FiveBooks Newsletter 65
[1]The Browser
Links:
1. http://thebrowser.com
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Today on FiveBooks, [5]Kenan Malik draws on Plato and Dostoevsky to explore
issues surrounding morality without religion. He follows a week of gripping
interviews on topics as eclectic as [6]leadership, [7]Nietzsche and [8]the
art of observation.
Links:
5. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/kenan-malik-on-morality-without-god
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/brett-wigdortz-on-leadership
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/brian-leiter-on-nietzsche
8. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/alexandra-horowitz-on-art-observation
Next week, acclaimed film director Errol Morris will be talking with us on
the intriguing theme of "photography and reality", alongside interviews
featuring book recommendations on risk, first-person narratives and the US
supreme court.
Don't forget to browse our full [9]archive for more hidden gems!
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks/archive
FiveBooks News
[10]Kenan Malik on Morality Without God
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/kenan-malik-on-morality-without-god
Friday September 23
Religion is often presented as the guardian of moral values. The problem
with this, says the author and broadcaster, is that it diminishes what it
means to be human. He draws on Plato and a medieval Arab poet to explain why
[11]Continue reading…
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/kenan-malik-on-morality-without-god
[12]Brett Wigdortz on Leadership
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/brett-wigdortz-on-leadership
Wednesday September 22
Good leaders combine iron will with a dose of humility, says the founder of
groundbreaking teaching charity Teach First. He traces leadership skills
back to Moses, and tells us about books we can all learn from [13]Continue
reading…
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/brett-wigdortz-on-leadership
[14]Alexandra Horowitz on the Art of Observation
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/alexandra-horowitz-on-art-observation
Wednesday September 21
How much do we take in of the world around us? You can tell a lot more about
your surroundings than you realise, if you only know how and where to look,
as the psychologist explains [15]Continue reading…
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/alexandra-horowitz-on-art-observation
[16]Jasmin Darznik on Modern Iran
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jasmin-darznik-on-modern-iran
Tuesday September 20
Everyday life in Iran is often mischaracterised, says the Iranian author and
academic – especially when it comes to the struggles of its women. She
recommends five books that give us a window on Iranian history and family
life [17]Continue reading…
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jasmin-darznik-on-modern-iran
[18]Brian Leiter on Nietzsche
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/brian-leiter-on-nietzsche
Monday September 19
Relativist, atheist, existentialist, Nazi. All have been said of Nietzsche,
some with more reason than others. We asked a Nietzsche expert to explain
the appeal of the controversial philosopher [19]Continue reading…
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/brian-leiter-on-nietzsche
[20]Noah Charney on Art Crime
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/noah-charney-on-art-crime
Sunday September 18
The historian takes us on a grand tour of art theft and looting, taking in
the Romans, Cosa Nostra and the man who stole the most famous painting in
the world and didn’t know what to do with it [21]Continue reading…
Links:
21. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/noah-charney-on-art-crime
[22]Dr Don
Links:
22. http://b.rw/putYoB
Peter Hessler | New Yorker | 20 September 2011
New Yorker at its best—and that's setting the bar high. Profile of Don
Colcord, small-town pharmacist in Colorado. Dispenses drugs and medical
advice, fixes watches, knows customers by name, helps out poor, holds town
together [23]More like this
Links:
23. http://thebrowser.com/best
Featured Topic
[24]REM Split Up
Links:
24. http://thebrowser.com/topics/rem-split
They started out as skinny college kids in Athens, Georgia and over 31 years
together created some of the most inventive, satisfying music of our time.
Enjoy our retrospective of words and sounds [25]Read on
Links:
25. http://thebrowser.com/topics/rem-split
Book of the Week
Book of the Day
[26]Shah of Shahs by Ryszard Kapuściński
Links:
26. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/shah-shahs-ryszard-kapuściński-by-ryszard-kapuściński
[27]Jasmin Darznik says: "With poetic virtuosity, Kapuscinski captures the
confusion, the despair and also the flashes of hope that gripped Iran"
[28]FiveBooks Archive
Links:
27. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jasmin-darznik-on-modern-iran
28. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks
Video of the Week
[29]Greta Van Susteren vs Tucker Carlson
Links:
29. http://thebrowser.com/videos/greta-van-susteren-vs-tucker-carlson
Intra-Fox civil war. "One for the ages", says Mediaite. "This segment
functions on all levels of cable news greatness" [30]More videos
Links:
30. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Week
[31]Jonathan Good, on photographs
Links:
31. http://1000memories.com/blog/94-number-of-photos-ever-taken-digital-and-analog-in-shoebox
"Ten percent of all photos ever taken were taken in the past 12 months"
[32]More quotes
Links:
32. http://thebrowser.com/quotations
Reader Recommendations
_@martinshovel_ Essential reading for conference season: Sam Leith on how to
give a good speech http://t.co/xfwq46fD [34]#browsings
[35]More like this
Links:
34. https://twitter.com/search?q=#browsings
35. http://thebrowser.com/browsings