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Dear FiveBooks Readers,
This week began with _Guardian_ theatre critic Michael Billington, who chose
works on 20^th-Century Theatre, and ended with mouth-watering cookery books
suggested by the authors of a wonderful new [1]Persian cooking guide. In
between, we brought you conversations with the likes of Patrick French and
Timothy Garton Ash. You’ll find them all at the links below.
Links:
1. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/new-persian-cooking-fresh-approach-classic-cuisine-iran-by-jila-dana-haeri-and-shahrzad
Today’s FiveBooks interview is with [2]Mark Malloch Brown, former UN Chief
of Staff under Kofi Annan, who’s chosen books on Globalisation by William
Shawcross, Strobe Talbott and James Harding, among others.
Links:
2. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/mark-malloch-brown-on-globalisation
FiveBooks News
[3]Michael Billington on 20th-Century Theatre
Links:
3. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/michael-billington-on-20th-century-theatre
Monday April 11th
Britain’s most experienced theatre critic selects five essential books for
understanding 20th-century drama, from the birth of Method acting to the
stresses of running a national theatre [4]Continue reading…
Links:
4. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/michael-billington-on-20th-century-theatre
[5]Bruce Cumings on the Korean War
Links:
5. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/bruce-cumings-on-korean-war
Tuesday April 12th
Award-winning Koreanologist from the University of Chicago discusses the
U.S.’s influence over the narrative of the Korean War, and the
misconceptions many people still hold [6]Continue reading…
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/bruce-cumings-on-korean-war
[7]Andrew Lawson on Garden Photography
Links:
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/andrew-lawson-on-garden-photography
Wednesday April 13th
One of the world's leading garden photographers talks us through the many
different styles employed in his field [8]Continue reading…
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/andrew-lawson-on-garden-photography
[9]Patrick French on India
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/patrick-french-on-india
Thursday April 14th
Author of acclaimed new work _India: A Portrait_ takes us around the
world’s largest democracy, from the dance bars of Bombay to Kerala crab
curry on the Southwest coast [10]Continue reading…
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/patrick-french-on-india
[11]Timothy Garton Ash on The History of the Present
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/timothy-garton-ash-on-history-present
Friday April 15th
Historian and journalist Timothy Garton Ash describes the "mongrel genre"
between reportage and scholarship and says using the historian’s tools to
analyse the present is a vital undertaking [12]Continue reading…
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/timothy-garton-ash-on-history-present
[13]Jila Dana-Haeri and Shahrzad Ghorashian on Persian Cookery
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jila-dana-haeri-and-shahrzad-ghorashian-on-persian-cookery
Sunday April 17th
Cookbook authors describe their favourite Persian treats, including
mouth-watering lattice window syrup cakes and rice with saffron and morello
cherries [14]Continue reading…
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jila-dana-haeri-and-shahrzad-ghorashian-on-persian-cookery
[15]I Crushed My Million-Pound Violin
Links:
15. http://b.rw/eKeuNG
David Garrett | Guardian | 16 April 2011
Musician's fatal slip outside concert hall. "Still wearing my flat-soled
concert shoes, I lost my footing and took the entire flight of steps on my
back, riding the violin case like a sledge". Before: 1772 violin. After:
splinters
Featured Topic
[16]American Conservatism
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/topics/american-conservatism
Bemused by the recent emergence of the Tea Party and radical politics in the
US? Read on to get a truly comprehensive overview of American Conservatism
Book of the Week
[17]Diaries: The story of a dramatic battle by Peter Hall
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/diaries-story-dramatic-battle-by-peter-hall
[18]Michael Billington says: “It's a dangerous book, this. If I pick it up
at an idle moment at 3 o’clock in the afternoon when I'm at home, I then
find at 4 o’clock I'm still reading it, because I can't stop. Anyone who
wants to go into the theatre as a director or actor or administrator should
read it, because it just tells you it’s not going to be easy.”
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/michael-billington-on-20th-century-theatre
Video of the Week
[19]JK Royal Wedding Dance
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/videos/jks-royal-wedding
The British Royal Family is aware of all internet traditions. As is T-Mobile
Quote of the Week
[20]David Foster Wallace, on self-help
Links:
20. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/d20a33a2-66e1-11e0-8d88-00144feab49a.html#axzz1JdDA89ZB
"If you are immune to boredom, there is literally nothing you cannot
accomplish"
Reader Recommendations
@_sophiemaynard_ I love it! Most people can't tell the difference between
expensive wine and plonk. http://bit.ly/fRexBN [22]#browsings
Links:
22. https://twitter.com/search?q=#browsings