The Monty Hall Problem

The intriguing story of the mathematical brain teaser that asks a game show contestant to choose one of three doors to find a single prize. After the person makes their choice, the host revels one of the remaining two doors to be a dud. Should the contestant change their mind and pick the remaining door, or stick with their initial choice?

The Monty Hall Problem
by Jason Rosenhouse
Find it in the library at call number QA95 .R67 2009

Winter's Bone

Nominated for Best Picture at this year's Academy Awards, this rural thriller follows a 17-year-old girl raising her two young siblings as she tracks down the truth about her father after he jumps bail.

Winter's Bone
directed by Debra Granik
Find it in the library's video collection at call number PN1995.9 .D7W56 2010

Africa: 50 Years of Music

Eighteen discs organized by regions within Africa provide more than sixteen hours of music chronicling the continent's diverse musical traditionals.

Africa: 50 Years of Music - 50 Years of Independence
E. T. Mensah
Find it in the library's audio collection at call number MW AF AF .A4 1944

Power Trip

A travelogue survey of the state of energy consumption across the nation and some promising ideas to address our addiction to fossil fuels.

Power Trip: The Love Story of America's Love Affair with Energy
by Amanda Little
Find it in the library at call number HD9502 .U52L568 2010

Extraordinary, Ordinary People

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's memoir of her family, career and growing up in segregated Birmingham, Alabama.

Extraordinary, Ordinary People
by Condoleezza Rice
Find it in the library at call number E840.8 .R48A3 2010

Packing for Mars

Keeping with the engaging syle used in her previous titles Stiff and Bonk, author Mary Roach takes us on a journey through NASA and science to look at what life as a space explorer might actually be like.

Packing for Mars
by Mary Roach
Find it in the library at call number QH327 .R63 2010

How the Earth Was Made

From glaciers in Yosemite to earthquakes along the Ring of Fire, this series focuses on geologic processes such as those behind today's earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
How the Earth Was Made
Find season one and two in the library at call number QE28.3 .H693 

Deeper Than Gold

A look at some of the many Native American tribes and individuals of the Sierra foothills, including the Central Sierra Miwuk of Tuolumne County.

Deeper than Gold: A Guide to Indian Life in the Sierra Foothills
by Brian Bibby, photos by Dugan Aguilar
Find it in the library at call number E78 .C15B475 2005

The Wind Doesn't Need a Passport

A collection of stories about the people, places and challenges of the border region between the United States and Mexico.

The Wind Doesn't Need a Passport: Stories fromt he U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
by Tyche Hendricks
Find it in the library at call number HN79 .A165H46 2010

The Little Book of Plagiarism

Literally the size of a postcard, this tiny book looks at the big problem of copying someone's work without giving them credit.

The Little Book of Plagiarism
by Richard A. Posner
Find it in the library at call number K1485 .P67 2007