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The Best of World Literature: The 2022 International Booker Prize Shortlist, recommended by Frank Wynne

The International Booker Prize celebrates the best fiction in translation published over the previous year. Frank Wynne, acclaimed translator and chair of the 2022 judging panel, tells Five Books about the six novels that made the shortlist, and reminds readers that world literature need not be tough, consumed only in the interests of self-improvement—but is often joyful, surprising and full of feeling.

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“Once you get through that first technical layer, it’s almost like opening a door to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”

The Best Historical Fiction: The 2022 Walter Scott Prize Shortlist, recommended by Elizabeth Laird, one of the prize’s judges
“We’re finding now that many writers, some with long and distinguished careers behind them, are looking to the past for inspiration”

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The best history books: the 2022 Wolfson Prize shortlist, recommended by Wolfson judge Carole Hillenbrand
“There is one book about God, one about Turkey, one about the United States, and then two about medieval England”

Digital currency expert David Birch recommends books about cryptocurrencies
"It was ironic that the US Treasury was printing and posting stimulus checks in the same week that the Chinese were piloting digital currency in four cities"

Michele Cobb, executive director of the Audio Publishers Association, talks us through the 2022 shortlist for ‘audiobook of the year’
“With audio, I’m more willing to give myself over to what the narrator’s doing”

Notable nonfiction of spring 2022, recommended by Sophie Roell, Editor of Five Books
“Much as I love escaping to the past, it’s irresponsible to ignore the present”

Philosopher Massimo Pigliucci recommends the best books on Stoicism
"One of the most rewarding things that has happened to me since I started writing about it is the constant flow of testimonies to the fact that it really helps people"

**Susan Quilliam, who updated The Joy of Sex, recommends the best books on sex**
"It’s about three things: connection, connection and connection. Really good sex is about a deep, not just physical, but emotional, connection."

Nietzsche expert Brian Leiter recommends the best Nietzsche books
“When he writes about suffering he’s not a tourist”

Books about Domestic Violence, recommended by author and producer Tanya Selvaratnam
"The cycle of violence that we’re conditioned to normalize from the time we are born is entwined with the patriarchy"

Ana Bell of MIT on books for learning Computer Science
"It’s tough to understand that an algorithm is just a recipe, and even tougher to come up with new recipes yourself"

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The Best of World Literature: The 2022 International Booker Prize Shortlist, recommended by Frank Wynne

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American philosopher Myisha Cherry selects five books that make the case for rage as a political tool
“Anger at racial injustice is probably the first strong emotion that I have a memory of”

The Best Finance Books for Teens, recommended by award-winning teacher Darren Collins
“Once you get through that first technical layer, it’s almost like opening a door to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”

The Best Historical Fiction: The 2022 Walter Scott Prize Shortlist, recommended by Elizabeth Laird, one of the prize’s judges
“We’re finding now that many writers, some with long and distinguished careers behind them, are looking to the past for inspiration”

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The best history books: the 2022 Wolfson Prize shortlist, recommended by Wolfson judge Carole Hillenbrand
“There is one book about God, one about Turkey, one about the United States, and then two about medieval England”

Digital currency expert David Birch recommends books about cryptocurrencies
"It was ironic that the US Treasury was printing and posting stimulus checks in the same week that the Chinese were piloting digital currency in four cities"

Michele Cobb, executive director of the Audio Publishers Association, talks us through the 2022 shortlist for ‘audiobook of the year’
“With audio, I’m more willing to give myself over to what the narrator’s doing”

Notable nonfiction of spring 2022, recommended by Sophie Roell, Editor of Five Books
“Much as I love escaping to the past, it’s irresponsible to ignore the present”

Philosopher Massimo Pigliucci recommends the best books on Stoicism
"One of the most rewarding things that has happened to me since I started writing about it is the constant flow of testimonies to the fact that it really helps people"

**Susan Quilliam, who updated The Joy of Sex, recommends the best books on sex**
"It’s about three things: connection, connection and connection. Really good sex is about a deep, not just physical, but emotional, connection."

Nietzsche expert Brian Leiter recommends the best Nietzsche books
“When he writes about suffering he’s not a tourist”

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Ana Bell of MIT on books for learning Computer Science
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Remote Not Distant: Design a Company Culture That Will Help You Thrive in a Hybrid Workplace
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Narcoland: The Mexican Drug Lords and Their Godfathers
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The Best of World Literature: The 2022 International Booker Prize Shortlist, recommended by Frank Wynne

American philosopher Myisha Cherry selects five books that make the case for rage as a political tool “Anger at racial injustice is probably the first strong emotion that I have a memory of”

The Best Finance Books for Teens, recommended by award-winning teacher Darren Collins “Once you get through that first technical layer, it’s almost like opening a door to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”

The Best Historical Fiction: The 2022 Walter Scott Prize Shortlist, recommended by Elizabeth Laird, one of the prize’s judges “We’re finding now that many writers, some with long and distinguished careers behind them, are looking to the past for inspiration”

The best history books: the 2022 Wolfson Prize shortlist, recommended by Wolfson judge Carole Hillenbrand “There is one book about God, one about Turkey, one about the United States, and then two about medieval England”

Digital currency expert David Birch recommends books about cryptocurrencies"It was ironic that the US Treasury was printing and posting stimulus checks in the same week that the Chinese were piloting digital currency in four cities"

Michele Cobb, executive director of the Audio Publishers Association, talks us through the 2022 shortlist for ‘audiobook of the year’ “With audio, I’m more willing to give myself over to what the narrator’s doing”

Notable nonfiction of spring 2022, recommended by Sophie Roell, Editor of Five Books “Much as I love escaping to the past, it’s irresponsible to ignore the present”

Philosopher Massimo Pigliucci recommends the best books on Stoicism"One of the most rewarding things that has happened to me since I started writing about it is the constant flow of testimonies to the fact that it really helps people"

Susan Quilliam, who updated The Joy of Sex, recommends the best books on sex"It’s about three things: connection, connection and connection. Really good sex is about a deep, not just physical, but emotional, connection."

Nietzsche expert Brian Leiter recommends the best Nietzsche books “When he writes about suffering he’s not a tourist”

Books about Domestic Violence, recommended by author and producer Tanya Selvaratnam"The cycle of violence that we’re conditioned to normalize from the time we are born is entwined with the patriarchy"

Ana Bell of MIT on books for learning Computer Science"It’s tough to understand that an algorithm is just a recipe, and even tougher to come up with new recipes yourself"

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Remote Work Revolution: Succeeding from Anywhere by Tsedal Neeley

Project Management in the Hybrid Workplace by Phil Simon

Remote Leadership: How to Accelerate Achievement and Create a Community in a Work-from-Home World by David Pachter

Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America by John Charles Chasteen

Narcoland: The Mexican Drug Lords and Their Godfathers by Anabel Hernandez, Iain Bruce, Lorna Scott Fox & Roberto Saviano

A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico by Amy S. Greenberg

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The Labyrinth of Solitude: The Other Mexico, Return to the Labyrinth of Solitude, Mexico and the Uni by Octavio Paz

About

American philosopher Myisha Cherry selects five books that make the case for rage as a political tool
“Anger at racial injustice is probably the first strong emotion that I have a memory of”

The Best Finance Books for Teens, recommended by award-winning teacher Darren Collins
“Once you get through that first technical layer, it’s almost like opening a door to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”

The Best Historical Fiction: The 2022 Walter Scott Prize Shortlist, recommended by Elizabeth Laird, one of the prize’s judges
“We’re finding now that many writers, some with long and distinguished careers behind them, are looking to the past for inspiration”

The best history books: the 2022 Wolfson Prize shortlist, recommended by Wolfson judge Carole Hillenbrand
“There is one book about God, one about Turkey, one about the United States, and then two about medieval England”

Digital currency expert David Birch recommends books about cryptocurrencies
"It was ironic that the US Treasury was printing and posting stimulus checks in the same week that the Chinese were piloting digital currency in four cities"

Michele Cobb, executive director of the Audio Publishers Association, talks us through the 2022 shortlist for ‘audiobook of the year’
“With audio, I’m more willing to give myself over to what the narrator’s doing”

Notable nonfiction of spring 2022, recommended by Sophie Roell, Editor of Five Books
“Much as I love escaping to the past, it’s irresponsible to ignore the present”

Philosopher Massimo Pigliucci recommends the best books on Stoicism
"One of the most rewarding things that has happened to me since I started writing about it is the constant flow of testimonies to the fact that it really helps people"

**Susan Quilliam, who updated The Joy of Sex, recommends the best books on sex**
"It’s about three things: connection, connection and connection. Really good sex is about a deep, not just physical, but emotional, connection."

Nietzsche expert Brian Leiter recommends the best Nietzsche books
“When he writes about suffering he’s not a tourist”

Books about Domestic Violence, recommended by author and producer Tanya Selvaratnam
"The cycle of violence that we’re conditioned to normalize from the time we are born is entwined with the patriarchy"

Ana Bell of MIT on books for learning Computer Science
"It’s tough to understand that an algorithm is just a recipe, and even tougher to come up with new recipes yourself"

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Remote Not Distant: Design a Company Culture That Will Help You Thrive in a Hybrid Workplace
by Gustavo Razzetti

Surviving Remote Work: How to Thrive as a Leader and Entrepreneur in the Remote Age
by Sharon Koifman

Remote Work Revolution: Succeeding from Anywhere
by Tsedal Neeley

Project Management in the Hybrid Workplace
by Phil Simon

Remote Leadership: How to Accelerate Achievement and Create a Community in a Work-from-Home World
by David Pachter

Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America
by John Charles Chasteen

Narcoland: The Mexican Drug Lords and Their Godfathers
by Anabel Hernandez, Iain Bruce, Lorna Scott Fox & Roberto Saviano

A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico
by Amy S. Greenberg

Zapata and the Mexican Revolution
by John Womack

The Labyrinth of Solitude: The Other Mexico, Return to the Labyrinth of Solitude, Mexico and the Uni
by Octavio Paz