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 or 405-606-3297 to 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, drop sign up for Books-by-Mail service and to place your order. off the bag at any Metropolitan Library System library.
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.
What if I have questions? No problem. Call us at (405) 606-3295 or 405-606-3297. We’re happy to help.
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Your books will be mailed to you in a reusable canvas bag. No postage is required.
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NONFICTION And Satan Came Also
of the iconic highway, and what it means to the people who live By Albert McRill Originally written by Albert McRill, along its way. HIS a veteran Oklahoma City attorney More Than Petticoats: and one time city manager, as Remarkable Oklahoma a series of newspaper columns Women that were later compiled into a By Deborah Bouziden compelling political history of the City’s first 60 years. Now with Celebrates the women who shaped the Sooner State. Short, more than 200 illustrations and including annotations by Librarian illuminating biographies and archival photographs and Larry Johnson. HIS paintings tell the stories of women from across the state who served Haunted Guthrie as teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, By Tanya McCoy and artists. BIO Guthrie was the first territorial and state capitol of Oklahoma, The Mullendore Murder and many of its former residents Case still wander some of its majestic By Jonathan Kwitny buildings in ghostly form. HIS The story of the biggest murder case in the history of northeastern Life on Route 66 Oklahoma: E. C. Mullendore III, By Claudia Heller the 32-year old scion of the most The authors, who lived along famous family was murdered at Route 66 in California, hitched their trailer to a retirement dream his home on the Cross Bell Ranch in Osage County, Oklahoma in and traveled the road again, in September, 1970. TC their home state and back to Chicago. They collected stories
The Postage Stamp Vegetable Garden By Karen Newcomb
Postage stamp gardens are as little as 4 by 4 feet, and, after the initial soil preparation, they require very little extra work to produce a tremendous amount of vegetables. GAR
Red Dirt Women By Susan Kates
Explores and celebrates the lives of contemporary Oklahoma women whose experiences are anything but predictable. BIO
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS BIO.....................Biography GAR....................Gardening HIS.....................History INSP....................Inspirational TC.......................True Crime
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BOOKS BY MAIL APRIL 2016 Titles available in large print and regular print.
FICTION
Huntress of Thornbeck Forest
Sheriff’s deputy Jake Russell had no idea what he was in for when he ran into Livy while chasing By Melanie Dickerson Book of Speculation A medieval fairy tale, the beautiful down a pickpocket. By Erika Swyler daughter of a wealthy merchant Librarian Simon Watson receives by day becomes the region’s most Through Deep Waters a mysterious book from the notorious poacher by night to feed By Sarah Sundin 1700s that includes the story the hungry orphans of Thornbeck It is 1941 and America is on the of the drowning death of a and falls in love with the forester brink of war. When evidence of circus mermaid. Generations of sabotage is uncovered, Boston assigned to capture her. “mermaids” have drowned, like Navy Yard secretary Mary Stirling Simon’s mother, on July 24th. and Navy officer Jim Avery work Kind of Kin Is a curse on the women in his together to discover the culprit. By Rilla Askew family and can Simon save his Complications arise in his family sister? when churchgoing and respected Wish community member Robert John By Jake Smith Echoes of Mercy Brown’s caught hiding a barn full A father wishes his 9-year-old By Kim Vogel Sawyer son would be well enough to When a suspicious accident occurs of migrant workers with no papers. play catch. The son wishes to see at the famous Dinsmore Chocolate his father play in a major league The Painter’s Daughter Factory in Sinclair, Kansas, baseball game. They all pray for a Caroline Lang goes undercover as By Julia Klassen successful bone marrow transplant a factory worker to investigate the In 1815, a painter’s daughter on before cancer ends the boy’s life, circumstances and how the factory the north Devon coast agrees to but first, they need a donor. INSP treats its youngest employees— marry a stranger to avoid scandal, but her choice is complicated by the child workers. the return of a former lover and a The Wood’s Edge growing affection for the husband By Lori Benton Faceoff The 1757 New York frontier is she barely knows. Edited by David Baldacci home to the Oneida tribe and to Twenty-three bestselling thriller British colonists, yet their feet Stealing Jake writers have paired their series rarely walk the same paths. At the characters in a unique anthology. By Pam Hillman wood’s edge cultures collide. Can Prepare for a rollicking ride as your When Livy O’Brien sees a boy two families survive the impact? jostle a man walking along the favorite characters go head-toboardwalk, she recognizes it for head with worthy opponents in what it is. After all, she used to be this thrill-a-minute read. known as Light-Fingered Livy. But
BOOKS BY MAIL APRIL 2016
MYSTERY
ROMANCE
Breakdown
Every Girl Gets Confused
By Jonathan Kellerman
By Janice Thompson
When a fragile television actress’ psychotic episode and subsequent death, Psychologist Alex Delaware must piece together the mystery of her death and the search for her missing son. When other victims vanish from the same upscale neighborhood, worry turns to terror.
Clawback By J. A. Jance
horse farm in New York, 1911, sisters Brianna and Colleen O’Leary struggle to reconcile their own dreams with their father’s plans for the farm and his demanding marriage expectations.
Katie Fisher finds herself having to choose between a new relationship with Brady and an Texas Tough ex-boyfriend who hopes to win her By Janet Dailey back. In the aftermath of the American Revolution a destitute young Fair Play woman agrees to a marriage of By Deeanne Gist convenience and becomes Mistress There is an immediate attraction of Tall Acre. But when secrets from when lady doctor Billy Jack Tate her husband’s past are revealed, and a Texas Ranger Hunter Scott loyalties and ties are torn asunder. meet at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, but when the Fair is over, the conservative lawman and the progressive doctor face difficult choices.
When her father is implicated in the murder of a man whose Ponzi scheme bankrupted hundreds of people, Ali Reynolds and her husband struggle to clear her father’s name while seeking justice In Firefly Valley for the victims. By Amanda Cabot When Marisa St. George loses her She’s Not There job returns to her small home By Joy Fielding town, she accepts a position at Haunted by the kidnapping of a local resort, where she meets her infant 15 years earlier, Carole guest Blake Kendall, who makes Shipley receives a phone call from her believe in love at first sight, but a sweet-voiced girl claiming to might have more to his past than be her lost daughter, an event she is prepared. that plunges Carole back into a world of heartbreak, suspicion and Irish Meadows questions. By Susan Anne Mason At the renowned Irish Meadows
WESTERN Brotherhood of Evil By William W. Johnstone
When the Jensen boys take a trip to Smoke Jensen’s ranch, leaving the women behind, former Army doctor Jonas Trask and his vicious band of followers kidnap Sally Jensen and now Matt, Preacher and Smoke must show this crazed maniac no mercy to save Sally and their homestead.
www.Metrolibrary.org
BOOKS BY MAIL APRIL 2016 Titles available in large print and regular print.
FICTION
Huntress of Thornbeck Forest
Sheriff’s deputy Jake Russell had no idea what he was in for when he ran into Livy while chasing By Melanie Dickerson Book of Speculation A medieval fairy tale, the beautiful down a pickpocket. By Erika Swyler daughter of a wealthy merchant Librarian Simon Watson receives by day becomes the region’s most Through Deep Waters a mysterious book from the notorious poacher by night to feed By Sarah Sundin 1700s that includes the story the hungry orphans of Thornbeck It is 1941 and America is on the of the drowning death of a and falls in love with the forester brink of war. When evidence of circus mermaid. Generations of sabotage is uncovered, Boston assigned to capture her. “mermaids” have drowned, like Navy Yard secretary Mary Stirling Simon’s mother, on July 24th. and Navy officer Jim Avery work Kind of Kin Is a curse on the women in his together to discover the culprit. By Rilla Askew family and can Simon save his Complications arise in his family sister? when churchgoing and respected Wish community member Robert John By Jake Smith Echoes of Mercy Brown’s caught hiding a barn full A father wishes his 9-year-old By Kim Vogel Sawyer son would be well enough to When a suspicious accident occurs of migrant workers with no papers. play catch. The son wishes to see at the famous Dinsmore Chocolate his father play in a major league The Painter’s Daughter Factory in Sinclair, Kansas, baseball game. They all pray for a Caroline Lang goes undercover as By Julia Klassen successful bone marrow transplant a factory worker to investigate the In 1815, a painter’s daughter on before cancer ends the boy’s life, circumstances and how the factory the north Devon coast agrees to but first, they need a donor. INSP treats its youngest employees— marry a stranger to avoid scandal, but her choice is complicated by the child workers. the return of a former lover and a The Wood’s Edge growing affection for the husband By Lori Benton Faceoff The 1757 New York frontier is she barely knows. Edited by David Baldacci home to the Oneida tribe and to Twenty-three bestselling thriller British colonists, yet their feet Stealing Jake writers have paired their series rarely walk the same paths. At the characters in a unique anthology. By Pam Hillman wood’s edge cultures collide. Can Prepare for a rollicking ride as your When Livy O’Brien sees a boy two families survive the impact? jostle a man walking along the favorite characters go head-toboardwalk, she recognizes it for head with worthy opponents in what it is. After all, she used to be this thrill-a-minute read. known as Light-Fingered Livy. But
BOOKS BY MAIL APRIL 2016
MYSTERY
ROMANCE
Breakdown
Every Girl Gets Confused
By Jonathan Kellerman
By Janice Thompson
When a fragile television actress’ psychotic episode and subsequent death, Psychologist Alex Delaware must piece together the mystery of her death and the search for her missing son. When other victims vanish from the same upscale neighborhood, worry turns to terror.
Clawback By J. A. Jance
horse farm in New York, 1911, sisters Brianna and Colleen O’Leary struggle to reconcile their own dreams with their father’s plans for the farm and his demanding marriage expectations.
Katie Fisher finds herself having to choose between a new relationship with Brady and an Texas Tough ex-boyfriend who hopes to win her By Janet Dailey back. In the aftermath of the American Revolution a destitute young Fair Play woman agrees to a marriage of By Deeanne Gist convenience and becomes Mistress There is an immediate attraction of Tall Acre. But when secrets from when lady doctor Billy Jack Tate her husband’s past are revealed, and a Texas Ranger Hunter Scott loyalties and ties are torn asunder. meet at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, but when the Fair is over, the conservative lawman and the progressive doctor face difficult choices.
When her father is implicated in the murder of a man whose Ponzi scheme bankrupted hundreds of people, Ali Reynolds and her husband struggle to clear her father’s name while seeking justice In Firefly Valley for the victims. By Amanda Cabot When Marisa St. George loses her She’s Not There job returns to her small home By Joy Fielding town, she accepts a position at Haunted by the kidnapping of a local resort, where she meets her infant 15 years earlier, Carole guest Blake Kendall, who makes Shipley receives a phone call from her believe in love at first sight, but a sweet-voiced girl claiming to might have more to his past than be her lost daughter, an event she is prepared. that plunges Carole back into a world of heartbreak, suspicion and Irish Meadows questions. By Susan Anne Mason At the renowned Irish Meadows
WESTERN Brotherhood of Evil By William W. Johnstone
When the Jensen boys take a trip to Smoke Jensen’s ranch, leaving the women behind, former Army doctor Jonas Trask and his vicious band of followers kidnap Sally Jensen and now Matt, Preacher and Smoke must show this crazed maniac no mercy to save Sally and their homestead.
www.Metrolibrary.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 or 405-606-3297 to 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, drop sign up for Books-by-Mail service and to place your order. off the bag at any Metropolitan Library System library.
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.
What if I have questions? No problem. Call us at (405) 606-3295 or 405-606-3297. We’re happy to help.
www.metrolibrar y.org
Books by Mail MLS Service Center 300 N.E. 50th, Suite 5 Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Your books will be mailed to you in a reusable canvas bag. No postage is required.
Return Service Requested
How do you receive your books?
APRIL 2016
www.metrolibrar y.org
NONFICTION And Satan Came Also
of the iconic highway, and what it means to the people who live By Albert McRill Originally written by Albert McRill, along its way. HIS a veteran Oklahoma City attorney More Than Petticoats: and one time city manager, as Remarkable Oklahoma a series of newspaper columns Women that were later compiled into a By Deborah Bouziden compelling political history of the City’s first 60 years. Now with Celebrates the women who shaped the Sooner State. Short, more than 200 illustrations and including annotations by Librarian illuminating biographies and archival photographs and Larry Johnson. HIS paintings tell the stories of women from across the state who served Haunted Guthrie as teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, By Tanya McCoy and artists. BIO Guthrie was the first territorial and state capitol of Oklahoma, The Mullendore Murder and many of its former residents Case still wander some of its majestic By Jonathan Kwitny buildings in ghostly form. HIS The story of the biggest murder case in the history of northeastern Life on Route 66 Oklahoma: E. C. Mullendore III, By Claudia Heller the 32-year old scion of the most The authors, who lived along famous family was murdered at Route 66 in California, hitched their trailer to a retirement dream his home on the Cross Bell Ranch in Osage County, Oklahoma in and traveled the road again, in September, 1970. TC their home state and back to Chicago. They collected stories
The Postage Stamp Vegetable Garden By Karen Newcomb
Postage stamp gardens are as little as 4 by 4 feet, and, after the initial soil preparation, they require very little extra work to produce a tremendous amount of vegetables. GAR
Red Dirt Women By Susan Kates
Explores and celebrates the lives of contemporary Oklahoma women whose experiences are anything but predictable. BIO
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS BIO.....................Biography GAR....................Gardening HIS.....................History INSP....................Inspirational TC.......................True Crime
Oklahoma City, OK Permit No. 757
PAID
Non-Profit U.S. Postage