FiveBooks Newsletter 114
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
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[5]Emrys Westacott on Philosophy and Everyday Living
Links:
5. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/emrys-westacott-on-philosophy-and-everyday-living
Friday August 31
Philosophy is sometimes assumed to be a dry, academic subject but, in
reality, is anything but. A philosophy professor tells us how his
subject is at least as much about how we live, love and relate to each
other [6]Continue reading…
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/emrys-westacott-on-philosophy-and-everyday-living
[7]Lev Grossman on Fantasy
Links:
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/lev-grossman-on-fantasy
Thursday August 30
We're living through a golden age for fantasy fiction, says the author
of The Magicians. He tells us what makes for a good fantasy novel, and
who's staking out the future not just of fantasy but of fiction itself
[8]Continue reading…
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/lev-grossman-on-fantasy
[9]Karl Rove on Compassionate Conservatism
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/karl-rove-on-compassionate-conservatism
Tuesday August 28
The former deputy chief of staff of President Bush discusses five books
that define for him the essence of American Conservatism today
[10]Continue reading…
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/karl-rove-on-compassionate-conservatism
[11]May Berenbaum on Bugs
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/may-berenbaum-on-bugs
Wednesday August 29
Insects outnumber us, outweigh us, and without them ecosystems would
collapse. In short, we live on their planet. The entomologist explains
why we should value bugs more – even, or especially, the carrion
beetles and dung feeders [12]Continue reading…
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/may-berenbaum-on-bugs
[13]Dan Ariely on Behavioural Economics
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/dan-ariely-on-behavioural-economics
Monday August 27
We can all be more aware of our surroundings and our decision-making
process, says the professor of psychology and behavioural economics. He
recommends five books to help us maximise our prosperity and well-being
[14]Continue reading…
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/dan-ariely-on-behavioural-economics
[15]Dominic Lawson on Chess
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/dominic-lawson-on-chess
Sunday August 26
You don’t have to be a genius to play chess, but it helps. The
journalist tells us about the logical beauty of the game, its history
and political context, and the lives and minds of its greatest masters
[16]Continue reading…
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/dominic-lawson-on-chess
[17]The Legitimate Children Of Rape
Links:
17. http://b.rw/PEWJ6r
Andrew Solomon | New Yorker | 29 August 2012
Powerful, moving piece on the history of rape, and children born to
victims. “Can you tell me how to love my daughter more? I want to love
her so much, and I try my best, but when I look at her I see what
happened to me" [18]More like this
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/best
Featured Topic
[19]Air Travel
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/reports/air-travel
Airlines opened to us a world of thrilling possibility. But, for many,
flying is still a terrifying prospect. Crashes, though rare, do happen.
And then there are the security procedures bequeathed to us by 9/11
[20]Read on
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/reports/air-travel
Book of the Week
Book of the Day
[21]The Guide to the Good Life by William B Irvine
Links:
21. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/guide-good-life-by-william-b-irvine
[22]Emrys Westacott: “Irvine counters the common perception of Stoicism
as advocating a rather tedious, self-denying, joyless existence. He
shows it’s really not like that” [23]FiveBooks Archive
Links:
22. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/emrys-westacott-on-philosophy-and-everyday-living
23. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks
Video of the Week
[24]Sport Doesn't Care Who You Are
Links:
24. http://thebrowser.com/videos/sport-doesnt-care-who-you-are
"It doesn't care if you have two legs, one leg or wheels." Stirring
paralympics promo [25]More videos
Links:
25. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Week
[26]Barry Cryer, on Tony Blair's tan
Links:
26. http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2012/aug/25/assange-ecuador-olympics-government-chinese
"He's the only person I know who's a Roman Catholic and an Orange
man at the same time"
[27]More quotes
Links:
27. http://thebrowser.com/quotations
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like this
Links:
28. http://t.co/qD7BQxDD
29. https://twitter.com/search?q=#browsings
30. http://thebrowser.com/browsings