Don’t Just Read . . .
Looking for an opportunity to discuss the latest popular books with some of the smartest people around (your friends and North Carolina State University’s most engaged scholars)?
NCSU Libraries and Wake County Public Libraries teamed up to make that easy with READ SMART, a series of informal discussions moderated by members of NC State’s faculty.
READ SMART is free and open to the public and is sponsored by Friends of the Library of North Carolina State University. All discussions are held at the Cameron Village Regional Library, 1930 Clark Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27605. For more information, please call 919-513-3481.
Upcoming programs:
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Thursday, May 16 at 7:00 p.m. Book discussion of Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo (winner of the 2012 National Book Award for non-fiction) Moderated by Dr. Sandria Freitag, assistant professor in the Department of History, NC State “. . quite simply, one of the finest works on contemporary India yet written.” (The Telegraph UK) |
| We will be taking a hiatus for the summer in June and July, but join us in August for . . . | |
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Thursday, August 8 at 7:00 p.m. Book discussion of Salt Sugar Fat by Michael Moss moderated by Dr. Allen Foegeding, professor of Food, Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences at NC State From a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter at The New York Times comes the explosive story of the rise of the processed food industry and its link to the emerging obesity epidemic. Michael Moss reveals how companies use salt, sugar, and fat to addict us and, more important, how we can fight back. |
