FiveBooks Newsletter 117
Links to all our original FiveBooks interviews of the week before, plus a pick of the best content on The Browser.
FiveBooks weekly newsletter: Links to all our original FiveBooks interviews of the week before, plus a pick of the best content on The Browser.
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Jason Zweig on Personal Finance
Friday September 21
The Wall Street Journal personal finance columnist explains why there's truth in the old adage that investors get the returns they deserve, and suggests how savers can avoid being taken for a ride Continue reading… (http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jason-zweig-on-personal-finance)
Patricia Meyer Spacks on Jane Austen
Thursday September 20
The professor of English tells us about the joy of rereading Austen and the hidden layers of complexity that emerge from the writing when one does so Continue reading… (http://thebrowser.com/interviews/patricia-meyer-spacks-on-jane-austen)
Michael Morpurgo on Books for Children
Wednesday September 19
The author of "War Horse" says books for children need to do more than amuse their readers and he nominates his own favourite books written for young people Continue reading… (http://thebrowser.com/interviews/michael-morpurgo-on-books-children)
Steven Pincus on the English Revolution of 1688
Tuesday September 18
When William of Orange came from Holland to take the English throne was it a foreign invasion or a revolution from within? The history professor disentangles the facts to give us a new perspective Continue reading… (http://thebrowser.com/interviews/steven-pincus-on-english-revolution-1688)
Stephen Breyer on Intellectual Influences
Monday September 17
The US Supreme Court Justice discusses five books that have influenced his thinking, and explains why reading widely, including literature, is essential for judges and lawyers
Continue reading… (http://thebrowser.com/interviews/stephen-breyer-on-intellectual-influences)
Nigel Slater on The Top Cookery Books of All Time
Sunday September 16
The cooking writer tells us about the guides to living and eating well that he can't do without Continue reading… (http://thebrowser.com/interviews/nigel-slater-on-top-cookery-books-all-time)
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Best of the Moment
Where Is Cuba Going?
John Jeremiah Sullivan | NYT | 20 September 2012
Lovely, meandering account of a visit to Cuba. Sullivan's wife is from a Cuban family, which means they're allowed to fly to Havana direct from Miami. The US relationship with Cuba remains deeply dysfunctional though More like this (http://thebrowser.com/best)
Featured Topic
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Paying for the US Election
How much is Romney vs Obama 2012 going to cost? Who's paying? And what do they expect in return? Read on (http://thebrowser.com/reports/paying-election)
Book of the Week
Book of the Day
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
Jay McInerney says (http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jay-mcinerney-on-essential-new-york-novels) : “Americans are always fascinated with the wealthy. It’s a bit of an illusion to imagine ours to be a classless society, as novelists like Wharton made brilliantly clear” FiveBooks Archive (http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks)
Video of the Week
Walk and Talk the Vote – West Wing Reunion
(http://thebrowser.com/videos/walk-and-talk-vote-–-west-wing-reunion)
Forget Obama vs Romney. This is the political ad of the year
More videos (http://thebrowser.com/videos)
Quote of the Week
Andrew Brown, on inner voices (http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/andrewbrown/2012/sep/14/richard-dawkins-dalai-lama-religion)
"Spirituality is the voice I hear that tells me what to do. Religion is when someone else's voices tell me what to do"
More quotes (http://thebrowser.com/quotations)
Reader Recommendations
@tauriqmoosa Minus vitriol, my letter to @ParisHilton on why she ought not to apologise: t.co/oDHXlHFz (http://t.co/oDHXlHFz) #browsings (https://twitter.com/search?q=#browsings) More like this (http://thebrowser.com/browsings)