Mondays at 5:39 pm on The Wrap (repeats Tuesdays at 1:40 pm) Representatives from Switzerland’s leading English bookshops give us their picks for great reads. Speed Read podcast feed Mondays at 5:39 pm on The Wrap (repeats Tuesdays at 1:40 pm) Representatives from Switzerland’s leading English bookshops give us their picks for great reads. Speed Read podcast feed WRS WRS web@wrs.ch en Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:15:26 UT Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:31:18 GMT Big Medium 2.0.8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/index.shtml (C) WRS 2009 News & Politics no From murder mystery to a life-changing accident to a student-teacher affair, Andrea Pilot from the Stauffacher English bookstore in Bern brings us three fascinating stories about teens: You Deserve Nothing by Alexander Maksik The Secret History by Donna Tartt Look At Me by Jennifer Egan Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:43:59 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-tales-of-teen-angst.shtml?28928 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18928 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Could your family “unplug” for six months? Juan Canales from the English section of the Payot bookstore in Geneva has a story of one family that did it, plus a book based on behind-the-scenes interviews with the Madoff family and a harrowing memoir by a British journalist about his son’s descent into schizophrenia: Truth and Consequences: Life inside the Madoff Family by Laurie Sandell The Winter of Our Disconnect by Susan Maushart Henry’s Demons: Living with Schizophrenia, a Father and Son’s Story by Patrick and Henry Cockburn Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:36:14 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-family-life-unplugged.shtml?28802 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18802 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Mark Parkin from the Orell Füssli English bookstore in Zurich brings us three books about staying alive—and a few choice life-saving tips from their pages: The Wilderness Survival Guide: The Practical Skills You Need for the Great Outdoors by Joe O’Leary SAS Survival Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere by John “Lofty” Wiseman How to Avoid Being Killed in a Warzone: The Essential Survival Guide for Dangerous Places by Rosie Garthwaite Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:45:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-how-to-survive-just-about-anything.shtml?28684 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18684 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Helen Stubbs from OffTheShelf English bookstore in Geneva brings us three great reads looking back on very different lives: Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness by Alexandra Fuller Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes War Child by Emmanuel Jal Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-three-very-different-stories-of-growing.shtml?28581 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18581 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Matthew Wake from Books, Books, Books in Lausanne tries to cheer you up with a list of funny reads bound to chase away those post-holiday season blues. These include a collection of awkward personal ads, an inter-species laugh by well-known radio personality David Sedaris and a fictional story about a protagonist who burns down Emily Dicken’s house by mistake: Sexually, I’m More Of A Switzerland: Personal Ads From The London Review Of Books by David Rose Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Wicked Bestiary by David Sedaris An Arsonist’s Guide To Writers’ Homes In New England by Brock Clarke Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:00:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-funny-reads-to-chase-away-post-holiday-.shtml?28451 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18451 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap WRS’s Alex Helmick looks back at just four of the best reads from 2011 reviewed by Speed Read contributors Mark Parkin, Matthew Wake, Juan Canales and Helen Stubbs: Pole To Pole by Michael Palin The Watchers by Jon Steele A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard How To Save An Hour Everyday by Michael Heppel Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:00:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-four-top-book-reviews-from-2011.shtml?28330 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18330 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Juan Canales from the English section of the Payot bookstore in Geneva picks some of his favorite reference books on art, music and a huge bestselling biography about a family of bankers: The Hare With Amber Eyes by Edmund De Waal The Penguin Guide to the 1000 Finest Classical Recordings by Ivan March and Robert Layton The Art Instinct by Dennis Dutton Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:00:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-bestselling-references-on-art-and-music.shtml?28161 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18161 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Mark Parkin from the Orell Füssli English bookstore in Zurich reviews three books written with ladies in mind, but not necessarily only for ladies to read: a lady detective story, a light humored comedy about a stag and hen weekend, and a witty, sophisticated account of the pressures of modern life, which has been made into a movie starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Pierce Brosnan: The Sunday Philosopher’s Club by Alexander McCall Smith The Stag and Hen Weekend by Mike Gayle I Don’t Know How She Does It by Allison Pearson Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:00:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-books-that-are-not-just-for-the-ladies.shtml?28054 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18054 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap http://howshedoesitmovie.com/ Matthew Wake from Books, Books, Books in Lausanne is back with three great non-fiction picks, including his favorite of 2011: Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson The Corpse Walker by Liao Yiwu Jonny: My Autobiography Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:30:56 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-steve-jobs-the-corpse-walker-and-jonny.shtml?27823 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-17823 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Johanna Jutzet from the Stauffacher English bookstore in Bern brings us three fantastic and sometimes fantastical reads: Book of Longing by Leonard Cohen The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Sad Monsters by Frank Lesser Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:31:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-book-of-longing-night-circus-and-sad-mo.shtml?27679 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-17679 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Juan Canales joins us from the English section of the Payot bookstore in Geneva with three fantastic gift ideas this giving season: My Bibliofile: A Reading Journal for Book Lovers Book Love: A Celebration of Writers, Readers, and the Printed and Bound Book compiled by James Charlton and Bill Henderson The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction by Alan Jacobs  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:40:09 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-great-gifts-for-book-lovers.shtml?27541 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-17541 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Mark Parkin from the Orell Füssli English bookstore in Zurich pulls three great travel-writing efforts off the shelf: Brazilian Adventure by Peter Fleming Nine Lives by William Dalrymple Pole to Pole by Michael Palin Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:41:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-around-the-globe.shtml?27436 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-17436 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Matthew Wake from Books, Books, Books in Lausanne is back with a mixed bag of great reads (because most of us probably don’t have the attention span to connect the threads of an entire three-book theme any more anyway): The Shallows: How the Internet is Changing the Way We Think, Read and Remember by Nicholas Carr Ordinary Thunderstorms by William Boyd Finest Years: Churchill as Warlord 1940-45 by Sir Max Hastings Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:45:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-can-you-even-make-it-through-three-book.shtml?27307 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-17307 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Helen Stubbs from the OffTheShelf English bookstore in Geneva came up one title short this week, but she’s made up for it with a scandal and a long-awaited English release: Julian Assange: The Unauthorised Autobiography 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:45:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-two-major-publishing-events.shtml?27164 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-17164 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.canongate.tv/authors/julianassange?channel=true Johanna Jutzet from the Stauffacher English bookstore in Bern has three suggestions from the children’s section: The Thornthwaite Inheritance by Gareth P. Jones (10 and up) The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart (8 and up) Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson (9 and up) more WRS coverage on children Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:55:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-more-great-books-for-kids.shtml?27044 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-17044 children Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-summer-books-for-boys-and-girls.shtml?19643 http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-must-read-books-for-kids.shtml?17221