Lowside of the Road

A biographical look at Tom Waits, an artist with an unmistakable low, throaty voice that makes his countless fans swoon.

Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits
by Barney Hoskyns
Find it in the Library at call number ML420 .W13H67 2009

Set

The album that helped propel Youssou N' Dour to international stardom and also put urban Africa music on the map. Featuring the Senegalese artist and his band the Super Etoile de Dakar.

Set
by Youssou N' Dour
find it in the Library at call number MW AF SG .S36 1990

Golden Roots of the Mother Lode

A publication of the Tuolumne County Genealogical Society that uses each issue to explore a different topic related to local history and genealogy.

Golden Roots of the Mother Lode
Find all issues Golden Roots of the Mother Lode along the back wall of the of the Library in alphabetical order.

Knife in the Water

Roman Polanski's first feature length film displays many of the characteristics that have come symbolize the Polish directors films.

Knife in the Water
by Roman Polanski
Find it in the Library at call number PN1995.9 .F7K59 1962

The Essential Tillich

Selected writings by famed Protestant thinker and existential theologian Paul Tillich. A good starting point for those new to Tillich and a handy reference for readers more familiar with his work.

The Essential Tillich: An Anthology of the Writings of Paul Tillich
edited by F. Forrester Church
Find it in the Library at call number BT75.2 .T482 1999

The Galápagos

A visually stunning tour of the islands and wildlife that helped spur Darwin to his theory of evolution.

The Galápagos: Exploring Darwin's Tapestry
by John Hess
Find it in the Library at call number QL345 .G2H47 2009

The Taliban and the Crisis of Afghanistan

A collection of essays exploring the complex cultural, political and religious forces behind the Taliban's emergence and persistence.

The Taliban and the Crisis of Afghanistan
edited by Robert D. Crews and Amin Tarzi
Find it in the Library at call number DS371.3 .T354 2009

This Land Was Made for You and Me

A young adult biography of Woody Guthrie that Pete Seeger saw as "The best book about Woody ever written!" Page 99 devotes a brief paragraph to the "old ghost town in the Sierra foothills" that gave it's name to our institution.

This Land Was Made for You and Me
by Elizabeth Patridge
Find it in the Library at call number ML3930 .G88P37 2002

The Land of Green Plums

Nobel Laureate Hurta Muller's novel about life in Ceausescu's Romania known for its striking portrayal of the terror/ennui paradox.

The Land of Green Plums
by Hurta Muller
Find it in the Library at call number PT2673 .U29234 H4713 1998

Bite Me

A scholarly survey of food in popular culture that considers the relationship between what we eat and the world around us.

Bite Me: Food in Popular Culture
by Fabio Parasecoli
Find it in the Library at call numberGT2850 .P274 2008