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The Gold Standard
The Gold Standard
August 25, 2010
Collective Brain, Fresh Air, Gold Standard, heatwave, Joe Toschik, New York City, San Mateo County Library blog, Theodore Roosevelt, William Jennings Bryan, Half Moon Bay

Our own heat wave turned my thoughts to others.

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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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Adult Manga
Adult Manga
August 13, 2010
American Splendor, Bertrand Russell, Collective Brain, Harvey Pekar, Joe Toschik, manga, San Mateo County Library blog, Wittgenstein, Half Moon Bay

From Pekar to Logicomix and Shakespeare.

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On Science and Religion
On Science and Religion
August 10, 2010
Bookmobile, Collective Brain, Creation, Evolution, Religion, San Mateo County Library blog, science, Spirituality, Vaughn Harrison, Half Moon Bay

Complex topics warrant extensive treatments--explore these books.

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The Untamed and Dangerous ER
The Untamed and Dangerous ER
August 9, 2010
Collective Brain, doctor, emergency room, ER, Mary Wilmes, medicine, mental health, psychiatry, San Mateo County Library blog, social issues, Half Moon Bay

"I love my job when I'm not there."

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A Funny French Tour
A Funny French Tour
August 4, 2010
book review, Collective Brain, farce, fiction, French stereotypes, French-British relations, love story, Mary Wilmes, San Mateo County Library blog, Half Moon Bay

Perhaps inspired by real events, definitely amusing.

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Pain Relieving Yoga
Pain Relieving Yoga
July 29, 2010
chronic pain, Collective Brain, exercise, Mary Wilmes, relief, San Mateo County Library blog, stretching, yoga, Half Moon Bay

Take care of your body with these yoga solutions to pain.

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The Content Café
The Content Café
July 16, 2010
Collective Brain, ferns, Oliver Sacks, San Mateo County Library blog, The Content Café, Vaughn Harrison, Half Moon Bay

Use a convenient tool for reviews and summaries to choose a book that won't waste your time.

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In the Land of Long Fingernails: A Gravedigger in the Age of Aquarius Review
In the Land of Long Fingernails: A Gravedigger in the Age of Aquarius Review
July 14, 2010
1969, book review, cemeteries, Collective Brain, funny, memoir, San Mateo County Library blog, summer jobs, the 60's, Half Moon Bay

If you like to laugh and a cemetery setting won't throw you off, you'll love this memoir.

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Dinner is Served
Dinner is Served
July 13, 2010
Collective Brain, Dining Cars, Fred Harvey, Harvey Girls, Joe Toschik, Railroad, San Mateo County Library blog, Santa Fe, trains, travel, Half Moon Bay

Enjoy the luxurious past of US rail travel.

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