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Filmmaker Caveh Zahedi's Top 5 Lists
Filmmaker Caveh Zahedi's Top 5 Lists
April 16, 2012
bay area, books, Caveh Zahedi, CDs, Collective Brain, director, film, Karen Choy, movies, music, recommendations, San Francisco International Film Festival, San Mateo County Library blog, Top 5, Half Moon Bay

A featured filmmaker at the San Francisco International Film Festival.

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Satan is Real
Satan is Real
March 2, 2012
autobiography, books, CDs, Charlie Louvin, Collective Brain, country music, gospel, history, Ira Louvin, Karen Choy, Louvin Brothers, music, nonfiction, recommendations, review, San Mateo County Library blog, Half Moon Bay

A new autobiography about the Louvin Brothers.

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2011: Even More Recommendations!
2011: Even More Recommendations!
December 30, 2011
Best of 2011, books, classics, Collective Brain, comics, fiction, graphic novels, Karen Choy, nonfiction, recommendations, San Mateo County Library blog, Half Moon Bay

What does this youth services librarian read in her spare time? Not just kids' books!

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Pick up a Book and Go to the...Circus?
Pick up a Book and Go to the...Circus?
December 29, 2011
bestsellers, books, Circus, Collective Brain, Erin Morgenstern, Night Circus, reading recommendations, recommended reading, San Mateo County Library blog, Stephanie C., Belmont

Everyone is raving about The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.

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Move over Graphic Novels...Here Come the Scrapbook Novels!
Move over Graphic Novels...Here Come the Scrapbook Novels!
December 21, 2011
books, Caroline Preston, Collective Brain, reading recommendations, San Mateo County Library blog, scrapbooks, Stephanie C., Belmont

The next big thing in books?

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Listomania 2011
Listomania 2011
December 19, 2011
2011, annual, best of, booklist, books, Collective Brain, list, Nicole Pasini, reading, San Mateo County Library blog, Woodside

The many lists of 2011!

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Let Them Talk Hugh Laurie
Let Them Talk Hugh Laurie
December 9, 2011
bluegrass, blues, books, British, CDs, Collective Brain, DVDs, House, Hugh Laurie, jazz, Jeeves and Wooster, Josh Pearce, music, San Mateo County Library blog, television, TV, San Carlos

Hugh Laurie sings the blues.

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Top 5 by Adam Lipman
Top 5 by Adam Lipman
October 12, 2011
Adam Lipman, books, CDs, Collective Brain, fiction, Karen Choy, music, nonfiction, recommendations, San Mateo County Library blog, Top 5, Atherton, Brisbane, Half Moon Bay

Songwriter Adam Lipman suggests books and their perfect musical companions.

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10 Reasons Why I Love This Cookbook
10 Reasons Why I Love This Cookbook
October 7, 2011
books, cookbook, families, Karen Choy, kids, kids blog, nonfiction, recipe, recommendations, San Mateo County Library blog, Atherton, Brisbane, Half Moon Bay

A cookbook that parents (and even folks without kids) will adore.

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Historic Theatres
Historic Theatres
September 16, 2011
bay area, books, Collective Brain, film, historic theatres, Historical Sites, history, Karen Choy, local history, movies, nonfiction, Peninsula, San Mateo County, San Mateo County Library blog, theatre, Atherton, Brisbane, Half Moon Bay

Explore the Peninsula's fascinating theatre history.

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