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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 do you receive your books?
Your books will be mailed to you in a reusable canvas bag. No postage is required.
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.
MARCH 2016
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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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NONFICTION The Lion of Sabray By Patrick Robinson
The gripping untold story of Mohammed Gulab, the Pashtun warrior who defied the Taliban and saved the life of American hero and Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell. BIO
The Old Man and the Cat: A the sole authority to apprehend him which results in a twentyLove Story By Nils Uddenberg
thousand mile chase over the back roads of America.
The story of how Nils Uddenberg, retired Professor of Psychology, became a beloved cat-owner even though he had never wanted a pet of any kind. He quickly found Another Way Home Troublemaker himself falling in love with the By Leah Remini homeless cat with big yellow eyes. By Deborah Raney As the Whitman family grows The outspoken actress, talk show ANI with grandchildren, middle host, and reality television star offers up a no-holds-barred The Washingtons: George & daughter, Danae, is childless. Volunteering at a women’s shelter memoir, including an eye-opening Martha is teaching Danae to live her life insider account of her tumultuous By Flora Fraser with gratitude, but then heartand heart-wrenching thirty-year- A full-scale portrait of the wrenching events occur that plus association with the Church of marriage of the mother and Scientology. BIO father of our country – and of the threaten turmoil for the entire struggle for independence that he clan. INSP Vertical Vegetables and led. HIS
Fruits
By Rhonda Massingham
Low maintenance and big harvests are just two of the benefits of using teepees, trellises, cages, hanging baskets, wall pockets, stacking pots, and multilevel raised beds to grow vegetables and fruit. GAR
FICTION
The Year of Fear By Joe Urschel
It’s 1933, and Prohibition has given rise to the American gangster. George “Machine Gun” Kelly sets his sights on kidnapping a rich oilman. When he bungles the job, J. Edgar Hoover’s agents are given
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS ANI....................Animals BIO.....................Biography GAR....................Gardening HIS.....................History INSP....................Inspirational
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BOOKS BY MAIL MARCH 2016 Titles available in large print and regular print.
Brightest and Best By Olivia Newport
When the government approves a separate Amish school, Ella Hilty is asked to teach, and she must choose between her heart’s dream of marriage and answering the call to do what is best for her community as all eyes turn to her to bring unity to the Amish and understanding to the English.
Double Down By Fern Michaels
Forming a top-secret organization to expose and fight injustices, the Sisterhood’s significant others work against a pharmaceutical company that is injuring children and a slum landlord who is victimizing impoverished tenants.
Eve By W.M. Paul Young
When a shipping container with a broken young woman washes up on his island between worlds, John the Collector oversees the woman’s recovery and discovers her genetic code connects her to every known human race.
Find Her By Lisa Gardner
Detective D.D. Warren is called to the scene of a murder and
BOOKS BY MAIL MARCH 2016
kidnapping. The woman has been follow, too, with consequences of kidnapped before. Is Flora a victim, her own. a survivor or a reckless vigilante?
piece of real estate — and a new case that no one saw coming.
Guest Room
NYPD RED 4
A Bride at Last
James Patterson
By Melissa Jagears
Until the Dawn By Elizabeth Camden
In 1898, an abandoned mansion When the bachelor party her overlooking the Hudson River husband is hosting goes wrong, Valley proves a refuge and Kristin finds her life spiraling resource for Sophie van Riijn in her into a nightmare of accusations volunteer work for the Weather and betrayal while a girl hired to Bureau until Quentin Vandermark, provide entertainment at the party a long-lost heir of the estate, flees for her life from gangsters. shows up. By Chris Bohjalian
Shopaholic to the Rescue
Where Lilacs Still Bloom
By Sophie Kinsella
By Jane Kirkpatrick
Becky’s biggest ever challenge takes her to Las Vegas and beyond in a fast-paced, fun-filled, roadtrip adventure. She’s determined to track down her missing dad, help her best friend, bond with her worst enemy, and work out how to play blackjack.
To Die For: a Novel of Anne Boleyn By Sandra Byrd
While Meg Wyatt’s favor in the court of Henry VIII rises and falls as her best friend’s does, Meg’s pledge of loyalty to Anne Boleyn may cause her lose her greatest love and her own life. Meg finds her place in history, her own calling to the Lord that she must
German immigrant and housewife Hulda Klager becomes interested in plant hybridization in the early 1900s, and gradually develops over two hundred new varieties of lilacs while dealing with a series of family tragedies. INSP
MYSTERY Brotherhood in Death By J. D. Robb
When a colleague’s husband is attacked by a missing senator, Eve Dallas intends to shine some light on the dirty deals and dark motives behind the disappearance of a powerful man, the family discord over a multimillion-dollar
When a murder and robbery take place at a glitzy movie premiere, Detectives Zach Jordan and Kylie MacDonald must scour the city’s seedy underworld, celebrity penthouses, and everything in between to find the killer before he strikes again.
her heart speaks, it’s Jesse’s name she hears.
On the 1880s Kansas prairie, Silas and Kate both harbor resentment over their previous failed mailorder engagements, but when a young boy loses his mother and needs their help, they must attempt to move beyond past hurts and find healing together.
Playing with Fire
Counting on a Cowboy
By Tess Gerritsen
By Debra Clopton
ROMANCE
If Only You Knew
Discovering an old and strikingly unusual musical composition that causes her to black out and has a transformative effect on her daughter, Julia Ansdell travels to Venice to find the man behind the music and uncovers a dark secret dating back to the Holocaust.
After losing everything she held dear, Abby Knightly never wants to love again. She’s drawn to the cozy town of Wishing Springs, Texas, which could offer hope and healing. But a certain cowboy may just spur her to wonder if love might be worth the risk.
Mistress of Tall Acre By Laura Frantz
In the aftermath of the American Revolution a destitute young woman agrees to a marriage of convenience and becomes Mistress of Tall Acre. But when secrets from her husband’s past are revealed, loyalties and ties are torn asunder.
The Wonder of You By Susan May Warren
Mortified after her semester abroad is cut short, Amelia Christiansen returns to Deep Haven, certain she isn’t brave enough for the adventures she’s dreamed of. The last thing she expects is for the man who broke her heart to cross the Atlantic and beg forgiveness.
By Kristan Higgins
Returning to her Hudson hometown to escape her ex’s By Kelly Irvin drama, a wedding dress designer Leila Lantz has loved Jesse Glick, encourages her sister to reconcile the bishop’s son, from the first day with an unfaithful husband by she saw him, but can’t make sense revealing a family secret. of his intentions. Leila knows she can choose Will, Jesse’s cousin, and be secure in her future. But when
The Bishop’s Son
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BOOKS BY MAIL MARCH 2016 Titles available in large print and regular print.
Brightest and Best By Olivia Newport
When the government approves a separate Amish school, Ella Hilty is asked to teach, and she must choose between her heart’s dream of marriage and answering the call to do what is best for her community as all eyes turn to her to bring unity to the Amish and understanding to the English.
Double Down By Fern Michaels
Forming a top-secret organization to expose and fight injustices, the Sisterhood’s significant others work against a pharmaceutical company that is injuring children and a slum landlord who is victimizing impoverished tenants.
Eve By W.M. Paul Young
When a shipping container with a broken young woman washes up on his island between worlds, John the Collector oversees the woman’s recovery and discovers her genetic code connects her to every known human race.
Find Her By Lisa Gardner
Detective D.D. Warren is called to the scene of a murder and
BOOKS BY MAIL MARCH 2016
kidnapping. The woman has been follow, too, with consequences of kidnapped before. Is Flora a victim, her own. a survivor or a reckless vigilante?
piece of real estate — and a new case that no one saw coming.
Guest Room
NYPD RED 4
A Bride at Last
James Patterson
By Melissa Jagears
Until the Dawn By Elizabeth Camden
In 1898, an abandoned mansion When the bachelor party her overlooking the Hudson River husband is hosting goes wrong, Valley proves a refuge and Kristin finds her life spiraling resource for Sophie van Riijn in her into a nightmare of accusations volunteer work for the Weather and betrayal while a girl hired to Bureau until Quentin Vandermark, provide entertainment at the party a long-lost heir of the estate, flees for her life from gangsters. shows up. By Chris Bohjalian
Shopaholic to the Rescue
Where Lilacs Still Bloom
By Sophie Kinsella
By Jane Kirkpatrick
Becky’s biggest ever challenge takes her to Las Vegas and beyond in a fast-paced, fun-filled, roadtrip adventure. She’s determined to track down her missing dad, help her best friend, bond with her worst enemy, and work out how to play blackjack.
To Die For: a Novel of Anne Boleyn By Sandra Byrd
While Meg Wyatt’s favor in the court of Henry VIII rises and falls as her best friend’s does, Meg’s pledge of loyalty to Anne Boleyn may cause her lose her greatest love and her own life. Meg finds her place in history, her own calling to the Lord that she must
German immigrant and housewife Hulda Klager becomes interested in plant hybridization in the early 1900s, and gradually develops over two hundred new varieties of lilacs while dealing with a series of family tragedies. INSP
MYSTERY Brotherhood in Death By J. D. Robb
When a colleague’s husband is attacked by a missing senator, Eve Dallas intends to shine some light on the dirty deals and dark motives behind the disappearance of a powerful man, the family discord over a multimillion-dollar
When a murder and robbery take place at a glitzy movie premiere, Detectives Zach Jordan and Kylie MacDonald must scour the city’s seedy underworld, celebrity penthouses, and everything in between to find the killer before he strikes again.
her heart speaks, it’s Jesse’s name she hears.
On the 1880s Kansas prairie, Silas and Kate both harbor resentment over their previous failed mailorder engagements, but when a young boy loses his mother and needs their help, they must attempt to move beyond past hurts and find healing together.
Playing with Fire
Counting on a Cowboy
By Tess Gerritsen
By Debra Clopton
ROMANCE
If Only You Knew
Discovering an old and strikingly unusual musical composition that causes her to black out and has a transformative effect on her daughter, Julia Ansdell travels to Venice to find the man behind the music and uncovers a dark secret dating back to the Holocaust.
After losing everything she held dear, Abby Knightly never wants to love again. She’s drawn to the cozy town of Wishing Springs, Texas, which could offer hope and healing. But a certain cowboy may just spur her to wonder if love might be worth the risk.
Mistress of Tall Acre By Laura Frantz
In the aftermath of the American Revolution a destitute young woman agrees to a marriage of convenience and becomes Mistress of Tall Acre. But when secrets from her husband’s past are revealed, loyalties and ties are torn asunder.
The Wonder of You By Susan May Warren
Mortified after her semester abroad is cut short, Amelia Christiansen returns to Deep Haven, certain she isn’t brave enough for the adventures she’s dreamed of. The last thing she expects is for the man who broke her heart to cross the Atlantic and beg forgiveness.
By Kristan Higgins
Returning to her Hudson hometown to escape her ex’s By Kelly Irvin drama, a wedding dress designer Leila Lantz has loved Jesse Glick, encourages her sister to reconcile the bishop’s son, from the first day with an unfaithful husband by she saw him, but can’t make sense revealing a family secret. of his intentions. Leila knows she can choose Will, Jesse’s cousin, and be secure in her future. But when
The Bishop’s Son
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 do you receive your books?
Your books will be mailed to you in a reusable canvas bag. No postage is required.
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.
MARCH 2016
www.metrolibrar y.org
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
NONFICTION The Lion of Sabray By Patrick Robinson
The gripping untold story of Mohammed Gulab, the Pashtun warrior who defied the Taliban and saved the life of American hero and Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell. BIO
The Old Man and the Cat: A the sole authority to apprehend him which results in a twentyLove Story By Nils Uddenberg
thousand mile chase over the back roads of America.
The story of how Nils Uddenberg, retired Professor of Psychology, became a beloved cat-owner even though he had never wanted a pet of any kind. He quickly found Another Way Home Troublemaker himself falling in love with the By Leah Remini homeless cat with big yellow eyes. By Deborah Raney As the Whitman family grows The outspoken actress, talk show ANI with grandchildren, middle host, and reality television star offers up a no-holds-barred The Washingtons: George & daughter, Danae, is childless. Volunteering at a women’s shelter memoir, including an eye-opening Martha is teaching Danae to live her life insider account of her tumultuous By Flora Fraser with gratitude, but then heartand heart-wrenching thirty-year- A full-scale portrait of the wrenching events occur that plus association with the Church of marriage of the mother and Scientology. BIO father of our country – and of the threaten turmoil for the entire struggle for independence that he clan. INSP Vertical Vegetables and led. HIS
Fruits
By Rhonda Massingham
Low maintenance and big harvests are just two of the benefits of using teepees, trellises, cages, hanging baskets, wall pockets, stacking pots, and multilevel raised beds to grow vegetables and fruit. GAR
FICTION
The Year of Fear By Joe Urschel
It’s 1933, and Prohibition has given rise to the American gangster. George “Machine Gun” Kelly sets his sights on kidnapping a rich oilman. When he bungles the job, J. Edgar Hoover’s agents are given
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS ANI....................Animals BIO.....................Biography GAR....................Gardening HIS.....................History INSP....................Inspirational
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