FiveBooks Newsletter 116

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]Robert Baer on Being a Spy
Links:
5. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/robert-baer-on-being-spy

Friday September 14

The former CIA operative lifts the lid on the reality of spying. He
says the intelligence service knew there were no weapons of mass
destruction in Iraq before the war, but politicians and reporters
didn’t listen [6]Continue reading…
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/robert-baer-on-being-spy

[7]Denise Hamilton on Perfume
Links:
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/denise-hamilton-on-perfume

Thursday September 13

The author guides us through the intoxicating world of the perfumer,
from ancient Egypt to wartime Paris – and explains what Guerlain meant
when he said his fragrances contained a whiff of his mistress's bottom
[8]Continue reading…
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/denise-hamilton-on-perfume

[9]Eric Olsen on How to Write
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/eric-olsen-on-how-write

Wednesday September 12

From their egos and anxieties to the way they work, writers have more
in common than we might think. The journalist and editor takes us
inside the writing process and reveals who gives the best advice for
aspiring authors [10]Continue reading…
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/eric-olsen-on-how-write

[11]Nigel Warburton on Introductions to Philosophy
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/nigel-warburton-on-introductions-philosophy

Tuesday September 11

How should we live? What is the nature of reality? Should pro golfers
be allowed to use carts? The philosophy lecturer sets us off down the
road of philosophical enquiry with an intriguing reading list
[12]Continue reading…
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/nigel-warburton-on-introductions-philosophy

[13]Tim Harford on Unexpected Economics
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/tim-harford-on-unexpected-economics

Monday September 10

The Undercover Economist himself, Tim Harford, says you can find
economics lessons in the most unlikely places, including the virtual
world of computer games [14]Continue reading…
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/tim-harford-on-unexpected-economics

[15]Rick Telander on American Football (and its Dark Side)
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/rick-telander-on-american-football-and-its-dark-side

Sunday September 9

It’s America’s favourite sport – at its best, a wonderful, thrilling
spectacle; at its worst, legitimised violence exacting a terrible price
on players. The Chicago Sun-Times sportswriter takes us inside the
game's dark heart [16]Continue reading…
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/rick-telander-on-american-football-and-its-dark-side

[17]Obama's Way
Links:
17. http://b.rw/RGNnYu

Michael Lewis | Vanity Fair | 11 September 2012

Admiring portrait. Much discussed, now ungated. Perceptively done. Good
quotes. "There are some things about being president that I still have
difficulty doing. For example, faking emotion." Obama has found his
Schlesinger [18]More like this
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/best