Izabella Kaminska Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Izabella Kaminska on XFounder Editor of The Blind Spot @theblindsp0t + Senior Finance Editor POLITICO Europe. Former Editor of FT Alphaville. Fights for the human.

Megathreats: Ten Dangerous Trends That Imperil Our Future, and How to Survive Them
Nouriel RoubiniIn the latest Leaked Lunch podcast I sit down with @Nouriel at The Ned to discuss his new book Mega Threats, his thoughts on the crypto collapse, post-facto crypto regulation and whether bunkers are a good form of apocalypse protection? https://t.co/i6z5ETJY7R
Paperback, 2023
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth
Avi LoebI was invited by @PaulDabrowa to co-interview Avi Loeb, the theoretical physicist heading up the Galileo Project looking for evidence of extraterrestrial technological artefacts. Warning! I am not an expert in this topic, but I did find it fascinating. https://t.co/yVpu9qLkV5
Paperback, 2022
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Vol. 2: 1661
Samuel PepysEvery day my Blind Spot wraps are getting more and more unbelievable. I feel like Samuel Pepys blogging the 1666 fire of London! https://t.co/S9jNg1ua4b
Paperback, 2000
$33.95Member price:$33.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Everything Is Cinema: The Working Life of Jean-Luc Godard
Richard BrodyIn my research, I discovered that a significant potential influence for Alphavile was the work of Georges Bernanos. One citation for this is Richard Brody's book "Everything is Cinema", the working life of Jean-Luc Godard. https://t.co/22trSmI9lA
Paperback, 2009
$46.99Member price:$23.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Analogia: The Emergence of Technology Beyond Programmable Control
George DysonElon is trying to make the point that we “the humans” are the superior processing machines that create the ultimate super computer. This is the point I took from George Dyson’s Analogia https://t.co/9u8Oqfyb4A https://t.co/HQ5Y1iXIfW
Paperback, 2021
$23.99Member price:$11.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
Daniel YerginFor those who can’t be bothered to read Daniel Yergin’s The Prize (which in my opinion is a must read for every financial professional trying to understand sanctions) there’s an equally good PBS doc of the book on YouTube as a cheat https://t.co/SjHWxngb3z
Paperback, 2008
$25.99Member price:$12.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Blue Commons: Rescuing the Economy of the Sea
Guy StandingIn the latest Leaked Lunch podcast I sit down with economist and author Guy Standing at Italian restaurant Da Paolo on Goodge St. We discuss his latest book, The Blue Commons, all about the unintended consequences of nautical property right mismanagement. https://t.co/JWb9tpmUfm
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