The mailbox contained:

* March 7, 2008 issue of [The Christian Science Monitor](http://www.csmonitor.com “The Christian Science Monitor”) (Will commodities boom last? As oil and gold prices set records, and grains stay up, speculators rush in.)
* March 2008 issue of [game developer](http://www.gdmag.com “game developer”) (Postmortem: Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty 4)
* A subscription offer from Lucky
* A plea from the [Appalachian Trail Conservancy](http://www.appalachiantrail.org “Appalachian Trail Conservancy”)
* A plea from the [Arthritis Foundation](http://www.arthritis.org “Arthritis Foundation”)
* A plea from the [National Republican Congressional Committee](http://www.nrcc.org “National Republican Congressional Committee”)
* 2 books:
* [What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 (Oxford History of the United States)](http://www.librarything.com/work/3759116/book/28028319 “LibraryThing”)
* [Shakespeare: The World as Stage (Eminent Lives)](http://www.librarything.com/work/3714885/book/28028303 “LibraryThing”)