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Fall 2015 Book Discussions Set

The Friends of the UNCG Libraries book discussions for the Fall semester have been scheduled.   Selections include the UNCG First Year Common Read for 2015, a thought-provoking book about medical care near the end of life written by a fall speaker in Guilford College’s Bryan Series, and a combined lecture and discussion about the ethnographer and photographer Edward S. Curtis, who documented the Native American people of North America. September 21 at 4 p.m. Where am I Wearing: A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes , by Kelsey Timmerman.  Discussion leader: Ms. Jenny Dale. October 5 at 7 p.m. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End , by Atul Gawande.  Discussion leaders: Drs. Janne and Rob Cannon November 9 at 4 p.m. Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis , by Timothy Egan. Lecturer and Discussion leader: Dr. Bob Gatten The discussions are free and open to the public on a s