On the shelves - March 24

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Clovis-Carver Public Library

“Religion and Politics in America” by Allen D. Hertzke challenges readers to understand how religion and culture interact and influence each other in American politics, including the impact of this dynamic on public policy. This insightful new edition introduces new information on race, gender and sexual orientation in a manner that highlights change and stability across the political, legal and cultural arenas.

“1,001 Ways to Engage Employees” by Bob Nelson gives all the powerful tools needed by any organization to manage their most valuable asset, its employees. Improved management behaviors will result in becoming more effective at both attracting and retaining talent and maximizing the contribution of employees — in essence, helping people do what they do best, but better.

“Flat Broke With Two Goats” by Jennifer McGaha entertains in this true story of a woman who never thought she would be pulling camouflage carpet off her ceiling or rescuing opossums from her barn and calling it “date night.” After discovering they owed back taxes, McGaha and her husband foreclosed on their suburban home and moved to a 100-year-old cabin in a North Carolina holler. What started as a last-ditch effort to settle debts became a journey that revealed both the joys and challenges of living close to the land.

“The Cost of Betrayal” presents a collection of three romantic Christian suspense novellas, including Dee Henderson’s “Betrayed” where a woman cleared of a murder she didn't commit faces another deadly betrayal. “Deadly Isle” by Dani Pettrey finds a typically idyllic community turned into the hunting grounds of a murderer, while “Code of Ethics” by Lynette Eason focuses on an injured detective and the surgeon who saved him, both trying to outrun deadly killers while locating the evidence they need to end the danger.

“The Red Address Book” by Sofia Lundberg steps into the world of Doris, a 96-year-old woman living alone in her Stockholm apartment. Looking through the address book in which she carefully documented everyone she met and loved throughout the years, Doris is struck by the urge to put pen to paper. Writing down the stories of her colorful past, can she help her grandniece unlock the secrets of their family and finally look to the future?

“River Bodies” by Karen Katchur re-opens evidence when former police chief Becca Kingsley, returning home to Portland, Pennsylvania, is drawn into a murder investigation linked to a 20-year-old cold case. As she cares for her ailing father, Becca starts to question all her past relationships as dark secrets come to light.

— Summaries by library staff