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No Place for a Lady, and Other Stories of Victorian Women Travelers
No Place for a Lady, and Other Stories of Victorian Women Travelers
February 3, 2011
biography, Bookmobile, Collective Brain, explorers, inspiring women, nonfiction, San Mateo County Library, travel, Vaughn Harrison, Victorian Age, Women Travelers, Half Moon Bay

At long last, well-deserved recognition.

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Writerly Bout of Self-Doubt
Writerly Bout of Self-Doubt
November 9, 2010
90 minute writers group, blogging, Collective Brain, craft, Creative, creative writing, creativity, critic, criticism, editing, journal, journalism, newsletter, nonfiction, poetry, publish, San Mateo County Library blog, short stories, story, writer, writers group, writer’s block, writer’s voice, writing, writing community, writing group, Brisbane

Yes--writers can be insecure, but there is both hope and help.

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The Writer's Voice
The Writer's Voice
October 8, 2010
90 minute writers group, blogging, craft, Creative, creative writing, creativity, critic, criticism, editing, Josephine V., journal, journalism, newsletter, nonfiction, poetry, publish, short stories, story, writer, writers group, writer’s block, writer’s voice, writing, writing group, Brisbane

How to develop and refine your own.

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Compulsive Reading
Compulsive Reading
September 20, 2010
actor, addictions, biography, Collective Brain, compulsive eating, conservation, eating, environmentalism, food, food addiction, funny, humor, Jeff Garlin, Karen Choy, memoir, nonfiction, San Mateo County Library blog, television, Half Moon Bay

Jeff Garlin is a man of many talents.

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Tales from a Life Working with L.A. Gangs
Tales from a Life Working with L.A. Gangs
September 19, 2010
autobiography, Collective Brain, compassion, faith, gangs, Jesuit, Mary Wilmes, memoir, nonfiction, redemption, San Mateo County Library blog, Half Moon Bay

A priest's memoirs.

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Mary Roach in the 21st Century!
Mary Roach in the 21st Century!
September 18, 2010
Collective Brain, Josh Pearce, Mary Roach, nonfiction, Packing for Mars, San Mateo County Library blog, science, space, Belmont, San Carlos

SPACE! It's Big!

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It's Time for Dream Machines
It's Time for Dream Machines
June 10, 2010
Airport, Collective Brain, Dream Machines, Half Moon Bay, Joe Toschik, nonfiction, San Mateo County Library blog, Vintage Cars, Warbirds, Half Moon Bay

B-17s, flight patterns, piston engines, and more.

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Oh No What Will I Read Next?
Oh No What Will I Read Next?
May 20, 2010
Collective Brain, fiction, how to choose a book, Mary Wilmes, nonfiction, origami, reading, San Mateo County Library blog, Half Moon Bay

The hunt for the next perfect thing to read.

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Is There a God? And What Was He Thinking?: The Recent Publication Flurry
Is There a God? And What Was He Thinking?: The Recent Publication Flurry
May 17, 2010
Atheism, Collective Brain, nonfiction, Religion, San Mateo County Library blog, Vaughn Harrison, Half Moon Bay

Believers and non-believers alike should find something of interest in the variety of recent works on the question of God.

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