appears. That is Zen. It was there all the time but the scavengers missed it, because it was not their kind of prey." This gets at the humor, paradox, and joy that one feels in Merton's discoveries of Zen during the last years of his life, a joy very much present in this collection of essays. Exploring the relationship between Christianity and Zen, especially through his dialogue with the great Zen teacher D.T. Suzuki, the book makes an excellent introduction to a comparative study of these two traditions, as well as giving the reader a strong taste of the mature Merton. Never does one feel him losing his own faith in these pages; rather one feels that faith getting deeply clarified and affirmed. Just as the body of "Zen" cannot be found by the scavengers, so too, Merton suggests, with the eternal truth of Christ. - (Norton Pub) |
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