Submitted by five_books t3_z53nds in philosophy
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five_books OP t1_ixu9z8g wrote
Thanks - we’ve spent the last 13 years interviewing experts about their best books. We’re spoken to more than 80 philosophers covering all sort of philosophy topics.
bumfpublisher t1_ixuae8u wrote
Thank you for doing what you do.
heythatsnotkosher t1_ixuq75w wrote
I've been on the internet long enough that I earnestly expected one of them to be The Prince
five_books OP t1_ixuqsor wrote
‘The Prince’ has made it onto five of our reading lists including “Philosophy Books to Take on Holiday.” https://fivebooks.com/book/prince-by-niccolo-machiavelli/
iiioiia t1_ixvbbmz wrote
This is rather amazing!
How many people are in your organization?
Do you keep in touch with any of the people you interview (or, have that option perhaps, say if you had followup questions for them)?
five_books OP t1_ixw296e wrote
We’re a small company, our team is shown here https://fivebooks.com/contact-us/.
Yes, we keep in touch with many of the expert we interview and some update their interviews over time. For example our interview on the best Stoicism books was first carried out in 2016 and then updated in 2020 https://fivebooks.com/best-books/massimo-pigliucci-stoicism/.
Many of the experts are on Twitter and answer readers questions about the interview. You can follow us on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/five_books
iiioiia t1_ixzuh62 wrote
Out of curiosity, do you happen to keep a database of reviewed authors and works, and maybe even a cross reference of various topics that have been covered across books and authors?
bumfpublisher t1_ixu9dz2 wrote
Your profile is a goldmine!! 🙌