FiveBooks Newsletter 98
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
On FiveBooks this week: former IMF chief economist [5]Simon Johnson
asks why economic history matters; astronomer [6]Stuart Clark ponders
the mysteries of the universe; best-selling author [7]Edmund de Waal
discusses ceramics and literature; and sports columnist [8]Bruce
Dowbiggin talks about ice hockey.
Links:
5. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/simon-johnson-on-why-economic-history-matters
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/stuart-clark-on-astronomers
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/edmund-de-waal-on-inspiration-writing-and-art
8. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/bruce-dowbiggin-on-ice-hockey
Next week, keep your eyes peeled for book recommendations on horse
riding, Elizabeth II, the opium wars, and much more. Thanks for reading
us!
FiveBooks News
[9]Simon Johnson on Why Economic History Matters
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/simon-johnson-on-why-economic-history-matters
Friday May 11
History contains useful warnings and lessons. And, says the former IMF
chief economist, today's economic policymakers would do well to heed
them [10]Continue reading…
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/simon-johnson-on-why-economic-history-matters
[11]Stuart Clark on Astronomers
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/stuart-clark-on-astronomers
Thursday May 10
Can’t tell your nebula from your black hole? The New Scientist writer
introduces us to some of the wonders of the universe and tells the
stories of astronomers who discovered them [12]Continue reading…
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/stuart-clark-on-astronomers
[13]Edmund de Waal on Inspiration for Writing and Art
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/edmund-de-waal-on-inspiration-writing-and-art
Wednesday May 9
The author of The Hare with Amber Eyes, who is also a ceramic artist,
tells us about books that have influenced both his careers, from the
life of a celebrated potter to a collection of Japanese haiku
[14]Continue reading…
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/edmund-de-waal-on-inspiration-writing-and-art
[15]Bruce Dowbiggin on Ice Hockey
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/bruce-dowbiggin-on-ice-hockey
Tuesday May 8
Fast, violent and with a passionately political history, hockey is the
sport that defines Canada. The sports columnist tells us how this came
to be, and why hockey, still a thrilling spectacle, has also become
more dangerous to play [16]Continue reading…
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/bruce-dowbiggin-on-ice-hockey
[17]The Maturation Of The Billionaire Boy-Man
Links:
17. http://b.rw/IxWPWa
Henry Blodget | New York | 6 May 2012
Big profile of Zuckerberg, in advance of Facebook IPO. Was he lucky?
Did he have the right idea, at the right time? Yes, on both counts. But
he's also a talented leader. A much more impressive man than many are
prepared to admit [18]More like this
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/best
Featured Topic
[19]London and the Olympics
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/reports/london-and-olympics
The Games creep ever closer, though in London you'd hardly know it.
Here's a sideways look at the event and its host city [20]Read on
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/reports/london-and-olympics
Book of the Week
Book of the Day
[21]Austerlitz by WG Sebald
Links:
21. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/austerlitz-by-wg-sebald
[22]Edmund de Waal says: "An incredibly beautiful book. Sebald blows
away genre" [23]FiveBooks Archive
Links:
22. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/edmund-de-waal-on-inspiration-writing-and-art
23. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks
Video of the Week
[24]Five Reasons To Care About The Middle East
Links:
24. http://thebrowser.com/videos/five-reasons-care-about-middle-east
Stephen Walt lists them. First up: Half a billion people live there
[25]More videos
Links:
25. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Week
[26]Harry Truman, on negotiating
Links:
26. http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/05/09/hail_mary_time_a_far_fetched_plan_to_solve_the_syrian_mess
"It's amazing what you can achieve if you don't care who gets the
credit"
[27]More quotes
Links:
27. http://thebrowser.com/quotations
Reader Recommendations
@torontostar My afternoon with Ernest Hemingway's sister:
http://t.co/wfK3q07F [29]#browsings [30]More like this
Links:
29. https://twitter.com/search?q=#browsings
30. http://thebrowser.com/browsings