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

Child Sense

A guide for engaging the senses of young children to improve communication and make life a little easier for parents and kids alike.

Child Sense
by Priscilla J. Dunstan
Find it in the library at call number BF723 .S35D86 2009

The Little Book of Stress Relief

Dude, Relax is GPS tool #3. Need some more ideas to help you calm down? Check out our stress relief display, which includes this book offering "52 prescriptions for a calmer life."

The Little Book of Stress Relief
by David Posen, MD
Find it in the library at call number RA785 .P68 2003

El Sistema

A look at Venezuela's acclaimed musical education program that has fostered a love of classical music for hundreds of thousands of students, including superstar conductor Gustavo Dudamel.

El Sistema
directed by Paul Smaczy & Maria Stootmeier
Find it in the library at aclal number ML719 .V46S57 2009

First Peoples in a New World

This is a story about the first Americans: what we know about who they were, how they got here and what North America was like when they arrived.

First Peoples in a New World: Colonizing Ice Age America
By David J. Meltzer
Find it in the library at call number E77.9 .M45 2009.