Friday June 15 Travel is a leap in the dark, says Paul Theroux – and one that will leave you a different person at the other end. He recommends five travel books that inspired him, from Mark Twain at sea to VS Naipaul in India Continue reading… Thursday June 14 The historian and author pilots us through a century of aviation, from the excitement that greeted the first airplanes to the transformative role of World War II and today's frequent flyers Continue reading… Wednesday June 13 Inner-city crime is a matter of deprivation not race, and comes from a street culture that respects extreme violence, says the author of a new book based on two years among British gangs and the police units covering them Continue reading… Tuesday June 12 Income inequality has reached a crisis point in America, says the author of The Great Divergence – yet with powerful nationwide pressure to address the problem, there is also an opportunity for change Continue reading… Monday June 11 From mathematical card tricks to an arrangement of interlocking pentagons previously thought impossible, the maths writer explains why solutions to maths problems can be as beautiful as paintings or sculpture Continue reading… | 
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