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Memoir Writing Workshop

The library is offering a Memoir Writing Workshop to begin Thursday, May 5. There are a few openings. Contact reference@riversidelibrary.org to register.

Alaska Mystery series by Stan Jones

Check out the Nathan Active mysteries for a great read. There are four in the series:

White Sky, Black Ice

Shaman Pass

Frozen Sun

Village of the Ghost Bears

If you enjoyed reading the Tony Hillerman mysteries, you will like this series. Read them in order of publication to follow the story lines.

New mystery for readers who enjoy Alexander McCall Smith

There is a new mystery series that takes place in Botswana. Like the wonderful Alexander McCall Smith gentle mysteries centered on Mma. Precious Ramotswe, this new series features a wise and persistent detective. His name is Detective David Bengu and he is known as “Kubu” (Setswana for hippopotamus!).

Check out The Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu by Michael Stanley.

http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search/

2009-06
Harper
9780061252495
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The Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu: A Detective Kubu Mystery
By Stanley, Michael

Botswana’s Detective Kubu is caught in a twisted tangle of money, murder, andhidden motives, in his second evocative mystery from the author of “A CarrionDeath.”

Publisher Comments

Two vicious murders, only hours apart

Normally a peaceful wilderness retreat, the Jackalberry bush camp has suddenly become a ghastly crime scene—and the details are still emerging when Detective David “Kubu” Bengu is assigned to the case. Zimbabwean teacher Goodluck Tinubu and another tourist have been found bludgeoned to death, while another guest at the camp—rumored to be a dissident wanted in Zimbabwe—has disappeared without a trace.

With the local police unable—or unwilling—to provide much assistance, Detective Kubu relies on his own instincts to track down those responsible for the crimes. But a startling piece of forensic evidence from Goodluck Tinubu’s murder adds a complicated twist to the investigation, and Kubu must work fast to solve a seemingly impossible riddle before any more Jackalberry guests meet their death. Suspecting that everyone at the camp has something to hide, the wily detective from Gaborone sets a clever trap to find the truth.

The memorable Kubu of “A Carrion Death” returns in this gripping story of murder, greed, and hidden motives. Set in northern Botswana, amid lush vegetation and teeming wildlife, “The Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu” captures the intense loyalties and struggles taking place at the country’s borders—and the shattered dreams of those living just outside this modern democracy.

Summer Reading Program

Sign up at the Reference Desk to take part in our Summer Reading Program. We have quizzes, reading lists, a coloring contest and lots of prizes!

Staff Pick

A great new book available at the Library is The Frozen Thames by Helen Humphreys. It is a book of 40 short stories, most only a few pages long. Each story takes place during one of the years between 1142 and 1895 that the Thames River was frozen solid.

Check the SWAN online catalog to place a hold on this book.

http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search/

New DVDs

Abraham Lincoln: His Life and Legacy

Cadillac Records—Adrien Brody

Cahokia Mounds: Ancient Metropolis

Changeling—Clint Eastwood

Damages—The Complete First Season—Glenn Close

Encounters at the End of the World—Werner Herzog

Frost/Nixon: The Original Watergate Interviews

Frozen River—Melissa Leo

Happy Go Lucky—Sally Hawkins

Historic Pubs of Dublin

Inspector Morse—Second Time Around

I.O.U.S.A

Katherine Hepburn TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection

• Adam’s Rib
• Woman of the Year
• The Philadelphia Story
• Bringing up Baby

Let the Right One In—Tomas Alfredson

Living Goddess—Sanjani Shakya

Man on Wire—Philippe Petit (Documentary)

Michael Powell Double Feature

• Age of Consent
• Stairway to Heaven

The New Americans (PBS)

The New Detectives (Discovery Channel)

Our America—Josh Charles

Over Alaska

Over Arizona

Over California

Over New England

Promised Land—John Thaw (Inspector Morse)

Rachel Getting Married—Anne Hathaway

Secret Life of Bees—Queen Latifah

Tropic Thunder—Ben Stiller

Quantum of Solace—Daniel Craig

Vicky Cristina Barcelona—Penelope Cruz

The Visitor—Richard Jenkins                                                                      

January 2009

Historic Photos of Christmas in Chicago

The most popular book at the Holiday Stroll was the beautiful Historic Photos of Christmas in Chicago.

You can reserve a copy through SWAN http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search or by calling the Library: 708-442-6366.

Holiday Gift Ideas from the Library

Stop by the Riverside Public Library Friday December 6 for the Holiday Stroll. At the Reference Desk we will have holiday gift suggestions for you.

Here’s a preview of some of the books on the list:

Alinea by Grant Achatz

Chicago Gardens: the Early History by Cathy Jean Maloney

Dreaming Green: Eco-Fabulous Homes Designed to Inspire by Lisa Sharkey

If you order books through the amazon.com link on the Library’s website, you will be supporting the Library.

Medical Reference

“The unexamined disease is not worth having.”  Quote by Joe Allston in Wallace Stegner’s, The Spectator Bird.

Once you have been to your doctor, stop at the Library to consult, The Mayo Clinic Health Book, REF/613/MAY or the Consumer Drug Reference, REF/615.1/CON/2007.  Then, what about a recipe for chicken soup, some videos, a good book, and finally, home to bed!