Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
March 2022 - April 2022
These are books and media new to the library and cataloged by the Inyo County Free Library.
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NEW RELEASE Publishing Date: 2022 Classification: 300 Call Number: 362.2097 According to data collected by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), nearly one in five Americans lives with some kind of behavioral illness, and one in twenty suffer from what is called "serious behavioral illness." Behavioral health issues are common, affecting more than 50 million Americans at any time. Many millions more experience mental and behavioral health issues indirectly, through friends, family, or in performing their jobs. Many professionals in public service professions, such as emergency responders and individuals in the medical profession, encounter many types of mental and emotional health issues in the course of their work. Behavioral health ultimately affects all Americans, whether directly or indirectly, and this means that behavioral health is a collective, national problem. Some experts claim that the United States is experiencing a behavioral health crisis, largely because rates of depression and behavioral health issues have been increasing since the 1990s. Data from within the behavioral health industry indicates that more than half of those suffering from extreme behavioral health issues do not seek or are unable to obtain treatment. This is a problem that overlaps with the lack of sufficient medical care coverage, increased levels of substance abuse, and other mental health issues. The COVID-19 health crisis posed a serious external stressor that many expert believe will continue to deepen America's behavioral health crisis in various ways. Coping with a massive societal disruption like COVID-19 has called attention to shortcomings in the US healthcare and social welfare systems--Page ix. |
NEW RELEASE There are no accidents: the deadly rise of injury and disaster--who profits and who pays the price By Singer, Jessie Publishing Date: 2022 Classification: 300 Call Number: 363.1 SIN "A journalist recounts the surprising history of accidents and reveals how they've come to define all that's wrong with America. We hear it all the time: 'Sorry, it was just an accident.' And we've been deeply conditioned to just accept that explanation and move on. But as Jessie Singer argues convincingly: There are no such things as accidents. The vast majority of mishaps are not random but predictable and preventable. Singer uncovers just how the term 'accident' itself protects those in power and leaves the most vulnerable in harm's way, preventing investigations, pushing off debts, blaming the victims, diluting anger, and even sparking empathy for the perpetrators. As the rate of accidental death skyrockets in America, the poor and people of color end up bearing the brunt of the violence and blame, while the powerful use the excuse of the 'accident' to avoid consequences for their actions. Born of the death of her best friend, and the killer who insisted it was an accident, this book is a moving investigation of the sort of tragedies that are all too common, and all too commonly ignored. In this revelatory book, Singer tracks accidental death in America from turn of the century factories and coal mines to today's urban highways, rural hospitals, and Superfund sites. Drawing connections between traffic accidents, accidental opioid overdoses, and accidental oil spills, Singer proves that what we call accidents are hardly random. Rather, who lives and dies by an accident in America is defined by money and power. She also presents a variety of actions we can take as individuals and as a society to stem the tide of 'accidents'--saving lives and holding the guilty to account"-- |
EarthEd: rethinking education on a changing planet Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: 300 Call Number: 363.7007 The Worldwatch Institute, in its flagship publication, analyzes how we can equip students with the skills to navigate the turbulent century ahead. With global environmental changes locked into our future, what we teach must evolve. All education will need to be environmental education, teaching students to be ecoliterate, deep-thinking, and deeply moral leaders, ready to face unprecedented challenges. EarthEd explores traditional areas of environmental education such as nature-based learning and systems thinking, as well as new essential topics including social-emotional learning and the importance of play. This latest edition of State of the World examines how, by rethinking education, people worldwide can better adapt to a rapidly changing planet. ; Back cover. |
The steel bonnets: the story of the Anglo-Scottish Border reivers By Fraser, George MacDonald Publishing Date: 1995, ©1971 Classification: 300 Call Number: 364.1 FRA |
The official Warren Commission report: on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy By U S Warren Commission Publishing Date: 1964 Classification: 300 Call Number: 364.152 UNI The report of the Presidential commission set up to study the assassination of President Kennedy: a detailed, documented account of the events leading up to and following the assassination. |
For all the tea in China: how England stole the world's favorite drink and changed history By Rose, Sarah Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: 300 Call Number: 382 ROS Rose's remarkable account follows the journey of Robert Fortune, a Scottish gardener, who was deployed by the British East India Company to steal China's tea secrets in 1848. This thrilling narrative combines history, geography, and old-fashioned adventure. |
Building the cycling city: the Dutch blueprint for urban vitality By Bruntlett, Melissa Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: 300 Call Number: 388.3472 BRU In car-clogged urban areas across the world, the bicycle is enjoying a second life as a legitimate form of transportation. City officials are rediscovering it as a multi-pronged solution to acute, 21st-century problems, including affordability, obesity, congestion, climate change, inequity, and social isolation. As the world's foremost cycling nation, the Netherlands is the only country where the number of bikes exceeds the number of people, primarily because the Dutch have built a cycling culture accessible to everyone, regardless of age, ability, or economic means. This book describes the success of the Netherlands and examines the triumphs and challenges of the Dutch while also presenting stories of North American cities already implementing lessons from across the Atlantic. Discover how Dutch cities inspired Atlanta to look at its transit-bike connection in a new way and showed Seattle how to teach its residents to realize the freedom of biking. |
A grammar book for you and I-- oops, me: all the grammar you need to succeed in life By Good, C. Edward Publishing Date: 2002 Classification: 400 Call Number: 428.2 GOO This inviting book introduces readers anew to the eight parts of speech and common grammatical problems, the tension between nouns and verbs, the controversy of the active versus passive voice, and the power of a verb-based style. |
By Hershberger, Robert Publishing Date: ©2005 Classification: 400 Call Number: 468.2421 HER CD-ROM contains: En contexto dialogs and end-of-chapter vocabulary to accompany each chapter. |
Sharing nature with children: the classic parents' & teachers' nature awareness guidebook By Cornell, Joseph Bharat Publishing Date: ©1998 Classification: 500 Call Number: 508 COR As this classic title approaches its 20th anniversary, Cornell has drawn upon a wealth of experience in nature education to significantly revise and expand his book. New nature game favorites from the field--and Cornell's typically insightful commentary--will make this second edition even more valuable to nature lovers worldwide. |
Dragon hunter: Roy Chapman Andrews and the Central Asiatic expeditions By Gallenkamp, Charles Publishing Date: 2002 Classification: 500 Call Number: 508.092 GAL The New York Times science editor John Noble Wilford has called it "the most celebrated fossil-hunting expedition of the twentieth century." Led by world-renowned explorer Roy Chapman Andrews, the Central Asiatic expeditions uncovered unimagined scientific wonders: Mongolia's Flaming cliffs, dinosaur eggs, the first skeleton of Velociraptor (the terrifying killer of Jurassic Park fame), and a fossil treasure trove of other dinosaurs and extinct mammals. In Dragon Hunter, Charles Gallenkamp vividly recounts these extraordinary adventures while telling Andrews's incredible life story - from his beginnings as a floor sweeper at the American Museum of Natural History to his international fame as one of the century's most acclaimed explorers. Lavishly illustrated with photographs from the original expeditions, Dragon Hunter is a thrilling page-turner that takes readers along on one of the most important scientific adventures in modern history. -- from back cover. |
Astrophysics for people in a hurry By Tyson, Neil deGrasse Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: 500 Call Number: 523.01 TYS "The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist. What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson. But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in tasty chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day. While you wait for your morning coffee to brew, for the bus, the train, or a plane to arrive, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry will reveal just what you need to be fluent and ready for the next cosmic headlines: from the Big Bang to black holes, from quarks to quantum mechanics, and from the search for planets to the search for life in the universe"-- |
By Cliff, Harry Publishing Date: [2021] Classification: 500 Call Number: 523.0197 CLI "By an experimental physicist who works on the Large Hadron Collider, a mind-altering look at the foundational questions bedeviling modern physics, among them: Where does matter come from? Carl Sagan famously said, "If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe." But what fundamental matter is the universe made of? What banged in the Big Bang? And how did that matter arise from nothing into the world we now know? In How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch, Harry Cliff--a University of Cambridge particle physicist, researcher on the Large Hadron Collider, and acclaimed science presenter--sets out in pursuit of answers. He ventures to the largest underground research facility in the world, deep beneath Italy's Gran Sasso mountains, where scientists look into the heart of the Sun using the most elusive of particles, the ghostly neutrino. He visits CERN in Switzerland to behold the 'Antimatter Factory,' where this stuff of science fiction is manufactured daily (and we're close to knowing whether it falls up). Cliff illuminates the history of physics and chemistry that brought us to our present understanding--and misunderstandings--of the world, while offering readers a front row seat to the dramatically unfolding quest to unlock, at long last, the secrets of our universe. A transfixing deep-dive into the origins of the world, How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch investigates not just the makeup of our universe, but the awe-inspiring, improbable fact that it exists at all"-- |
By Swimme, Brian Publishing Date: ©2011 Classification: 500 Call Number: 523.1 SWI "Today we know what no previous generation knew: the history of the universe and of the unfolding of life on Earth. Through the astonishing combined achievements of natural scientists worldwide, we now have a detailed account of how galaxies and stars, planets and living organisms, human beings and human consciousness came to be. And yet ... we thirst for answers to questions that have haunted humanity from the very beginning. What is our place in the 14-billion-year history of the universe? What roles do we play in Earth's history? How do we connect with the intricate web of life on Earth? In Journey of the Universe Brian Thomas Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker tell the epic story of the universe from an inspired new perspective, weaving the findings of modern science together with enduring wisdom found in the humanistic traditions of the West, China, India, and indigenous peoples. The authors explore cosmic evolution as a profoundly wondrous process based on creativity, connection, and interdependence, and they envision an unprecedented opportunity for the world's people to address the daunting ecological and social challenges of our times. Journey of the Universe transforms how we understand our origins and envision our future. Though a little book, it tells a big story one that inspires hope for a way in which Earth and its human civilizations could flourish together. This book is part of a larger project that includes a documentary film, an educational DVD series, and a website. The film and the DVD series will be released in 2011. For more information, please consult the website, journeyoftheuniverse.org"-- |
A brief history of Earth: four billion years in eight chapters By Knoll, Andrew H. Publishing Date: 2021 Classification: 500 Call Number: 525 KNO The story of our home planet and the organisms spread across its surface is far more spectacular than any Hollywood blockbuster, filled with enough plot twists to rival a bestselling thriller. But only recently have we begun to piece together the whole mystery into a coherent narrative. Drawing on his decades of field research and up-to-the-minute understanding of the latest science, geologist Andrew H. Knoll delivers a biography of Earth, charting our home planet's epic 4.6 billion-year story. |
Cosmological Koans: a journey to the heart of physical reality By Aguirre, Anthony Publishing Date: [2019] Classification: 500 Call Number: 530 AGU "A leading physicist unravels the mysteries of the universe through pleasingly paradoxical Zen- style vignettes. Cosmological Koans takes a fresh approach to explaining the most mind- bending concepts in physics and cosmology by invoking the ancient Zen tradition of the Koan. Anthony Aguirre presents more than fifty beguiling Koans (Could there be a civilization in a mote of dust? How much of your fate have you made? Who cleans the universe?) that explore the strange hinterland between the deep structure of the physical world and our personal experience of it. With a flair for explaining complex science, Aguirre covers cosmic questions from the nature of time to the origin of multiple universes, and shows how scientific giants from Aristotle to Galileo to Heisenberg have grappled with them. A playful and enlightening book, Cosmological Koans gives readers what Einstein himself called "the most beautiful and deepest experience" anyone can have: a sense of the mysterious"-- |
By Moore, John T Publishing Date: ©2003 Classification: 500 Call Number: 540 MOO Uses examples from everyday life to explain basic chemistry. |
A little closer to home: how I found the calm after the storm By Zee, Ginger Publishing Date: 2021 Classification: 500 Call Number: 551.6309 ZEE When Ginger Zee opened her life to readers in Natural Disaster, the response was enormous. She put a very relatable if surprising face on depression and has helped lessen the stigma surrounding mental health issues. But Ginger tells us, Natural Disaster was ""Ginger Lite" and only scratched the surface. In this moving follow-up, Ginger shares her truest self. She spent most of her life shielding her vulnerabilities from the world all while being a professional people pleaser. Her stormy childhood, her ongoing struggles with crippling depression, her suicide attempts, and many other life experiences will resonate with readers who are likely to see themselves along the way. In spite of its serious subject matter, Ginger's positive, life-affirming outlook comes through loud and clear. Written with great heart and quite a bit of humor, Ginger normalizes issues and challenges millions of people face every day. |
Fire, faults & floods: a road & trail guide exploring the origins of the Columbia River basin By Mueller, Marge Publishing Date: 1997 Classification: 500 Call Number: 557.97 MUE A wonderous collection of soaring cliffs, deep coulees, basalt dike walls, water-filled potholes, flood carved caves and broad channels of one-time rivers spreads across eastern and central Washington and northern Oregon. Fifty-three trips are targeted to assist readers in finding and understanding the area's major geologic features. Ninety-five black and white photographs and 80 maps and illustrations accompany the text. - (Univ of Nebraska) |
The stuff of life: a graphic guide to genetics and DNA By Schultz, Mark Publishing Date: 2009 Classification: 500 Call Number: 576.5 SCH Learn about the fundamentals of human DNA and evolution in clear, simple language. |