Iain Martin Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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

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9 books

Silverview

John Le Carré

Iain Martin

Silverview by John Le Carré review – some things are better left unpublished https://reaction.life/silverview-by-john-le-carre-review-some-things-are-better-left-unpublished/

Paperback, 2022

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book

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

Chris Miller

Iain Martin

Essential, engrossing. Chip War by Chris Miller @crmiller1 is an extraordinary book. My review for @thetimes https://t.co/8ELgJRq76z

Hardcover, 2022

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Book Cover for: Book of All Books, Roberto Calasso

The Book of All Books review – full of revenge, gore, betrayal and sex. Wonderful by Robert Fox @robfox45 on the great Roberto Calasso, legendary Italian publisher and author... https://t.co/zxpSkQkOnK

Paperback, 2022

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book

The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power

Daniel Yergin

Iain Martin

Nope. Energy is not a conventional open/free market. It is a creature of state regulation and licensing, and for more than a century the subject of intense great power competition. Daniel Yergin's award-winning classic book The Prize explains all this, and more. https://t.co/3cvRE0fkyI

Paperback, 2008

$25.99$12.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book

The Gift of a Radio: My Childhood and Other Train Wrecks

Justin Webb

Iain Martin

Justin Webb in conversation, with me, on his new memoir The Gift of Radio. Live events are back at Reaction. 22 February 6pm, London. Tickets include @JustinOnWeb book and welcome drink. https://reaction.life/justin-webb-live-in-conversation-22-february/

Paperback, 2024

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Liberalism and Its Discontents

Francis Fukuyama

Iain Martin

Liberalism and Its Discontents by Francis Fukuyama — history didn’t end, so what next for liberals? My review for @thetimes @TheTimesBooks https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/e09d886e-a097-11ec-b38e-10b333e9179b?shareToken=7bf1df8e7eae51012355073e56c5d750

Paperback, 2023

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Putinism: The Slow Rise of a Radical Right Regime in Russia

Kenneth A. Loparo

Iain Martin

Myths and realities of Putinism and NATO expansion. (New essay by historian Vladislav Zubok on Engelsberg Ideas @EngelsbergIdeas) https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/myths-and-realities-of-putinism-and-nato-expansion/

Hardcover, 2013

$109.99$84.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)

Plunder: Napoleon's Theft of Veronese's Feast

Cynthia Saltzman

Iain Martin

@HughSykes Fascinating subject. I recommend Napoleon's Plunder by Cynthia Saltzman. Magical book.

Paperback, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union

Vladislav M. Zubok

Iain Martin

Russian history rhymes — from Soviet collapse to Putin’s folly. (Brilliant new piece on @EngelsbergIdeas by Vladislav Zubok, author of Collapse, the story of the USSR's disintegration) https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/russian-history-rhymes-from-soviet-collapse-to-putins-folly/

Paperback, 2022

$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book