The co-op bookstore for avid readers

Faisal Islam Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

Faisal Islam on X
User avatar

Econ Editor, BBC. Fin crisis book @theDefaultLine .. Newsnight. Host award-winning 2016 EUref TV interviews & 2017 GE debate. United ST.

7 books
Book Cover for: Ukip: Inside the Campaign to Redraw the Map of British Politics, Matthew Goodwin

Ukip: Inside the Campaign to Redraw the Map of British Politics

Matthew Goodwin
Faisal IslamFaisal Islam

The political analyst who spotted the impact of Ukip on working class Labour voters, Prof Matthew Goodwin, said that these results are the next stage of realignment and the Conservatives have to decide whether to lean into it… /3 https://t.co/8EAgFY0YpB

Hardcover, 2016

$31.99$15.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lists icon
Right arrow icon
Book Cover for: Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology, Chris Miller

Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology

Chris Miller
Faisal IslamFaisal Islam

Newsnight coming up… With Ben Chu talking to Jim O Neil/ Adam Posen/ Isabel Hilton about UK strategy amid US-China econ decoupling… And Author of Chip War Chris Miller on semiconductor strategy… And Oscar nominated @waadalkateab on Assad’s read mission to the Arab League

Hardcover, 2022

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lists icon
Right arrow icon
Book Cover for: Leadership: Enhancing the Lessons of Experience with Connect Access Card, Richard L. Hughes

Leadership: Enhancing the Lessons of Experience with Connect Access Card

Richard L. Hughes
Faisal IslamFaisal Islam

ALSO NEWish: Last week, before the series of leadership tax cut announcements I asked OBR chief Richard Hughes about this prospect - he pointed out that the £30bn in headroom (now competitively being offered back to taxpayers) may not exist any more… https://t.co/ohLarUMj7z

Out of stock

Lists icon
Right arrow icon
Book Cover for: Shock, Robin Cook

Shock

Robin Cook
Faisal IslamFaisal Islam

… then we go on to the indictment of Putin by the ICC for war crimes relating to the transfer of children from occupied Ukraine… And this time 20 years ago, Robin Cook was resigning, Bush was giving Saddam a 48 hour ultimatum before “shock and awe”.. two Iraqis reflect

Paperback, Mass Market, 2002

$7.99$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lists icon
Right arrow icon
Book Cover for: Annals of the Peninsular Campaigns: From MDCCCVIII to MDCCCXIV: 2, Thomas Hamilton

Annals of the Peninsular Campaigns: From MDCCCVIII to MDCCCXIV: 2

Thomas Hamilton
Faisal IslamFaisal Islam

So basically if safety car comes out then whatever lead you have instantly evaporates? Ie no way verstappen catching Hamilton 12 secs in front before that… not sure I buy the michael Thomas 1989 analogy - more like being 2-0 down and then awarded two goals with one minute left…

Paperback, 2018

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lists icon
Right arrow icon
Book Cover for: The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets: Sale of Gas Networks by National Grid: Report, Great Britain

The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets: Sale of Gas Networks by National Grid: Report

Great Britain
Faisal IslamFaisal Islam

Very sad to hear of passing of Richard Rogers, one of UK’s finest architects, chair of highly influential Urban Task Force report in 99, which lay groundwork for city centre transformation…then he told me Britain had great designers but 'we are appallingly bad at employing them' https://t.co/udRyDItV37

Out of stock

Lists icon
Right arrow icon
Book Cover for: From Platitudes to Practice 2.0: Targeting, The World Bank

From Platitudes to Practice 2.0: Targeting

The World Bank
Faisal IslamFaisal Islam

I asked Adeyemo if there was a risky precedent in targeting a central bank which is supposed to have “sovereign immunity”. “the message there is the idea is you can't violate the rules of the world and the global order and expect to enjoy the privileges of being a part of that”

Out of stock

Lists icon
Right arrow icon