Books by Katherine D. Van Schaik
“In Princeton University Press’s Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life series (which includes text in the original Latin or Greek facing the translation), there’s How to Be Healthy: An Ancient Guide to Wellness, about the ancient Greek physician Galen (129-c216). Medical knowledge has advanced quite a bit since the 3rd century, so the book is somewhat tongue-in-cheek, with the author and translator, Katherine Van Schaik, admitting she had to omit many of his better-known works. But we can still see the advice on (say) ‘Avoiding Distress’ from this ‘careful physician’ who offers ‘some ancient wisdom that we today might consider modern, were it not so old.'” Read more...
Nonfiction Books to Look Out for in Early 2024
Sophie Roell, Journalist
Interviews where books by Katherine D. Van Schaik were recommended
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How Economics Explains the World (US)/ The Shortest History of Economics (UK)
by Andrew Leigh -
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Maurice and Maralyn: A Whale, a Shipwreck, a Love Story (US title: A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck)
by Sophie Elmhirst -
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Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan
by Ruby Lal -
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How the World Made the West: A 4,000-Year History
by Josephine Quinn -
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Third Millennium Thinking: Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense
Saul Perlmutter, Robert MacCoun and John Campbell
Nonfiction Books to Look Out for in Early 2024, recommended by Sophie Roell
Nonfiction Books to Look Out for in Early 2024, recommended by Sophie Roell
From the origins of sex to the effects of social media, from the invention of the wheel to the race against climate change, Five Books editor Sophie Roell gives an overview of the new nonfiction books appearing in January, February and March of 2024.
