FiveBooks Newsletter 35

FiveBooks News

Dear FiveBooks Readers,

This week, we brought you interviews with American historian H W Brands,
Chanel biographer Justine Picardie, technology writer Stephen Baker, peace
studies expert David Cortright, and Ben Greenman of _The New Yorker_ — not
to mention Agatha Christie’s grandson, Mathew Prichard. Enjoy them all at
the links below.

[1]H W Brands on American Presidents
Links:
1. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/h-w-brands-on-american-presidents

_Monday, February 21st_
In honour of Presidents Day, bestselling historian H W Brands introduces
excellent biographies of Washington, Jackson, Lincoln, FDR, and LBJ
[2]Continue Reading…
Links:
2. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/h-w-brands-on-american-presidents

[3]Justine Picardie on Fashion Biographies
Links:
3. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/justine-picardie-on-fashion-biographies

_Tuesday, February 22nd_
The _Sunday Telegraph_ columnist and author of _Coco Chanel: The Legend and
the Life_ chooses her favourite fashion biographies, and considers whether
fashion and art are inextricably linked [4]Continue Reading…
Links:
4. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/justine-picardie-on-fashion-biographies

[5]David Cortright on Non-Military Solutions to Political Conflict
Links:
5. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/david-cortright-on-non-military-solutions-political-conflict

_Wednesday, February 23rd_
The Notre Dame peace studies expert's choices argue that non-violent
protests can achieve their aims, that terrorism can only cease through
negotiation and that wars rarely have winners [6]Continue Reading…
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/david-cortright-on-non-military-solutions-political-conflict

[7]Mathew Prichard on Agatha Christie
Links:
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/mathew-prichard-on-agatha-christie

_Thursday, February 24th_
Mathew Prichard’s selection of his late grandmother’s literature reveals a
master storyteller. His own family memories — and a definitive biography —
show Agatha Christie as kind, shrewd and sensitive [8]Continue Reading…
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/mathew-prichard-on-agatha-christie

[9]Ben Greenman on New York City
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/ben-greenman-on-new-york-city

_Friday, February 25th_
_The New Yorker_’s Ben Greenman selects books that get closer to the heart
and history of the city. Street interviews, personal reflections and
political struggles reveal NYC’s vibrant but troubled past [10]Continue
Reading…
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/ben-greenman-on-new-york-city

[11]Stephen Baker on Watson
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/stephen-baker-on-watson

_Saturday, February 26th_
Former _BusinessWeek_ writer recommends five books that deepen our
understanding of the science and psychology behind Jeopardy!’s computer
champion, Watson [12]Continue Reading…
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/stephen-baker-on-watson

Finally, be sure to read today’s interview with [13]Jonathan Powell, chief
of staff to Tony Blair throughout his time in Downing Street, who recommends
five books on Negotiation, including works by Machiavelli and Henry
Kissinger.
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jonathan-powell-on-negotiation

Yours,

The FiveBooks team at TheBrowser

[14]The Pen, Mightier
Links:
14. http://b.rw/eD9HSs

Nell Boeschenstein | Millions | 23 February 2011

In praise of Pilot Precise V5 rolling-ball extra-fine pen. "The weight was
satisfying without being overwhelming, the ink flow was solid without being
sloppy, the plastic did not awaken my oral fixation. By college, it was my
pen"

Current Topic

[15]Mind And Brain
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/topics/mind

Everything you wanted - or didn't want - to know about your mind. From how
many friends your brain can cope with, to experts discussing consciousness
and mental illness [16]Continue reading…
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/topics/mind

Book of the Day

[17]Endless Night
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/endless-night-by-agatha-christie

-by Agatha Christie -
_Mathew Prichard says_: “My grandmother says somewhere in this book that
it’s all about relationships. To me, it’s an astonishingly modern and human
book. To write about people 50 years younger than herself was a tour de
force. And that’s quite apart from the plot. It also illustrates her belief
in evil as a force in the world.” [18]More recommendations…
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks

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