On the shelves - Oct. 24

The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at cloviscarverpl.booksys.net/opac/ccpl or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup.

“The Virtuous Circle” by Gaby Natale has been donated in the memory of Arlene Bowden. From growing up in a small town in Argentina to winning three Emmys for her nationally syndicated talk show, Gaby Natale has proven that success isn’t something you are born into-it’s a skill. Success is attainable for anyone who is willing to put in the work to develop the ability to achieve their dreams. These dreamers see beyond their surroundings to transcend the limits of their own particular circumstances.

“You See the Glory, But You Don’t Know the Story” by Virtuous Woman has been donated in the memory of Arlene Bowden. “You See the Glory, but You Don’t Know the Story” was written to encourage women and to let them know they don’t have to settle for anything that is not right, no matter what. Love yourself. I have been through the fire and through the flood. I didn’t drown, nor did I come out smelling like smoke. I could not have made it without our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

“The Mayor’s Wife” by Anna Katharine Green has been donated in the memory of Wesley JR. and Eddie Rae Shafer. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced form the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in out most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.

“Good Karma” by Simone & Adi Raihmann. Every little decision that we make has an impact on the world around us, and inevitably comes back on us in some form. This resulting karma can either be positive or negative, depending on the intention and action. Good Karma contains over 100 practical ideas to help you to make better decisions in your everyday life. From buying local and wasting less to using mindfulness and gratitude practices. Plus, it also contains easy Ayurvedic recipes and yoga stretches. With the help of Good Karma, you will learn that it doesn’t need to be a challenge to navigate through life whilst doing good along the way.

“The Paris Dressmaker” by Kristy Cambron. Paris, 1939. Maison Chanel has closed, thrusting haute couture dressmaker Lila de Laurent out of the world of high fashion as Nazi soldiers invade the streets and the City of Lights slips into darkness. Lila’s life is now a series of rations, brutal restrictions, and carefully controlled propaganda while Paris is cut off from the rest of the world. Lila is drawn to La Resistance and is soon using her skills as a dressmaker to infiltrate the Nazi elite. Paris, 1943. Sandrine Paquet’s job is to catalog the priceless works of art bound for the Führer’s Berlin, masterpieces stolen from prominent Jewish families. But behind closed doors, she secretly forages for information from the underground resistance. As Hitler’s regime crumbles, Sandrine is drawn in deeper when she uncrates an exquisite blush Chanel gown concealing a cryptic message that may reveal the fate of a dressmaker who vanished from within the fashion elite.

“Deadwood” by Pete Dexter. DEADWOOD, DAKOTA TERRITORIES, 1876: Legendary gunman Wild Bill Hickcock and his friend Charlie Utter have come to the Black Hills town of Deadwood fresh from Cheyenne. Bill, aging and sick but still able to best any man in a fair gunfight, just wants to be left alone to drink and play cards. But in this town of played-out miners, bounty hunters, upstairs girls, Chinese immigrants, and various other entrepeneurs and miscreants, he finds himself pursued by a vicious sheriff, a perverse whore man bent on revenge, and a besotted Calamity Jane. Fueled by liquor, sex, and violence, this is the real wild west, unlike anything portrayed in the dime novels that first told its story.

— Summaries provided by library staff