FiveBooks Newsletter 34

FiveBooks News

Dear FiveBooks Readers,

This week on FiveBooks, Bible scholar Timothy Beal discussed five different
versions of the Good Book, while Robert Muchamore, author of the bestselling
CHERUB series, recommended good books for reluctant 12-year-olds (the trick,
he says, is to introduce a bit of “naughtiness and danger”). You’ll find
these interviews, and more, at the links below.

[1]Raja Shehadeh on Palestine
Links:
1. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/raja-shehadeh-on-palestine

_Tuesday, February 15th_
Raja Shedaheh’s choices highlight the suffering endured by the Palestinian
people over the last 100 years. But they also celebrate the country’s
natural beauty, vibrant culture and multi-textured humanity [2]Continue
Reading…
Links:
2. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/raja-shehadeh-on-palestine

[3]Humphrey Davies on Egyptian Writing
Links:
3. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/humphrey-davies-on-egyptian-writing

_Wednesday, February 16th_
Leading Arabic-English literary translator, who has lived in Cairo for the
past 35 years, paints a picture of contemporary Egypt through words and
graphic narratives [4]Continue Reading…
Links:
4. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/humphrey-davies-on-egyptian-writing

[5]Victor Shih on the Chinese Economy
Links:
5. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/victor-shih-on-chinese-economy

_Thursday, February 17th_
Victor Shih's selections highlight rising inequality, economic irregularity
and political heavy-handedness at the heart of modern China. As its economy
blazes on, uncertain times may be looming [6]Continue Reading…
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/victor-shih-on-chinese-economy

[7]Timothy Beal on Bibles
Links:
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/timothy-beal-on-bibles

_Friday, February 18th_
Religion professor introduces five different versions of the Bible — from
the New Oxford Annotated edition to less traditional "green" and feminist
takes [8]Continue Reading…
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/timothy-beal-on-bibles

[9]Robert Muchamore on Books for the Reluctant 12-Year-Old Reader
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/robert-muchamore-on-books-reluctant-12-year-old-reader

_Saturday, February 19th_
The bestselling kids’ author names five titles he thinks will appeal to his
“core audience”—“boys of a certain age who’ve grown beyond the Harry Potter
thing” [10]Continue Reading…
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/robert-muchamore-on-books-reluctant-12-year-old-reader

Finally, don’t miss today’s interview on American Presidents, with
distinguished historian [11]H W Brands, who recommends volumes on
Washington, Jackson, Lincoln, FDR, and Johnson in honour of Presidents Day.
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/h-w-brands-on-american-presidents

Yours,

The FiveBooks team at TheBrowser

[12]What Would Feynman do?
Links:
12. http://b.rw/fzLLHs

Eric Lippert | Fabulous Adventures In Coding | 14 February 2011

Highly entertaining imaginary account of how Richard Feynman, the late Nobel
prize winning physicist, might fare in an interview for a modern software
company. Gently mocks "lateral-thinking puzzle" format. Essential reading

Current Topic

[13]Journalism
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/topics/journalism

Find out what it's really like to be a journalist. Read about the shadowy
world of foreign reporting, learn what makes a great article and delve into
the history of journalism
[14]Continue reading…
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/topics/journalism

Book of the Day

[15]Taxi
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/taxi-by-khalid-al-khamissi

-by Khalid Al Khamissi -

_Humphrey Davies says:_ “This is a delightful book. It’s 58 short passages,
each of which is a taxi ride during which the author gets into conversation
with the driver. These conversations range over just about every aspect of
Egyptian life, but with a very strong political flavour too – which is the
way that conversations with taxi drivers tend to go. It’s very much the view
from the street.”

[16]More recommendations…
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks

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