A step-by-step description of what happens to mail from the time it is deposited in the mailbox to its arrival at its destination. Also includes brief historical facts about mail service in the United States.

Suddenly, condemned arch-swindler Moist von Lipwig found himself with a noose around his neck and dropping through a trapdoor into ... a government job? By all rights, Moist should be meeting his maker rather than being offered a position as Postmaster by Lord Vetinari, supreme ruler of Ankh-Morpork. Getting the moribund Postal Service up and running again, however, may prove an impossible task, what with literally mountains of decades-old undelivered...

A little girl misses someone so much that she wraps herself up like a package and sends herself through the mail.

This book provides information on postal exams, benefits and hiring procedures. It also offers a sample test for test 473 and test 473-C, nine sample tests for address checking, five sample tests for forms completion an seven tests for coding and memory.

A relatable story about facing fears and giving others a second chance follows the experiences of a young girl who dreads being waited on by a postal worker she believes to be cranky and mean, before a kind decision transforms her perspective.

Inside the walls of the Dead Letters Depot, letter detectives work to solve mysteries. They study missing zip codes, illegible handwriting, rain-smudged ink, lost address labels, torn packages, forgotten street names--all the many twists of fate behind missed birthdays, broken hearts, unheard confessions, pointless accusations, unpaid bills, unanswered prayers. Their mission is to unite lost mail with its intended recipients. But when letters arrive...

Features three types of fast vehicles.