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2011 - 2012

No God But God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam by Reza Aslan
Discussion led by Dr. Omar Ali, African American Studies (September 26, 2011)
Straight Man by Richard Russo
Discussion led by Dr. Richard Barton, History (October 24, 2011)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Discussion led by Dr. Matina Kalcounis-Rueppell, Biology (December 5, 2011)
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Discussion led by Dr. Hephzibah Roskelly, English (February 6, 2012)
Triumph of the City by Edward Glaeser
Discussion led by Dr. Ken Snowden, Economics (March 26, 2012)
The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard
Discussion led by Dr. Spoma Jovanovic, Communication Studies (April 23, 2012)

Zeitoun by Dave Eggers.
Discussion led by Bill Hamilton, Liberal Studies (October 4, 2010)
My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor. Discussion led by Gwen Hunnicutt, Sociology Department (November 1, 2010)
Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope. Discussion led by Hephzibah Roskelly, English Department (December 6, 2010)
The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson. Discussion led by Janne Cannon, Microbiology and Immunology (UNC Chapel Hill) and Rob Cannon, Biology (January 24, 2011)
Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold by C.S. Lewis. Discussion led by Christopher Hodgkins, English Department ( February 28, 2011)
Children of Dust by Ali Eteraz. Discussion led by Jeff Jones, History Department (March 28, 2011)

The Innocent Man by John Grisham. Discussion Led by Saundra Wetervelt, Sociology (September 21, 2009)
Stoner by John Williams. Discussion led by Michael Parker, English (October 5, 2009)
The Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton. Discussion led by Patrick Lee Lucas, Interior Architecture ( November 9, 2009)
This One and Magic Life by Anne Carroll George. Discussion led by Bill Carroll, School of Music (January 25, 2010)
Abraham Lincoln by James McPherson. Discussion led by Mark Elliott, History (February 22, 2010)
Olive Kittredge by Elizabeth Strout. Discussion led by Hepsie Roskelly, English (March 22, 2011)

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Discussion led by Dr. Greg Grieve, Religious Studies Dept. (September 29, 2008)
The Crystal World by J.G. Ballard
Discussion led by Fred Chappell, Professor Emeritus of English (October 27, 2008)
Essays by Wendell Berry & Thomas Berry
Discussion led by Ann Berry Somers, Biology Dept. (November 24, 2008)
Native Hill by Wendell Berry
Print copy in The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry, edited by Norman Wirzba.
The Meadow Across the Creek by Thomas Berry
Electronic copy available here. Print copy in The Great Work: Our Way into the Future, by Thomas Berry. NY: Crown Publishing Group, 2000.
Animal, Vegetable and Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver
Discussion led by Dr. Anne-Marie Scott, Nutrition Dept. (January 26, 2009)
The Maytrees by Annie Dillard
Discussion led by Dr. Hepsie Roskelly, English Dept. (February 23, 2009)

After This by Alice McDermott (October 25, 2007)
Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser (January 28, 2008)
The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen (February 25, 2008)
Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain (March 31, 2008)
Righteous Warrior: Jesse Helms and the Rise of Modern Conservatism by former professor Bill Link
With presentation by Bill Link(February 27, 2008)

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Discussion led by Dr. Saundra D. Westervelt, Associate Professor of Sociology (September 25, 2006)
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Discussion led by Dr. Hephzibah Roskelly, Professor of English (October 30, 2006)
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
Discussion led by Dr. Parke Rublee, Professor of Biology (November 27, 2006)
Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz
Discussion led by Dr. Peter Carmichael, Associate Professor of History (January 29, 2007)
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Discussion led by Dr. Colleen Kriger, Associate Professor of History (March 26, 2007)

Doubt by John Patrick Shanley
Discussion led by Mr. Jim Wren, Professor of Theater (September 26, 2005)
All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren
Discussion led by Mr. Stuart Dischell, Associate Professor of English (October 24, 2005)
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
Discussion led by Dr. Hephzibah Roskelly, Professor of English (November 21, 2005)
Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy by Carlos Eire
Discussion led by Dr. Mark Smith-Soto, Professor of Spanish (January 23, 2006)
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Discussion led by Dr. Henry Levinson, Professor of Religious Studies (March 27, 2006)

The Middle of Everywhere: Helping Refugees Enter America Community by Mary Pipher
Led by Hepsie Roskelly, English Department (September 27, 2004)
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors and the Collision of Two Cultures by Anne Fadiman
Led by Ann Fitzmaurice-Russ, Chair of the Friends of the UNCG Libraries Book Discussion Group Committee (November 22, 2004)
The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics by William Easterly
Led by Ken Snowden, Economics Department (January 24, 2005)
Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan
Led by Dr. Charlie Headington, Religious Studies Department (March 29, 2005)

A Long Fatal Love Chase by Louisa May Alcott
Led by Hepsie Roskelly, Professor of English (September 15, 2003)
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare.
Led by Russ McDonald, Professor of English (October 20, 2003)
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier.
Led by Allen Trelease, Emeritus Professor of History (November 24, 2003)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs.
Led by Loren Schweninger, Professor of History (February 2, 2004 [rescheduled from January 26])
William Wilson by E.A. Poe
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by R.L.Stevenson.
Led by William Finley, Special Collections Librarian (March 15, 2004 [rescheduled from February 16])
Catch Me If You Can by Stan Redding and Frank Abagnale
Led by Michael Frierson, Associate Professor of Broadcasting and Cinema (April 19, 2004)

Towns Without Rivers by Michael Parker
Discussion led by Friends of the UNCG Libraries Board of Directors members Ann Russ and Beth Sheffield September 23, 2002)
Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen E. Ambrose
Discussion led by Friends of the UNCG Libraries Board of Directors members Ann Russ and Beth Sheffield and Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Dr. Robert Gatten, who is a nationally recognized expert on Lewis and Clark, a founding director of the National Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Council and Past President of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation (November 18, 2002)
Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
Discussion led by Dr. Hephzibah Roskelly, Professor of English and Friends of the UNCG Libraries Board of Directors members Ann Russ and Beth Sheffield (January 27, 2003)
The Last Girls by Lee Smith
Discussion led by Lee Zacharias, Associate Professor of English and Friends of the UNCG Libraries Board of Directors members Ann Russ and Beth Sheffield (April 21, 2003 [rescheduled from March 17, 2003])

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