FiveBooks Newsletter 54

Today on FiveBooks, space historian Andrew Chaikin talks about [5]the final
flight of NASA’s shuttle, and what the future holds for space exploration.
Also on the site this week, [6]Fuchsia Dunlop recommends five books on
Chinese cooking, [7]Jim Shepard shares five seminal short story collections,
and journalist and author Franklin Foer discusses [8]the roots of American
liberalism.
Links:
5. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/andrew-chaikin-on-space-exploration
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/fuschia-dunlop-on-chinese-food
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jim-shepard-on-short-stories
8. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/franklin-foer-on-roots-liberalism

Look out for more essential reading next week, including Simon Baron-Cohen
on the necessity of empathy, and our American progressivism series continues
with former union boss Andy Stern talking about bringing change to America.

FiveBooks News

[9]Andrew Chaikin on Space Exploration
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/andrew-chaikin-on-space-exploration

Friday July 8

On the day NASA’s space shuttle is due to blast off for the final time, the
space historian tells us about five books that capture the thrill and
achievement of our venturing into the great beyond [10]Continue reading…
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/andrew-chaikin-on-space-exploration

[11]Jim Shepard on Short Stories
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jim-shepard-on-short-stories

Thursday July 7

The American writer shares his favourite collections, and tells us why short
stories are like guerrilla warfare and perfect for the Twitter generation
[12]Continue reading…
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jim-shepard-on-short-stories

[13]Issandr El Amrani on Understanding the Arab World
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/issandr-el-amrani-on-understanding-arab-world

Wednesday July 6

The influential blogger and journalist tells us why there’s so much
misinformation about the Arab world, and suggests what we should read to
improve our understanding of the region’s history and current turmoil
[14]Continue reading…
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/issandr-el-amrani-on-understanding-arab-world

[15]Fuchsia Dunlop on Chinese Food
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/fuschia-dunlop-on-chinese-food

Tuesday July 5

The English chef who studied cooking in Sichuan tells us that there is no
one Chinese cuisine, how Western perceptions of Chinese food are changing,
and why carrots are called "barbarian radishes" in Mandarin [16]Continue
reading…
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/fuschia-dunlop-on-chinese-food

[17]Jack Rakove on the US Constitution
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jack-rakove-on-us-constitution

Monday July 4

The Pulitzer prize-winning history professor tells us how the Constitution
came to be written and ratified and explains why, after more than 200 years,
Americans are still so deeply wedded to it [18]Continue reading…
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jack-rakove-on-us-constitution

[19]Franklin Foer on the Roots of Liberalism
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/franklin-foer-on-roots-liberalism

Sunday July 3

Our weekly series on American progressivism continues with the journalist
and author discussing the genesis of liberalism – and how the Civil War
remade politics [20]Continue reading…
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/franklin-foer-on-roots-liberalism

[21]What The Papers Won’t Say
Links:
21. http://b.rw/qLBRW7

Peter Oborne | Spectator | 6 July 2011

On Britain's phone-hacking scandal. Obviously, News of the World and News
International are to blame. But so are politicians of both sides, for being
frightened of Rupert Murdoch. And other newspapers, for keeping quiet about
it [22]More like this
Links:
22. http://thebrowser.com/browsings