FiveBooks Newsletter 102
Links to all our original FiveBooks interviews of the week before, plus
a pick of the best content on The Browser.
[1]FiveBooks weekly newsletter: Links to all our original FiveBooks
interviews of the week before, plus a pick of the best content on The
Browser.
Links:
1. http://thebrowser.com
FiveBooks at The Browser
This week on FiveBooks: Mafia Brotherhoods author [5]John Dickie
considers the Italian mob; Israeli economist [6]Ariel Rubinstein
reveals the inner workings of game theory; sports pundit [7]Michael
Carlson points us to his favourite baseball novels; and royal
biographer [8]Robert Lacey discusses 60 years of Elizabeth II's reign.
Links:
5. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/john-dickie-on-italian-mafia
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/ariel-rubinstein-on-game-theory
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/michael-carlson-on-baseball-novels
8. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/robert-lacey-on-queen
Next week, look out for book recommendations on mathematics, class,
gang crime, "divine women" and more. Thank you for reading – and to all
of you who've joined our new membership scheme. For those who haven't,
please consider supporting us. Click [9]here to find out about the
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9. http://thebrowser.com/membership
FiveBooks News
[10]John Dickie on the Italian Mafia
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/john-dickie-on-italian-mafia
Friday June 8
The three biggest Italian mafias remain a powerful presence, with
tentacles reaching deep inside Italian business and politics. The
author of Mafia Brotherhoods busts the myth that it’s all in the family
[11]Continue reading…
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/john-dickie-on-italian-mafia
[12]Michael Carlson on Baseball Novels
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/michael-carlson-on-baseball-novels
Wednesday June 6
The sports pundit says baseball reflects an American ideal which is now
an American fantasy. It works well as a metaphor for life, which may be
why there have been so many good novels written about it [13]Continue
reading…
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/michael-carlson-on-baseball-novels
[14]Ariel Rubinstein on Game Theory
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/ariel-rubinstein-on-game-theory
Wednesday June 6
Game theory is marketed as a system you can apply to any sphere of
life, but what’s the reality? The professor of economics guides us
through some classic studies [15]Continue reading…
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/ariel-rubinstein-on-game-theory
[16]Robert Lacey on the Queen
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/robert-lacey-on-queen
Sunday June 3
The royal biographer Robert Lacey considers Queen Elizabeth II in her
diamond jubilee year, her legacy, her family history, and her
ambivalent relationship with Princess Diana [17]Continue reading…
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/robert-lacey-on-queen
[18]How Silence Works
Links:
18. http://b.rw/MelkLZ
Jeremy Mesiano-Crookston | Awl | 1 June 2012
Surpisingly open email conversation with four trappist monks. Turns out
they don't take a vow of silence, can talk when necessary. "Cultivating
silence in a group is hard and a discipline we have to commit to over
and over again" [19]More like this
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/best
Featured Topic
[20]Wine
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/reports/wine
From filthy plonk to first growth Bordeaux, there's something for every
palate in our cultural and historical survey of wine [21]Read on
Links:
21. http://thebrowser.com/reports/wine
Book of the Week
Book of the Day
[22]The Universal Baseball Association by Robert Coover
Links:
22. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/universal-baseball-association-by-robert-coover
[23]Michael Carlson says: "Deserves to be read even if you are not a
fan of baseball” [24]FiveBooks Archive
Links:
23. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/michael-carlson-on-baseball-novels
24. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks
Video of the Week
[25]Making A Flamenco Guitar
Links:
25. http://thebrowser.com/videos/making-flamenco-guitar
Usually takes 299 hours. Done here in three minutes [26]More videos
Links:
26. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Week
[27]Ray Bradbury, on art
Links:
27. http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/06/07/rip-ray-bradbury-quotes?
"We have our Arts so we won’t die of Truth"
[28]More quotes
Links:
28. http://thebrowser.com/quotations
Reader Recommendations
@sarahmenkedick Summer People: http://t.co/LPqVCP3i Lovely, timely
essay from @AmandaGiracca on life in a tourist town. [30]#browsings
[31]More like this
Links:
30. https://twitter.com/search?q=#browsings
31. http://thebrowser.com/browsings