Metropolitan Library System

"Elmer Thomas (1876-1965) represented the people of Oklahoma in the state's first legislature and in Congress. This memoir, written shortly after he left the U.S. Senate in 1951 but never before published, chronicles his long career and offers a wealth of information on people and events that helped shape the development of the state and the course of American history."

Host Bruce Feiler embeds with a group of active duty and retired US military, wounded in Afghanistan, Iraq and other American wars, as they travel to the Catholic shrine of Lourdes in Southwest France in search of healing. More than five million pilgrims from around the world visit this shrine to the Virgin Mary every year to drink and bathe in the waters of a spring that Catholics believe has miraculous powers. The wounded warriors from America are...

"It all started with a question: My son, Justin, age nine, is the inspiration for this book. In September 2019, after attending a trip with Holocaust survivors, Justin and his friend began conversing about the Holocaust and slavery. Later that day, Justin asked "So, Mom, what exactly was slavery about?" I used what I had: Research, analytical, and communication skills, which allowed me to learn more about the who, what, when, where, how, and why of...

Returning to Rome after 3 years in the field, General Marcus Vinicius meets and falls in love with the devout Christian, Lygia. She doesn't want to have anything to do with the warrior. Though Lygia grew up Roman, and as the adopted daughter of a retired general, Lygia is technically a hostage of Rome. Marcus gets Emperor Nero to give her to him for services rendered. Lygia is not happy about this situation, but she falls in love with Marcus anyway....

With host Jerry Mathers, the star of the original Leave It to Beaver TV series, Getting Around - Alternatives for Seniors Who No Longer Drive tackles the challenge of developing mobility options and helping older, at-risk drivers plan for and transition to life-after-driving. Santa Monica, California, was the site of the 2003 Farmer's Market tragedy, in which a confused 82-year old driver slammed on the gas pedal instead of the brake as he careened...

Jack Johnson — the first African-American Heavyweight Champion of the World, whose dominance over his white opponents spurred furious debates and race riots in the early 20th century — enters the ring once again in January 2005 when PBS airs Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, a provocative new PBS documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns. The two-part film airs on PBS Monday-Tuesday January 17-18, 2005, 9:00-11:00 p.m....

Return to Dodge-Ex-Marshall Matt Dillion is stabbed in a fight with a band of thieves. When word reached Miss Kitty, she returns to be by his side. However, danger strikes again as an old enemy is released from prison and to vows to settle the score. The last Apache-Marshall Matt Dillion, now retired, is summonded to the ranch of a long-lost love, only to find it in smoldering ruins after an Apached raid. New he must save here from the fierce renegade...

Nineteen-year-old Musashi works with the Monster Preservation Center to help protect strange and potentially dangerous gigantic creatures. But when a mysterious glowing virus from outer space transforms the peaceful giant creature Lidorius into a rampaging, destructive monster, Musashi must call upon the power of Ultraman Cosmos to save the day. After seeing Musashi's bravery as well as his concern for the preservation of life, Captain Hiura invites...

"Caroline Beckett is living the dream. A self-help guru with a glamorous clientele and a marriage to a handsome photographer, she's proof women really can have it all. But one night leaves Caroline reeling, forcing her to reconsider everything she thoughtshe knew about her life-and what (if any) business she has teaching anyone how to live theirs. Retired professor Devorah Van Buren is spending her time getting herself and her chihuahua, Mary Magdalene,...

"Fresh off his career-changing standalone co-written with Icelandic PM, Reykjavaik, #1 Icelandic bestseller Jonasson presents a riveting new thriller spinoff from The Darkness, soon to be a TV series. 1983 At a former sanatorium in the north of Iceland, now a hospital ward, an old nurse, Yrsa, is found murdered. Detective Hulda Hermannsdottir and her boss, Sverrir, are sent to investigate her death. There, they discover five suspects: the chief physician,...