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