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Hands Down, the Best Album About Orca Whales
Hands Down, the Best Album About Orca Whales
May 15, 2013
bjork, CDs, Collective Brain, dirty projectors, hocket, music, national geographic, orca, orcas, reading recommendations, San Francisco, San Mateo County Library blog, Tommy M, vocal, vocals, whales, Millbrae

Yes, that’s what I said.

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How ‘Bout Nonfiction for Summer Reading?
How ‘Bout Nonfiction for Summer Reading?
July 9, 2012
adult summer reading program, Between the Covers, Bhutan, Collective Brain, Downton Abbey, Edwardian society, flea markets, interior design, Jessica Fellowes, Karen Y., Lisa Napoli, netsuke, nonfiction, reading recommendations, San Mateo County Library blog, Woodside

Read something real this summer.

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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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Reading Around the World
Reading Around the World
August 23, 2010
adults, book clubs, Collective Brain, international authors, language, Meredith Burke Hammons, reading recommendations, San Mateo County Library blog, translation, travel, world

Where will your next book take you?

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Pyramid Schemes: Mysteries Set in Egypt
Pyramid Schemes: Mysteries Set in Egypt
August 17, 2010
Africa, Collective Brain, detective, Egypt, fiction, genre fiction, mystery, reading list, reading recommendations, San Mateo County Library blog, Vaughn Harrison, Half Moon Bay

Pyramids, mummies, the treasures of King Tut, scarabs, ushebtis . . .

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Botswana and Beyond: Mysteries Set in Africa South of the Sahara
Botswana and Beyond: Mysteries Set In Africa South Of The Sahara
June 15, 2010
Africa, Botswana, Collective Brain, detective, fiction, genre fiction, mystery, reading list, reading recommendations, San Mateo County Library blog, Vaughn Harrison, Half Moon Bay

A healthy selection of mysteries set in Africa to tear through this summer.

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