Brown Bag
Book Talks
with UNC Asheville
Faculty Authors
Where?
Special Collections, Upper Level in Ramsey Library, UNC
Asheville campus
Everyone is invited:
students, faculty, staff, NCCCR and community members. Bring a bag lunch and join in the
discussion.
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- Current Talks
- Future Talks
- Past Talks
Fall 2009
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Tues., Sept. 8 – 12:30-1:30
David Hopes Professor of Literature
Reads from and discusses his latest collection of poetry,
A Dream of Adonis (Pecan Grove Press, 2007), and other new works

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Tues., Sept. 22 – 12:30-1:30
Katherine Min Assistant Professor of Literature
Reads from and discusses her novel-in-progress,
The Fetishist. Her last novel, Secondhand World, was recently published in paperback (Anchor, 2008)

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Tues., Oct. 6 – 12:30-1:30
Mary Lynn Manns Associate Professor of Management
Offers lessons from her first book, Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas (Addison-Wesley, 2005), and insights on
More Fearless Change, her second book co-written with Linda Rising 
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Thurs., Oct. 22 – 12:30-1:30
Amy Lanou Assistant Professor of Health and Wellness
Discusses her latest book,
Building Bone Vitality: A Revolutionary Diet Plan to Prevent Bone Loss and Reverse Osteoporosis (McGraw-Hill, 2009), co-authored with Michael Castleman 
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Thurs., Nov. 5 – 12:30-1:30
Alice Weldon Associate Professor of Spanish & Co-Director of Women’s Studies
Reads from and discusses Gloria Lisé’s
Departing at Dawn: A Novel of Argentina's Dirty War, which she recently translated for the Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 2009 
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Spring 2010
Dan Pierce
Chair and Associate Professor of History, on White Liquor and Red Clay: NASCAR in the Era of Big Bill France (University of North Carolina Press,
forthcoming) |
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Sam Schuman
Professor of Literature, on Seeing the Light: Religious Colleges in Twenty-First Century America (Johns Hopkins University Press,
forthcoming) |
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Grant Hardy
Professor of History, on Understanding the Book of Mormon: A Reader's Guide (Oxford University Press,
forthcoming) |
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Ellen Pearson
Associate Professor of History on A Difference of Customs: Legal Scholars and the Construction of Identity in Early America (University of Virginia Press,
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Spring 2009
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Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 12:30-1:30
Dr.
Holly Iglesias
of the Master of Liberal Arts program,
reads from and discusses her latest collection of poetry,
Souvenirs of a Shrunken World (Kore Press, 2008). |
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 12:30-1:30
Dr. Chuck Bennett
Professor of
Physics, discusses the trials and tribulations of
authoring Principles of Physical Optics
(Wiley, 2008). Challenges include typesetting
formulas and generating camera-ready technical
figures. Software and workflow strategies will be
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Thursday, March 5, 2009 - 12:30-1:30
Cynn Chadwick
Lecturer, Literature
and Language Department, reads from and discusses
her latest novel, Babies, Bikes and Broads: The
Third Book in the Cat Rising Series (Bywater
Books, 2008). |
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Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 12:30-1:30
Curt Cloninger
Assistant
Professor of Multimedia Arts and Sciences, provides
a visual tour of ideas and themes from his latest
book, Fresher Styles for Web Designers: More Eye
Candy from the Underground (New Riders, 2008). |
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 12:30-1:30
Dr. Rick Chess
Professor of
Literature and Director of the Center for Jewish
Studies, reads from and discusses his latest
collection of poetry, Third Temple
(University of Tampa Press, 2007). |
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Thursday, April 9, 2009 - 12:30-1:30
Dr. Don Diefenbach
Associate
Professor of Mass Communication, discusses his
latest book, Video Production Techniques: Theory
and Practice from Concept to Screen (Routledge,
2007). |
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 12:30-1:30
Dr. Mark Gibney
Professor of
Political Science and Belk Distinguished Professor
in the Humanities, discusses his latest book,
International Human Rights Law: Returning to
Universal Principles (Rowman & Littlefield,
2008). |
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For additional faculty
authors, see the
Annual
Bibliography of UNC Asheville Faculty Publications
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