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 Fri, 18 May 2012 17:00:18 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 Juan Canales from the Payout English bookstore in Geneva brings us three books that clearly explain Buddhism in a way that can be applied to modern lives:  Introduction to Buddhism: An Explanation of the Buddhist Way of Life by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time by Rick Hanson The Four Global Truths: Awakening to the Peril and Promise of Our Times by Darrin Drda Mon, 14 May 2012 15:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-buddhism-for-the-modern-man.shtml?30632 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20632 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Mark Parkin, from Orell Füssli bookstore in Zurich, brings us insight from an award-winning columnist, a work by a funny feminist and one very dull book by Lord Sugar: Gill Is Further Away by A.A. Gill How To Be A Woman by Caitlin Moran The Way I See It by Alan Sugar Mon, 07 May 2012 15:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-a-columnist-a-funny-feminist-and-a-real.shtml?30506 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20506 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Helen Stubbs from the Off the Shelf English bookstore in Geneva brings us three hit illustrated wonders for children: A House In The Woods by Inga Moore The Hugless Douglas Books by David Melling Angelica’s Sprocket’s Pockets by Quentin Blake Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-imaginative-illustrated-bestsellers-for.shtml?30367 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20367 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap WRS’s Alex Helmick takes us on a journey from the old west in America through a family tree in Nigeria and into the complicated world of the English language for a special Speedread —a best of version. He is joined by Helen Stubbs from Off the Shelf English bookstore in Geneva, Mark Parkin from the Orell Fussli English bookstore and Matthew Wake from Books, Books, Books in Lausanne: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:20:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-travels-through-nigeria-the-old-west-an.shtml?30259 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20259 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Alex Helmick http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-story-of-english-in-100-words-david-crystal/1104154958 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Looking-Transwonderland-Travels-Noo-Saro-Wiwa/dp/1847080308 http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Sisters-Brothers-Patrick-deWitt/dp/1847083188/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1335261680&sr=1-1 Michael Yates from the Stauffacher English bookstore in Bern brings us three Titanic tomes: The Loss of the Titanic by Lawrence Beesley A Night to Remember by Walter Lord Titanic: The Last Great Images by Robert Ballard Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:30:03 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-100-years-after-the-titanic-sank.shtml?30137 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20137 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Mark Parkin, from Orell Füssli bookstore in Zurich, brings us three highly-recommended reads about the American Old West: The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt The Ballad of Trenchmouth Taggart by Glenn Taylor O Pioneers! by Willa Cather Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-reviving-the-american-old-west.shtml?29951 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19951 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Helen Stubbs from the Off the Shelf English bookstore in Geneva brings us three titles tied together by the thread of travel trials and snafus: Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria by Noo Saro-Wiwa The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The Elephant’s Journey by Jose Saramago Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:12:57 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-travel-confusion-and-misunderstandings.shtml?29846 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19846 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Matthew Wake from Books, Books, Books in Lausanne brings us three entertaining books written in English on the English language: The Story of English in 100 Words by David Crystal The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Mark Forsyth Mother Tongue: The Story of the English Language by Bill Bryson Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:45:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-books-in-english-on-english.shtml?29714 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19714 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Andrea Pilot from the Stauffacher English bookstore in Bern finds three great reads that’ll take you back more than half a century: Official and Confidential: The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover by Anthony Summers The Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe My Week with Marilyn by Colin Clark Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:45:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-flashback-to-the-50s.shtml?29566 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19566 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Juan Canales from the Payout English bookstore in Geneva brings us three titles from scientists and doctors searching for answers to how the human mind works: The Optimism Bias: Why We’re Wired to Look on the Bright Side by Tali Sharot The Tell-Tale Brain: Unlocking the Mystery of Human Nature by V.S. Ramachandran The End of Illness by David Agus Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:14:36 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-getting-inside-your-head.shtml?29448 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19448 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.theendofillness.com/ Mark Parkin from the Orell Füssli English bookstore in Zurich brings us three great reads that’ll make you feel better about even your worst travel tales: Blood River: The Terrifying Journey Through The World’s Most Dangerous Country by Tim Butcher The Lunatic Express: Discovering the World…via Its Most Dangerous Buses, Boats, Trains, and Planes by Carl Hoffman Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:30:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-bikes-boats-and-other-dangerous-modes-o.shtml?29324 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19324 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Helen Stubbs from OffTheShelf English bookstore in Geneva talks about three books that revolve around the life in the city of love, but without the love part: An Unexpected Guest by Anne Korkeakivi Paris To The Moon by Adam Gopnik Pure by Andrew Miller Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:50:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-paris-in-the-almost-springtime.shtml?29205 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19205 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Matthew Wake from Books, Books, Books in Lausanne brings us three great books featuring a search for answers: The Strange Case of the Composer and His Judge by Patricia Duncker Dead Low Tide by Bret Lott The Rain Before It Falls by Jonathan Coe Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:33:14 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-murder-and-other-mysteries.shtml?29054 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19054 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap 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