HOW TO GET BOOKS BY MAIL Applying for service.
How do you return your books?
For those living in Oklahoma County, if you are 65 years of age or older or Easy. Put the books back into the bag and fill out the re-order slip if you completely homebound, please call 405-606-3295 to sign up for Books- wish to order more books. Turn the address label (located in the pocket on the side of the bag) so that the library’s address is showing. Or if by-Mail service and to place your order. you’re traveling, you may drop off the bag at any Metropolitan Library How do you receive your books? System library. Your books will be mailed to you in a reusable canvas bag. No postage What if I have questions? is required. No problem. Call us at (405) 606-3295. We’re happy to help.
How long can you keep your books?
You can keep books for up to three weeks. Of course, we hope when you finish your reading you’ll return them promptly so they will be available to others.
JANUARY 2015
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NONFICTION
The Divinity of Dogs By Jennifer Skiff
In this inspiring collection of true dog stories, you’ll hear dramatic firsthand accounts from people whose lives have been transformed by a dog’s love. ANI
Now You See Me By Kathy Sanders A woman whose faith was tested when her grandsons were killed in the Alfred P. Murrah bombing in Oklahoma City discovers that forgiveness is the greatest healer of them all. BIO
Saving Simon
Handy History Answer Book By Jon Katz By David L. Hudson Jr. A concise guide to all things historical, this feast of facts and compelling stories recounts the revolutionary ideas, acts, and inventions that have changed the world from the Stone Age through the 21st century. HIS
The rescue of a neglected donkey that proved to be a loyal listener and companion prompted Jon Katz to confront personal challenges and learn new lessons about compassion. ANI
LARGE PRINT
Lobsters Scream When You Angels Walking Boil Them
By Bruce Weinstein In this entertaining and informative reference guide, award-winning cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough take on more than one hundred popular kitchen myths and dish up answers to all of your burning questions. CKY
By Karen Kingsbury
After suffering a career-ending injury, Tyler Ames finds a maintenance job at a retirement home where he meets Virginia Hutcheson, a patient with Alzheimer’s who seems to have the answers he is seeking. INSP
Ashton Park By Murray Pura
While William Danforth is in London during Parliamentary sessions,Lady Elizabeth visits a small Baptist church in Liverpool with her head cook, exposing Elizabeth to a less formal approach to Christian worship which she comes to enjoy. FIC
Bleeding Texas William W. Johnstone
When their bloodthirsty rivals steal their herd, Bo Creel and his friend, Scratch Morton, assemble a rag tag army of aging cowboys
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS ANI...........Animals BIO...........Biography CKY..........Cookery FIC............Fiction HIS...........History INSP.........Inspirational Fiction MYS..........Mystery PSY...........Psychology ROM.........Romance REL...........Religion WES..........Western
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BOOKS BY MAIL JANUARY 2015
BOOKS BY MAIL JANUARY 2015
Titles available in large print and regular print.
Book Clubbed By Lorna Barrett
Bookstore owner, Tricia, and her sister, Angelica, try to determine who murdered an unpleasant receptionist at the Booktown Chamber of Commerce who is found crushed by a bookcase. MYS
The Escape
Love Blooms in Winter
Private Down Under
When Mercy Rains
When his older brother escapes a military prison, John Puller finds himself part of the manhunt for him and discovers troubling details about the case. FIC
While searching for the remaining family members of an elderly neighbor, Mae Wilkey meets Tom Curtis, who reluctantly returns to town to become caretaker to his ailing, long-lost aunt. ROM
The employees of Private’s newest investigation office in Sydney, Australia are celebrating their branch’s incorporation when a bloody young man staggers into the office and the agency’s case load suddenly fills up. FIC
Suzanne Zimmerman was quietly sent away from her home in an Old Order Minnonite community in Kansas at age seventeen by her shamed mother. Twenty years later, brother asks her to return and put her nursing skills to use in helping her ailing mother. INSP
By David Baldacci
First Phone Call from Heaven By Mitch Albom
One morning in the small town of Coldwater, Michigan, the phones start ringing. The Death at the Door voices say they are calling By Carolyn Hart from Heaven. The question Mystery bookstore owner, of whether these calls are a Annie Darling, prefers fictional miracle or a hoax drives Sully crime to the real thing. When Harding, a grieving single father two acts of violence shake the with an inquisitive and hopeful community and a cryptic sketch son, to uncover the truth. FIC is found linking the deaths, Annie is called in to help solve Gray Mountain the murders. MYS By John Grisham
DUST
By Patricia Cornwell Kay Scarpetta investigates the murder of a young graduate student who is subsequently linked to bizarre homicides in Washington, D.C., where Scarpetta’s FBI agent husband is tracking down a serial killer. MYS
After losing her job at New York City’s largest law firm in the weeks after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Samantha becomes an unpaid intern in a small Appalachian community where she stumbles upon dangerous secrets. FIC
By Lori Copeland
Man Called Ove By Fredrik Backman
A curmudgeon hides a terrible personal loss beneath a cranky and short-tempered exterior while clashing with new neighbors, a boisterous family who become unexpected friends. FIC
A Plain Love Song By Kelly Irvin
Adah Knepp has a dream of making music, something her strict Amish community will not permit. When she meets a man who can give her the opportunity to realize her dream, she must decide if she will turn her back on her family, and gentle farmer Matthew. INSP
By James Patterson
By Kim Vogel Sawyer
Red Velvet Cupcake Murder
By Joanne Fluke
When one of her famous Red Velvet cupcakes is thought to have caused the death of her rival--a scandalous Lake Eden legend who was trying to steal her boyfriend-Hannah Swensen becomes the unlikely suspect in a murder investigation. MYS
Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good By Jan Karon
MLS Oklahoma Images Collection
to help them recapture their cattle and make it to the Texas coast in time to save the Creel family fortune. WES
After five hectic years of retirement from Lord’s Chapel, Father Tim Kavanagh returns to Mitford with his wife, Cynthia. They, along with beloved friends and family, face the challenges of settling into the next phase of their lives. FIC
Books by Billboard by Ronald Pyer c. 1949
© Metropolitan Library System
www.metrolibrar y.org
BOOKS BY MAIL JANUARY 2015
BOOKS BY MAIL JANUARY 2015
Titles available in large print and regular print.
Book Clubbed By Lorna Barrett
Bookstore owner, Tricia, and her sister, Angelica, try to determine who murdered an unpleasant receptionist at the Booktown Chamber of Commerce who is found crushed by a bookcase. MYS
The Escape
Love Blooms in Winter
Private Down Under
When Mercy Rains
When his older brother escapes a military prison, John Puller finds himself part of the manhunt for him and discovers troubling details about the case. FIC
While searching for the remaining family members of an elderly neighbor, Mae Wilkey meets Tom Curtis, who reluctantly returns to town to become caretaker to his ailing, long-lost aunt. ROM
The employees of Private’s newest investigation office in Sydney, Australia are celebrating their branch’s incorporation when a bloody young man staggers into the office and the agency’s case load suddenly fills up. FIC
Suzanne Zimmerman was quietly sent away from her home in an Old Order Minnonite community in Kansas at age seventeen by her shamed mother. Twenty years later, brother asks her to return and put her nursing skills to use in helping her ailing mother. INSP
By David Baldacci
First Phone Call from Heaven By Mitch Albom
One morning in the small town of Coldwater, Michigan, the phones start ringing. The Death at the Door voices say they are calling By Carolyn Hart from Heaven. The question Mystery bookstore owner, of whether these calls are a Annie Darling, prefers fictional miracle or a hoax drives Sully crime to the real thing. When Harding, a grieving single father two acts of violence shake the with an inquisitive and hopeful community and a cryptic sketch son, to uncover the truth. FIC is found linking the deaths, Annie is called in to help solve Gray Mountain the murders. MYS By John Grisham
DUST
By Patricia Cornwell Kay Scarpetta investigates the murder of a young graduate student who is subsequently linked to bizarre homicides in Washington, D.C., where Scarpetta’s FBI agent husband is tracking down a serial killer. MYS
After losing her job at New York City’s largest law firm in the weeks after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Samantha becomes an unpaid intern in a small Appalachian community where she stumbles upon dangerous secrets. FIC
By Lori Copeland
Man Called Ove By Fredrik Backman
A curmudgeon hides a terrible personal loss beneath a cranky and short-tempered exterior while clashing with new neighbors, a boisterous family who become unexpected friends. FIC
A Plain Love Song By Kelly Irvin
Adah Knepp has a dream of making music, something her strict Amish community will not permit. When she meets a man who can give her the opportunity to realize her dream, she must decide if she will turn her back on her family, and gentle farmer Matthew. INSP
By James Patterson
By Kim Vogel Sawyer
Red Velvet Cupcake Murder
By Joanne Fluke
When one of her famous Red Velvet cupcakes is thought to have caused the death of her rival--a scandalous Lake Eden legend who was trying to steal her boyfriend-Hannah Swensen becomes the unlikely suspect in a murder investigation. MYS
Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good By Jan Karon
MLS Oklahoma Images Collection
to help them recapture their cattle and make it to the Texas coast in time to save the Creel family fortune. WES
After five hectic years of retirement from Lord’s Chapel, Father Tim Kavanagh returns to Mitford with his wife, Cynthia. They, along with beloved friends and family, face the challenges of settling into the next phase of their lives. FIC
Books by Billboard by Ronald Pyer c. 1949
© Metropolitan Library System
www.metrolibrar y.org
HOW TO GET BOOKS BY MAIL Applying for service.
How do you return your books?
For those living in Oklahoma County, if you are 65 years of age or older or Easy. Put the books back into the bag and fill out the re-order slip if you completely homebound, please call 405-606-3295 to sign up for Books- wish to order more books. Turn the address label (located in the pocket on the side of the bag) so that the library’s address is showing. Or if by-Mail service and to place your order. you’re traveling, you may drop off the bag at any Metropolitan Library How do you receive your books? System library. Your books will be mailed to you in a reusable canvas bag. No postage What if I have questions? is required. No problem. Call us at (405) 606-3295. We’re happy to help.
How long can you keep your books?
You can keep books for up to three weeks. Of course, we hope when you finish your reading you’ll return them promptly so they will be available to others.
JANUARY 2015
www.metrolibrar y.org
www.metrolibrar y.org
NONFICTION
The Divinity of Dogs By Jennifer Skiff
In this inspiring collection of true dog stories, you’ll hear dramatic firsthand accounts from people whose lives have been transformed by a dog’s love. ANI
Now You See Me By Kathy Sanders A woman whose faith was tested when her grandsons were killed in the Alfred P. Murrah bombing in Oklahoma City discovers that forgiveness is the greatest healer of them all. BIO
Saving Simon
Handy History Answer Book By Jon Katz By David L. Hudson Jr. A concise guide to all things historical, this feast of facts and compelling stories recounts the revolutionary ideas, acts, and inventions that have changed the world from the Stone Age through the 21st century. HIS
The rescue of a neglected donkey that proved to be a loyal listener and companion prompted Jon Katz to confront personal challenges and learn new lessons about compassion. ANI
LARGE PRINT
Lobsters Scream When You Angels Walking Boil Them
By Bruce Weinstein In this entertaining and informative reference guide, award-winning cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough take on more than one hundred popular kitchen myths and dish up answers to all of your burning questions. CKY
By Karen Kingsbury
After suffering a career-ending injury, Tyler Ames finds a maintenance job at a retirement home where he meets Virginia Hutcheson, a patient with Alzheimer’s who seems to have the answers he is seeking. INSP
Ashton Park By Murray Pura
While William Danforth is in London during Parliamentary sessions,Lady Elizabeth visits a small Baptist church in Liverpool with her head cook, exposing Elizabeth to a less formal approach to Christian worship which she comes to enjoy. FIC
Bleeding Texas William W. Johnstone
When their bloodthirsty rivals steal their herd, Bo Creel and his friend, Scratch Morton, assemble a rag tag army of aging cowboys
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS ANI...........Animals BIO...........Biography CKY..........Cookery FIC............Fiction HIS...........History INSP.........Inspirational Fiction MYS..........Mystery PSY...........Psychology ROM.........Romance REL...........Religion WES..........Western
Return Service Requested Books by Mail MLS Service Center 300 N.E. 50th, Suite 5 Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Oklahoma City, OK Permit No. 757
PAID
Non-Profit U.S. Postage