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In the West, Daoism (also spelled 'Taoism' in English) has sometimes been reduced to a 'go with the flow' approach to life, but there's a lot more to it than that. Simon Cox, a scholar and martial arts teacher, recommends five books that demonstrate...

Five forgotten classic books that are ripe for rediscovery, as recommended by Rebeka Russell of Manderley Press.

Five books to help parents of children who have been diagnosed with autism, as selected by Syreeta Brown, author of Bigger Than the Moon

Since Five Books was set up in 2009, we've interviewed more than 2,000 experts on all manner of subjects. Here's our roundup of the ten classic British novels that have been recommended most often, starting with Middlemarch, described by Virginia...

It's a nonfiction book prize that values "style, rigour, argument, meatiness, readability, freshness, oddity and individuality," says Minoo Dinshaw, author of Friends in Youth and one of this year's judges. He introduces the six brilliant books that...

Biographies of musicians are a good way to learn more about music without getting too technical, argues musicologist and composer Andrew Ford, author of the brilliant Shortest History of Music. He chooses five of his favorite music biographies, books...

The art of biography has been a work in progress down the millennia. These days, leaders are no longer celebrated for the number of enemies killed in war, nor are we as impressed with territorial conquests. Here's a roundup of all the biographies...

Cut yourself some slack, says the clinical psychologist Ross White as he recommends books about being kinder to ourselves and others.

Audiobooks are a great way to make a long trip more enjoyable; expert recommendations for the best audiobooks for a family road trip