FiveBooks Newsletter 37

FiveBooks News

Dear FiveBooks Readers,

This week’s FiveBooks interviews covered a wide range of different topics,
from television production (Jane Root) and early criminology (Douglas Starr)
to Indian culture (Pankaj Mishra) and the history of Jerusalem (James
Carroll). You’ll find all our experts’ recommendations at the links below.

[1]Jane Root on Where Good TV Ideas Come From
Links:
1. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jane-root-on-where-good-tv-ideas-come

_Monday, March 7th_
The former head of BBC2 reveals the two important ideas that made The Office
a worldwide success, and says that most good concepts are little ideas
nurtured over time [2]Continue Reading…
Links:
2. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jane-root-on-where-good-tv-ideas-come

[3]Douglas Starr on the Pioneers of Criminology
Links:
3. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/douglas-starr-on-pioneers-criminology

_Tuesday, March 8th_
Boston University professor delves into the origins of crime science, using
literary and historical works to explain early forensics, phrenology and
criminal psychology [4]Continue Reading…
Links:
4. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/douglas-starr-on-pioneers-criminology

[5]Andrew Sarris on Film Criticism
Links:
5. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/andrew-sarris-on-film-criticism

_Wednesday, March 9th_
Legendary American critic sounds off on auteurism, his own career and the
value of the traditional film-writing canon over Internet innovations such
as IMDB [6]Continue Reading…
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/andrew-sarris-on-film-criticism

[7]Pankaj Mishra on India
Links:
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/pankaj-mishra-on-india

_Thursday, March 10th_
The world’s largest democracy isn’t something that has just materialised in
the past 60 years, says the Indian essayist and novelist. He chooses books
that illustrate India's complex history and diverse society [8]Continue
Reading…
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/pankaj-mishra-on-india

[9]Yotam Ottolenghi on his Favourite Cookery Books
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/yotam-ottolenghi-on-his-favourite-cookery-books

_Friday, March 11th_
The accomplished chef and owner of several high-end London eateries names
the cookery books he loves the most [10]Continue Reading…
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/yotam-ottolenghi-on-his-favourite-cookery-books

[11]James Carroll on Jerusalem, City of Peace?
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/james-carroll-on-jerusalem-city-peace

_Sunday, March 13th_
Former Catholic priest and author of bestseller _Constantine’s Sword_
discusses Jerusalem as he sees it: a city of moral paradox that is
nonetheless capable of peace [12]Continue Reading…
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/james-carroll-on-jerusalem-city-peace

Finally, we know you’ll enjoy today’s interview with [13]Andrew Cowan, the
acclaimed novelist and Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University
of East Anglia, whose five books on Creative Writing include volumes by
Stephen King and Samuel Beckett.
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/andrew-cowan-on-creative-writing

Yours,

The FiveBooks team at TheBrowser

[14]Seconds Before The Big One
Links:
14. http://b.rw/hIFUut

Richard Allen | Scientific American | 11 March 2011

Berkeley's Professor of Geophysics explains what's possible for seismic
early warning sytems. Most doubt whether an effective precursory system will
work; but new technology can offer some warning - even 30 seconds can be
enough

Current Topic

[15]Espionage
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/topics/espionage

The irresistible subject - spies. Who are they? What do they really do? Are
today's spies that different from the heroes of the Cold War? Read on to
find out [16]Continue reading…
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/topics/espionage

Book of the Day

[17]The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/new-biographical-dictionary-film-by-david-thomson

-by David Thomson -
_Andrew Sarris says:_ “This volume is a compendium of biographical profiles
of just about every major figure in film. But it is really much more than a
movie reference book; Thomson writes better than almost any other
encyclopaedic critic.” [18]More recommendations…
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks

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