BOOKS San Mateo County is Reading Daughter of Fortune this Fall Welcome to our second fall community read! Our first community reading event was launched last year with The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. The libraries of San Mateo County... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kathleen Beasley, a resident of Atherton, on Sep 19, 2007 at 5:57 pm
BOOKS Distant Land of My Father by Bo Caldwell
This book is the 2008 Silcon Valley Reads selection.
It is available now at the Palo Alto City Library. People all over Santa Clara County will be reading it and going to e... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by abbyboyd, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood, on Sep 18, 2007 at 6:36 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 19, 2008 at 2:00 pm.
BOOKS Google to sponsor race to the moon Google announced a competition today in which a private team can win as much as $25 million by landing a robotic rover on the moon and completing a specific set of tasks.
Rea... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 14, 2007 at 9:25 am
BOOKS Library Hosts Teen Video Or Comic Contest The Palo Alto City Library is celebrating Teen Read Week 2007 from October 14-19. The theme this year is "LOL@YourLibrary" and the Library is sponsoring a "TEEN VIDEO OR COMI... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Laurie Hastings, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Sep 11, 2007 at 7:53 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 12, 2007 at 12:29 pm.
BOOKS Book Discussion Group for Diana Gabaldon Outlander Novels I've been reading and enjoying very much the "Outlander" Novels. I know that there are many online discussion groups for these books but I was hoping to meet some area fans fo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by carol riso, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood, on Sep 8, 2007 at 3:16 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 19, 2008 at 1:56 pm.
BOOKS Dynasty-scale dining With more than 200 dishes covering nearly every permutation of meat, seafood, vegetables, rice and noodles, Ming's aims to please even the finickiest of appetites. There are s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Aug 17, 2007 at 3:39 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 7, 2012 at 12:40 pm.
BOOKS 650 horses competing in Charity Horse Show More that 650 riders and horses are pulling into the Midpeninsula to compete for $100,000 in prizes at the Menlo Charity Horse Show, a nationally ranked equestrian event that ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Aug 1, 2007 at 9:34 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Aug 1, 2007 at 9:34 pm.
BOOKS Thank You Harry Potter! We have been reading and reading....And we have finished the saga.
Thank you Harry Potter! READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Family of Fans, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Jul 22, 2007 at 6:58 pm There have been 32 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 28, 2007 at 1:48 pm.
BOOKS Harry Potter Book 7: All-most here! Our family is anxiously awaiting the 7th installment of Harry Potter. We have pre-paid for our copies at Kelper's (of course) and look forward to the party.
Any other fans... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Family of Fans, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Jul 16, 2007 at 9:41 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 21, 2007 at 10:21 am.
BOOKS Critical fire conditions today in mountains, hills A red-flag warning for critical fire weather conditions is in effect today in the mountains and hills of the Bay Area due to strong winds, low humidity and warm temperatures.
... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jul 12, 2007 at 7:51 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 12, 2007 at 4:49 pm.
BOOKS When the "staff of life" makes you sick Bread is called the "staff of life," but for two million Americans with celiac disease (CD), bread is what makes them sick.
Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jul 6, 2007 at 6:18 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jul 6, 2007 at 6:18 am.
BOOKS Bike Connection wins PA Little League title Bike Connection was the top seed in the Palo Alto Little League City Tournament for good reason, battling its way through the consolation bracket to claim the championship Sun... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 20, 2007 at 7:51 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 26, 2007 at 4:46 pm.
BOOKS The Road by Cormac McCarthy I loved this book even though at one point I put it down and just thought I couldn't go on. Maybe at the baby's cracked head (not to give anything away). But I continued becau... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by abbyboyd, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood, on Apr 10, 2007 at 12:53 pm
BOOKS Great book for aspiring novelists One of my favorite books -- and a tremendous tool for any aspiring novelists out there -- is "On Writing" by Stephen King. The literary legend not only offers a fascina... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Danny, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Apr 6, 2007 at 11:13 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 10, 2007 at 5:01 pm.
BOOKS BEECH STREET...The Summer of 59' Read about the Palo Alto community in 1959....This book has been reviewed as an enchanting and charming novel AND it takes place in Palo Alto, California.The author Paula Siro... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Marie, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Oct 7, 2006 at 3:15 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 12, 2006 at 6:12 pm.
BOOKS Is someone trying to tell us something? I have just noticed some nonsence postings on the books postings and wonder if someone is trying to make a point.
OK I like to read. I enjoy a good mystery whodunit along... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Carol, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Oct 6, 2006 at 10:51 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 5, 2006 at 3:16 pm.
BOOKS Fantastic New Utopian Fiction Novel Check out HERA or EMPATHY, a work of utopian fiction by William Leiss. This meaty novel explores all kinds of issues-- religion, philosophy, bioethics and more.
Hera is on... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Thomas Sigel, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Sep 27, 2006 at 2:06 pm
BOOKS Join Palo Alto Reads -- "Funny in Farsi" "Funny in Farsi" by Firoozeh Dumas is a humorous and lighthearted memoir about the author leaving Iran at the age of 7 and coming to live in Whittier, California. Told in sho... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Palo Alto City Librarians, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Sep 26, 2006 at 4:07 pm There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 20, 2006 at 3:51 pm.
BOOKS Palo Alto Libraries vs. Borders A few months ago my mother visited for an extended period and asked about going to the local library. I flippantly replied "yeah, it's called Borders - just up the road".
N... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by r, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Sep 25, 2006 at 3:02 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 30, 2007 at 4:29 pm.
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