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Library History: Sands of Timbuktu
Library History: Sands of Timbuktu
October 14, 2010
Alberto Manguel, Bookmobile, Collective Brain, Fernando Báez, History of Libraries, History of Reading, Matthew Battles, San Mateo County Library, Timbuktoo, Timbuktu, Vaughn Harrison, Half Moon Bay

The drama-filled (sometimes criminal) history of libraries.

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The Woman Who Gave Us the First "Immortal Cells"
The Woman Who Gave Us the First "Immortal Cells"
October 12, 2010
Collective Brain, He-la, Henrietta Lacks, Mary Wilmes, medical ethics, medical experimentation, polio vaccine, San Mateo County Library blog, Half Moon Bay

"If you could pile all HeLa cells ever grown onto a scale, they’d weigh more than 50 million metric tons—as much as a hundred Empire State Buildings."

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Hidden Treasures of San Mateo County: The Historic Coastside
Hidden Treasures of San Mateo County: The Historic Coastside
October 7, 2010
Barbara S., Coastal California, Collective Brain, conference, dining, ecotourism, events, fun & leisure, hidden treasures, Historical Sites, hotels, Pescadero, pillar point harbor, points of interest, real estate, San Mateo County Library blog, shopping, South Coast, spas, wedding planning, Foster City, Half Moon Bay

Enrich a spectacular daytrip with a little help from us.

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Memorable Author Does It Again
Memorable Author Does It Again
October 5, 2010
affairs, aging, Collective Brain, Mary Wilmes, relationships, San Mateo County Libary Blog, weddings, Half Moon Bay

Perhaps a surprise to no one, dysfunction and middle age are not mutually exclusive.

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Rice in a Rice Cooker? So Yesterday!
Rice in a Rice Cooker? So Yesterday!
October 4, 2010
Collective Brain, cooking, culinary blogging, food, Karen Choy, receipes, rice cooker, Roger Ebert, San Mateo County Library blog, Half Moon Bay

Roger Ebert shows you how to whip up all kinds of meals in a rice cooker.

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Religion and Social Action
Religion and Social Action
September 29, 2010
buddhism, Christian, Collective Brain, faith, nonviolence, peace, Religion, San Mateo County Library blog, Vaughn Harrison, Half Moon Bay

The other side of religion.

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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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Aimee Bender's Latest
Aimee Bender's Latest
September 10, 2010
Aimee Bender, book club, Collective Brain, fiction, food, Karen Choy, Los Angeles, San Mateo County Library blog, Half Moon Bay

Fans of Francesca Lia Block, Alice Munro, Haruki Murakami, and Curtis Sittenfeld may particularly enjoy this.

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The Name Game
The Name Game
August 26, 2010
baby names, Collective Brain, Karen Choy, names, San Mateo County Library blog, Twilight, Half Moon Bay

Like your name? Wish it were something else?

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