On the shelves - Aug. 11

The following books are available for checkout:

Clovis-Carver Public Library

“The Complete Work of Michelangelo” by Mario Salmi has been donated in memory of Charlotte Corder. As a true testament to one of mankind's greatest artists, articles by multiple experts present a unique biography on the complex personality of perhaps history's most extraordinary artist, writer, and thinker. More than 500 pages are beautifully filled with Michelangelo's paintings, his sculptures, and his architecture.

“For the Love of Books” by Graham Tarrant celebrates the written word in this absolute page-turner for any book lover. Amid a treasure trove of compelling facts, riveting anecdotes, and extraordinary characters, Tarrant delivers a book about books - and the inside stories about the people who write them -showing how books evolved, what lies behind some of the greatest tales ever told, and who's really who in the world of fiction.

“Signs” by Laura Lynne Jackson, a woman who possesses an incredible gift, the ability to communicate with loved ones who have passed, convey messages of love and healing, and impart a greater understanding of our interconnectedness. Though her abilities are exceptional, they are not unique, but rather a “secret language of the universe” that asks us to see beyond ourselves to a bigger universal plan.

“Gone Too Long” by Lori Roy: Imogene Coulter is burying her father and trying to escape the memories his funeral evokes, yet Imogene is forced to confront secrets long held. Driven by a love that extends beyond the ties of blood, Imogene struggles to save a girl she never knew but will now be bound to forever, and to save herself and those dearest to her.

“Moriarty” by Anthony Horowitz delivers a nail-biting story that plunges back into the dark and complex world of detective Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty-dubbed the “Napoleon of crime” by Holmes-in the aftermath of their fateful struggle at the Reichenbach Falls. Days after the encounter at the Swiss waterfall, Pinkerton detective agent Frederick Chase arrives in Europe from New York. Moriarty's death has left an immediate, poisonous vacuum in the criminal underworld, and there is no shortage of candidates to take his place.

“The Friends We Keep” by Jane Green: Evvie, Maggie, and Topher have known one another since college. Their friendship was something they swore would last forever. Now years have passed, the friends have drifted apart, and they never found the lives they wanted-the lives they dreamed of when they were young and everything seemed possible. By their thirtieth reunion, these old friends have lost touch with one another and with the people they dreamed of becoming. Together again, they have a second chance at happiness...until a dark secret is revealed that changes everything.

— Summaries provided by library staff