FiveBooks Newsletter 81

Links to all our original FiveBooks interviews of the week before, plus a
pick of the best content on The Browser.
[1]FiveBooks weekly newsletter: Links to all our original FiveBooks
interviews of the week before, plus a pick of the best content on The
Browser.
Links:
1. http://thebrowser.com

FiveBooks at The Browser

At The Browser we're geared up for a stellar year of FiveBooks interviews in
2012. To help you with your new year's resolutions, science writer [5]Gary
Taubes talks about good and bad diets, and lifestyle philosopher [6]Roman
Krznaric considers the art of living. We also talked with [7]William Boyd on
his inspirations, [8]Emma Rothschild on economic history and Orville Schell
on China's relations with the US – which he predicts is going to be "a very
long, hard slog".
Links:
5. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/gary-taubes-on-dieting
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/roman-krznaric-on-art-living
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/william-boyd-on-writers-who-have-inspired-me
8. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/emma-rothschild-on-economic-history-and-world-economy

Next week, keep your eyes peeled for Peter Boettke on Austrian economics,
Toby Young on journalism, the five must-read books on American football, and
more.

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[9]Gary Taubes on Dieting
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/gary-taubes-on-dieting

Friday January 6

Sticking to your new year’s resolutions? Still digesting Christmas lunch?
Ignore the conventional wisdom, says the diet expert – it’s carbs and
refined sugars that are keeping you a belt-hole too broad, not meat and fats
[10]Continue reading…
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/gary-taubes-on-dieting

[11]Orville Schell on China and the US
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/orville-schell-on-china-and-us

Thursday January 5

The changing relationship between China and America will be one of the
defining foreign policy issues of our times. To understand its dynamic, says
the sinologist, we must take account of China's lingering sense of
victimhood [12]Continue reading…
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/orville-schell-on-china-and-us

[13]William Boyd on Writers Who Have Inspired Me
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/william-boyd-on-writers-who-have-inspired-me

Wednesday January 4

The acclaimed novelist tells us about the authors, from Heller to Chekhov,
who most influenced his own development as a writer – and reveals the secret
to a well-crafted sex scene [14]Continue reading…
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/william-boyd-on-writers-who-have-inspired-me

[15]Emma Rothschild on Economic History
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/emma-rothschild-on-economic-history-and-world-economy

Monday January 2

In time of economic crisis, studying the past can teach us much about the
world economy today. The professor of history and economics recommends
essential reading to get us started [16]Continue reading…
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/emma-rothschild-on-economic-history-and-world-economy

[17]Roman Krznaric on The Art of Living
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/roman-krznaric-on-art-living

Sunday January 1

To learn how to live well we must look to the past, says the author of a new
book on the subject. He recommends five books, from Thoreau to Orwell, that
inspire us to live more adventurously [18]Continue reading…
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/roman-krznaric-on-art-living

[19]When Currencies Collapse
Links:
19. http://b.rw/whPsTW

Barry Eichengreen | Foreign Affairs | 15 December 2011

Superb essay. Euro, dollar account for 90% of global foreign exchange
reserves. What would happen if investor confidence in either faltered?
Eichengreen looks back to 1930s and 1970s for clues (Free access for Browser
readers) [20]More like this
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/best