FiveBooks Newsletter 99
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, science writer [5]Philip Ball considers curiosity
and the origins of modern science. Also on the site: royal biographer
[6]Robert Lacey recommends books on the Queen; historian [7]Julia
Lovell sheds new light on the Opium War; and champion horse rider
[8]Mary King considers the equestrian life.
Links:
5. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/philip-ball-on-origins-curiosity
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/robert-lacey-on-queen
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/julia-lovell-on-opium-war
8. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/mary-king-on-equestrian-life
Next week, look out for interviews with Professor Tariq Ramadan on
Islam in the West, Swedish crime writers Roslund and Hellström, and
much more. Finally, don't forget you can support The Browser and access
new features by [9]becoming a member. Thank you for following us!
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/membership
FiveBooks News
[10]Philip Ball on the Origins of Curiosity
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/philip-ball-on-origins-curiosity
Friday May 18
Modern science emerged only when it became acceptable to ask any
question about anything – and that required erosion of traditional
hierarchies, says the science writer [11]Continue reading…
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/philip-ball-on-origins-curiosity
[12]Keith Spera on the Music of New Orleans
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/keith-spera-on-music-new-orleans
Thursday May 17
The author of Groove Interrupted transports us to the world of Fats
Domino and Professor Longhair, and tells us how (and where) to sample
the city’s unique music culture [13]Continue reading…
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/keith-spera-on-music-new-orleans
[14]Julia Lovell on the Opium War
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/julia-lovell-on-opium-war
Wednesday May 16
The 19th century opium war marked the clash of the world’s great
empires of the age – Britain and China. The historian says its legacy
of Chinese humiliation is still felt keenly in Beijing [15]Continue
reading…
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/julia-lovell-on-opium-war
[16]Robert Lacey on the Queen
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/robert-lacey-on-queen
Tuesday May 15
As the Diamond Jubilee approaches, royal biographer Robert Lacey
considers the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, her family history, and her
ambivalent relationship with Princess Diana [17]Continue reading…
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/robert-lacey-on-queen
[18]Mary King on the Equestrian Life
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/mary-king-on-equestrian-life
Monday May 14
The world championship winning horse rider, who will represent Great
Britain in the Olympics, tells us what it takes to succeed in her sport
[19]Continue reading…
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/mary-king-on-equestrian-life
[20]Anne Boleyn: Witch, Bitch, Temptress, Feminist
Links:
20. http://b.rw/Jt2bDy
Hilary Mantel | Guardian | 11 May 2012
"Anne Boleyn is one of the most controversial women in English history;
we argue over her, we pity and admire and revile her, we reinvent her
in every generation. Her rise is glittering, her fall sordid. God pays
her out" [21]More like this
Links:
21. http://thebrowser.com/best
Featured Topic
[22]France Changes Direction
Links:
22. http://thebrowser.com/reports/france-changes-direction
Francois Hollande is the first Socialist to win a French presidential
election in more than 20 years. What change will he bring? [23]Read on
Links:
23. http://thebrowser.com/reports/france-changes-direction
Book of the Week
Book of the Day
[24]George V by Kenneth Rose
Links:
24. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/george-v-by-kenneth-rose
[25]Robert Lacey says: “The best royal biography ever written"
[26]FiveBooks Archive
Links:
25. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/robert-lacey-on-queen
26. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks
Video of the Week
[27]Welcome To Life
Links:
27. http://thebrowser.com/videos/welcome-life
What you will see when you get reborn, as required by the legal
department [28]More videos
Links:
28. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Week
[29]Michael Sandel, on democracy
Links:
29. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/may/17/what-money-cant-buy-michael-sandel-review
"Democracy does not require perfect equality, but it does require
that citizens share a common life"
[30]More quotes
Links:
30. http://thebrowser.com/quotations
Reader Recommendations
@newleftproject The de-industrial revolution: how manufacturing decline
wrecked local communities http://t.co/b5EK7YwE [32]#browsings
[33]More like this
Links:
32. https://twitter.com/search?q=#browsings
33. http://thebrowser.com/browsings