FiveBooks Newsletter 50
In [1]today’s interview, American novelist Tom Coraghessan Boyle talks about
“man’s attempt to manage nature”. Also on the site last week: five books on
[2]science in society and an exclusive interview with the head of USAID,
[3]Rajiv Shah.
Links:
1. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/tc-boyle-on-man-and-nature
2. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/deborah-blum-on-science-society
3. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/rajiv-shah-on-breakthroughs-development
Next week, look out for book recommendations from music writer Dorian
Lynskey, _Foreign Affairs_ editor Gideon Rose, and food critic Giles Coren.
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[4]TC Boyle on Man and Nature
Links:
4. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/tc-boyle-on-man-and-nature
Friday June 10
The novelist and nature lover tells us about delicious dodos, angry tigers,
snakes on planes and why Viagra saves rhinos [5]Continue reading…
Links:
5. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/tc-boyle-on-man-and-nature
[6]Hassan Abbas on Reform in Pakistan
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/hassan-abbas-on-reform-pakistan
Thursday June 9
The academic and former government official suggests what Pakistan’s
security services should be reading if they’re to grasp the dynamics of
extremism, but says there’s more to his country’s problems than terrorism
[7]Continue reading…
Links:
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/hassan-abbas-on-reform-pakistan
[8]Deborah Blum on Science in Society
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/deborah-blum-on-science-society
Wednesday June 8
The Pulitzer prize-winning writer says science is too important to be left
for the scientists, and recommends books that show how much it matters in
our daily lives [9]Continue reading…
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/deborah-blum-on-science-society
[10]Rajiv Shah on Breakthroughs in Development
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/rajiv-shah-on-breakthroughs-development
Tuesday June 7
The head of USAID says ending poverty is within our grasp, and explains why
development and a flair for business can be a happy combination [11]Continue
reading…
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/rajiv-shah-on-breakthroughs-development
[12]John King on Latin American Novels
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/john-king-on-latin-american-novels
Monday June 6
From magical realism to political upheaval, five books of essential Latin
American fiction. And what Jorge Luis Borges was like in person [13]Continue
reading…
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/john-king-on-latin-american-novels
[14]Denise Russell on The Sea
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/denise-russell-on-sea
Sunday June 5
The Australian environmental philosopher discusses man’s interaction with
the oceans – from whaling voyages and dynamite fishing to sea gypsies and
the flourishing business of piracy [15]Continue reading…
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/denise-russell-on-sea
[16]Paw Paw & Lady Love
Links:
16. http://b.rw/isJdeY
Dan Lee | New York | 5 June 2011
The unedifying story, well-told here, of Anna Nicole Smith, J Howard
Marshall, their children, associates and advisers. US Supreme Court now due
to issue its final decision on the inheritance case, years after both died
Featured Topic
[17]American Conservatism
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/topics/american-conservatism
Bemused by the emergence of the Tea Party and radical politics in the US?
Read on to get a comprehensive overview of American Conservatism
Book of the Week
[18]Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by
Joshua Foer
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/moonwalking-einstein-art-and-science-remembering-everything-by-joshua-foer
[19]Deborah Blum says: “Foer asks the really interesting philosophical
question, which is, are we defined by what we remember?”
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/deborah-blum-on-science-society
Video of the Week
[20]Daredevil pilots of Colombia
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/videos/daredevil-pilots-colombia
Where the greatest danger is not the weather or mechanical faults...
Quote of the Week
[21]Joe Posnanski, on tennis
Links:
21. http://joeposnanski.si.com/2011/06/06/the-unbeatable-rafa
"Federer’s game is scissors. Nadal’s game is stone"
Reader Recommendations
_@TheAmSchoA_ letter from the US Mexico border.
http://tinyurl.com/3zzsons [23]#browsings
Links:
23. https://twitter.com/search?q=#browsings