FiveBooks Newsletter 124
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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Michela Wrong on Africa
Friday November 9
The long-time foreign correspondent and author of books on Zaire, Eritrea and Kenya tells us where to turn for engaging foreign perspectives on Africa
Continue reading… (http://thebrowser.com/interviews/michela-wrong-on-africa)
Ruth Reichl on American Food
Thursday November 8
The Puritans got modern American cuisine off to a bad start. But the food writer and critic says subsequent immigrants have helped create a culture where food is appreciated Continue reading… (http://thebrowser.com/interviews/ruth-reichl-on-american-food)
HW Brands on American Presidents
Wednesday November 7
The best presidential biographies contain insights into both the personal and the political, says the historian HW Brands. So which presidential biographers does he rate highly? Continue reading… (http://thebrowser.com/interviews/h-w-brands-on-american-presidents)
Sara Maitland on Silence
Tuesday November 6
Modern Western societies often seem to be intolerant of silence. Why should this be? And is there any alternative? The author of "A Book of Silence" explains Continue reading… (http://thebrowser.com/interviews/sara-maitland-on-silence)
Jack Rakove on the US Constitution
Monday November 5
The Pulitzer prize-winning history professor tells us how the Constitution came to be written and ratified and explains why, after more than 200 years, Americans are still so deeply wedded to it
Continue reading… (http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jack-rakove-on-us-constitution)
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Best of the Moment
Loss & Gain, Or The Fate Of The Book
Anthony Daniels | New Criterion | 1 November 2012
On the demise of printed books. "To refuse to use the new technology in the hope of preserving old pleasures would be no more authentic or honest than Marie Antoinette playing shepherdess. The regret is genuine; the refusal is not" More like this (http://thebrowser.com/best)
Featured Topic
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Human Modification
Scientists are experimenting with different ways to enhance humans. What's possible? And what may be possible in the future? Does messing with Mother Nature raise ethical questions? Read on (http://thebrowser.com/reports/human-modification)
Book of the Week
Book of the Day
What Does It All Mean? by Thomas Nagel
Nigel Warburton says (http://thebrowser.com/interviews/nigel-warburton-on-introductions-philosophy) : “Nagel goes through all the major areas of philosophy with a very light touch. The writing is almost Orwellian in its simplicity and directness” FiveBooks Archive (http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks)
Video of the Week
Paul Bloom: The Psychology Of Everything
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It's a longish video: 43'. But it's a biggish subject: The human mind More videos (http://thebrowser.com/videos)
Quote of the Week
Karl Lagerfeld, on himself (http://karllagerfeldquotes.tumblr.com/post/12510673296/im-very-much-down-to-earth-just-not-this-earth)
"I'm very down to earth, just not this earth"
More quotes (http://thebrowser.com/quotations)
Reader Recommendations
@henrylf What If Everyone Did That? #browsings #philosophy t.co/8bD0CvDV #browsings (https://twitter.com/search?q=#browsings) More like this (http://thebrowser.com/browsings)