The Economist reads
The Economist reads
Novels set on holiday
Some of these fictional holidays aren’t fun, but they might enhance yours
The Economist reads
Five books on the glories and flaws of the Olympics
The games fall short of their ideals, but they’re still worth watching
The Economist reads
The best and worst memoirs by British prime ministers
There are plenty of duds, but a few gems
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Books (and films) about the joy and pain of music festivals
From Bethel to the Bahamas
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Six enjoyable books about football
An eclectic selection covering the beautiful game and why it matters
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How to stare at the Sun, through art
Seven artworks use the Sun to talk of time, the Earth, the act of seeing and industrial civilisation
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Five books about Iraq, a cradle of civilisation and catastrophe
What to read to understand the country’s recent history—and its ancient beginnings
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Seven memoirs help explain Europe past and present
Their authors are very different, but the continent’s tumultuous history has shaped them all
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Six non-fiction books you can read in a day
Resolved to read more? There may be no more rewarding genre than the short book
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Five of the best books on climbing mountains
The books and a documentary that capture the pull of the peaks
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Five novels that imagine dictatorship in America
A gripping way into thinking about democracy under threat
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Understand South Korea, a success story with a dark side
Five books and a film that explain why the country is a cultural superpower as well as an economic one