FiveBooks Newsletter 86

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

Today on FiveBooks [5]Christina Romer – professor of economics and
former advisor to President Obama – discusses the lessons of the Great
Depression, and says America need a "regime shift" in economic policy.
Links:
5. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/christina-romer-on-learning-great-depression

Also on the site: best-selling author [6]Tess Gerritsen picks her
favourite thrillers; Arabist [7]Tim Mackintosh-Smith talks about
travelling the Muslim world; bibliotherapist [8]Ella Berthoud
recommends literature on love; and historian [9]Antony Beevor considers
the Second World War.
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/tess-gerritsen-on-favourite-thrillers
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/tim-mackintosh-smith-on-travelling-muslim-world
8. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/ella-berthoud-on-love-literature
9. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/antony-beevor-on-world-war-ii

Keep checking into our [10]homepage for upcoming interviews with Bruce
Schneier on trust, David Goodhart on immigration, Edith Grossman on
translation, alongside daily article links and much more.
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com

FiveBooks News

[11]Christina Romer on Learning from the Great Depression
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/christina-romer-on-learning-great-depression

Friday February 17

The former chair of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers says
we’ve learned that terrible downturns can still occur, but also that
the right policy response can make a huge difference to the outcome
[12]Continue reading…
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/christina-romer-on-learning-great-depression

[13]Tess Gerritsen on Favourite Thrillers
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/tess-gerritsen-on-favourite-thrillers

Thursday February 16

The bestselling author says a good thriller isn't about the violence or
bloodshed; it's about making the reader feel off-balance and as if
something isn’t quite right. She tells us about books that grab you and
don't let go [14]Continue reading…
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/tess-gerritsen-on-favourite-thrillers

[15]Antony Beevor on World War II
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/antony-beevor-on-world-war-ii

Wednesday February 15

The author of Stalingrad and Berlin tells us about five key works on
the Second World War, from the War and Peace of the 20th century to
superlative accounts of Hitler and the atrocities of Stalin
[16]Continue reading…
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/antony-beevor-on-world-war-ii

[17]Ella Berthoud on Love in Literature
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/ella-berthoud-on-love-literature

Tuesday February 14

For Valentine's Day, we asked a bibliotherapist to prescribe some
reading on love. Rekindle your relationship, remember first passions
and beware obsessive love with help from these suggestions [18]Continue
reading…
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/ella-berthoud-on-love-literature

[19]Tim Mackintosh-Smith on Travelling in the Muslim World
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/tim-mackintosh-smith-on-travelling-muslim-world

Monday February 13

The author and eminent Arabist tells us about the rich tradition in
Islam of travelling to gain knowledge, and directs us towards some of
those, both Western and Arab, who’ve inspired with their tales of life
on the road [20]Continue reading…
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/tim-mackintosh-smith-on-travelling-muslim-world

[21]Obama, Explained
Links:
21. http://b.rw/yDrgfJ

James Fallows | Atlantic | 9 February 2012

Monumental retrospective of US president's first term. Should we think
of him as the "chess master", able to think 10 moves ahead of his
opponents? Or as a mere pawn? Fallows considers in this 12,000-word
essay [22]More like this
Links:
22. http://thebrowser.com/best