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

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[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