FiveBooks Newsletter 96

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

Don't miss any of another stellar week of FiveBooks interviews.
Economics professor [5]Barry Eichengreen discusses the Euro crisis;
bestselling author [6]Carl Honoré considers the art of living slowly;
gender theorist and self-professed "tranny dyke" [7]Kate Bornstein
talks about gender outlaws; [8]David Edmonds ponders ethical problems;
and more.
Links:
5. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/barry-eichengreen-on-euro
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/carl-honoré-on-slow-living
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/kate-bornstein-on-gender
8. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/david-edmonds-on-ethical-problems

Next week, look out for philosophy writer Jules Evans on ancient
philosophy in modern life, and renowned author Ma Jian on Chinese
dissident fiction.

Thanks for reading us!

FiveBooks News

[9]Barry Eichengreen on the Euro
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/barry-eichengreen-on-euro

Friday April 27

With hindsight, was the euro a good idea? Will it come through the
present crisis intact or will any country decide to leave? And what
happens if they do? All this and more answered by the economics
professor [10]Continue reading…
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/barry-eichengreen-on-euro

[11]Kate Bornstein on Gender Outlaws
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/kate-bornstein-on-gender

Thursday April 26

The author, gender theorist and self-described “SM femme tranny dyke”
tells us why gender isn’t binary, and recommends books that give
long-suppressed voice to the transgender community [12]Continue
reading…
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/kate-bornstein-on-gender

[13]Carl Honoré on Slow Living
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/carl-honoré-on-slow-living

Wednesday April 25

In a culture obsessed with speed, the author of In Praise of Slow asks
us to take a step back, from slower eating to unhurried thinking – and
traces the leisurely history of the slow movement [14]Continue reading…
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/carl-honoré-on-slow-living

[15]David Edmonds on Ethical Problems
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/david-edmonds-on-ethical-problems

Tuesday April 24

Given the choice between allowing five people to die, and killing one
person, what would you do? What is the utilitarian argument for
vegetarianism? Should we be able to sell our kidneys? The philosopher
suggests some answers [16]Continue reading…
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/david-edmonds-on-ethical-problems

[17]Kenneth Mack on Race and the Law
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/kenneth-mack-on-race-and-law

Monday April 23

The American law scholar discusses the warring ideals of egalitarianism
and exclusion at the heart of US politics and law, from the founding of
the nation up to the present day [18]Continue reading…
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/kenneth-mack-on-race-and-law

[19]On The Origins Of The Arts
Links:
19. http://b.rw/I8JcAZ

EO Wilson | Harvard | 20 April 2012

Harvard biologist tackles evolution of culture in a monumental essay.
Captivating throughout. "Rich and seemingly boundless as the creative
arts seem to be, each is filtered through the narrow biological
channels of human cognition" [20]More like this
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/best