FiveBooks Newsletter 53

Next week, don’t miss Jim Shepard on short stories, Fuschia Dunlop on
Chinese cooking, and Simon Baron-Cohen on empathy.

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[8]Hari Kunzru on the Mojave Desert
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/hari-kunzru-on-mojave-desert

Friday July 1

The novelist explains his fascination with the Mojave desert – a mysterious,
forgotten place full of secret military sites where the silence feels like a
physical weight on one’s ears [9]Continue reading…
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/hari-kunzru-on-mojave-desert

[10]Steven Kaplan on the History of Food
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/steven-kaplan-on-history-food

Thursday June 30

The history professor tells us about the power of food – from body and blood
of Christ and act of seduction to means of social control and weapon of war
[11]Continue reading…
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/steven-kaplan-on-history-food

[12]Daniel Headrick on Technology and Nature
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/daniel-headrick-on-technology-and-nature

Wednesday June 29

The historian explains how the power of technology has affected man’s
relationship with the rest of nature, and tells us what determines why some
civilisations succeed and others fail [13]Continue reading…
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/daniel-headrick-on-technology-and-nature

[14]Stephen Breyer on Intellectual Influences
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/stephen-breyer-on-intellectual-influences

Tuesday June 28

The US Supreme Court Justice discusses five books that have influenced his
thinking, and explains why reading widely, including literature, is
essential for judges and lawyers [15]Continue reading…
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/stephen-breyer-on-intellectual-influences

[16]Patricio Navia on Politics of Latin America
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/patricio-navia-on-politics-latin-america

Monday June 27

The political scientist tells us what to read if we want to know why Latin
American voters elect left-wing leaders, and how those leaders end up
governing differently from each other [17]Continue reading…
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/patricio-navia-on-politics-latin-america

[18]Van Jones on Change in America
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/van-jones-on-change-america

Sunday June 26

In the latest instalment of our series on American progressivism, the
environmental advocate and human rights activist tells us why the age of
Obama will really only begin after the president has left office
[19]Continue reading…
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/van-jones-on-change-america

[20]You Are Being Gamed
Links:
20. http://b.rw/k57J76

Dan Ariely | Dropbox | 25 June 2011

How online companies trick you into sharing more, joining more, and spending
more. And how, sometimes, we end up gaming ourselves. Case studies from
Amazon, Netflix, Zynga, Groupon, Apple and Facebook (PDF) [21]More like this
Links:
21. http://thebrowser.com/browsings