Sunday Book Review

Sunday Book Review

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Sunday Book Review episodes

  • October 11, 2026, The Business Book of the Year-Part 1, Edition

    In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest compliance professionals, business executives, or anyone curious about the subject. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or any other topic that might interest Tom. In this first of a two-part series, we look at the FT/Standard Chartered Business Books of the Year nominees. This week, we cover the first three books; next week, the second three.

    1. 1873 by Liaquat Ahamed
    2. Off the Scales by Aimee Donnellan
    3. The Infinity Machine by Sebastian Mallaby 
    4. Resources:

      Financial Times/Standard Chartered Business Book of the Year-the shortlist

      My first work of general non-fiction is now out: Deluge Before Dawn, the story of the 2025 flood in Kerr County, Texas, which killed 119 people and devastated a county. It is a story of tragedy, heartbreak, survival, and resilience.

      It is available on the following sites:

      Amazon.com

      Stoney Creek Publishing

      Barnes and Noble

      Texas A&M University Press

      Bookshop.org

      Google.Books

      Walmart

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      5 min
    5. October 4, 2026, The WSJ Recommends Edition

      In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest compliance professionals, business executives, or anyone curious about the subject. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or any other topic that might interest Tom. In this episode, we look at 4 new books out and recommended by the WSJ.

      1. Monumental by Simon Warrack
      2. Redwood by Ben Macintyre
      3. The Vanishing Family by Robert Kolker
      4. True North by Paul Theroux
      5. Resources:

        10 Books to Read—From the Wall Street Journal

        My first work of general non-fiction is now out: Deluge Before Dawn, the story of the 2025 flood in Kerr County, Texas, which killed 119 people and devastated a county. It is a story of tragedy, heartbreak, survival, and resilience.

        It is available on the following sites:

        Amazon.com

        Stoney Creek Publishing

        Barnes and Noble

        Texas A&M University Press

        Bookshop.org

        Google.Books

        Walmart

        This week only, the Kindle e-book version is available for $0.99 on Amazon.

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        5 min
      6. September 27, 2026, The New Books on Business Edition

        In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest compliance professionals, business executives, or anyone curious about the subject. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or any other topic that might interest Tom. In this episode, we look at 4 new books on business for the fall of 2026.

        1. The Science of Scaling by Dr. Benjamin Hardy and Blake Erickson
        2. Nerd Reich by Gil Durán
        3. What Could Possibly Go Right? by Danny Meyer
        4. Conversation by Vanessa Van Edwards
        5. My first work of general non-fiction is now out: Deluge Before Dawn, the story of the 2025 flood in Kerr County, Texas, which killed 119 people and devastated a county. It is a story of tragedy, heartbreak, survival, and resilience.

          It is available on the following sites:

          Amazon.com

          Stoney Creek Publishing

          Barnes and Noble

          Texas A&M University Press

          Bookshop.org

          Google.Books

          Walmart

          This week only, the Kindle e-book version is available for $0.99 on Amazon.

          Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

          5 min
        6. September 20, 2026, The New Books On Corporate Culture Edition

          In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest compliance professionals, business executives, or anyone curious about the subject. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or any other topic that might interest Tom. In this episode, we look at 4 new books on corporate culture that have been released or will be released in the fall of 2026.

          1. Friction by Maggie Sass and Ross Blankenship
          2. The Corporate Artist by Morgan Sage Norman
          3. Work Shouldn’t Hurt by Dr. Lori Campbell
          4. Simple Rules, Extraordinary Results by Addison Killeen
          5. My first work of general non-fiction is now out: Deluge Before Dawn, the story of the 2025 flood in Kerr County, Texas, which killed 119 people and devastated a county. It is a story of tragedy, heartbreak, survival, and resilience.

            It is available on the following sites:

            Amazon.com

            Stoney Creek Publishing

            Barnes and Noble

            Texas A&M University Press

            Bookshop.org

            Google.Books

            Walmart

            This week only, the Kindle e-book version is available for $0.99 on Amazon.

            Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

            5 min
          6. September 13, 2026, The New Books Leadership Edition

            In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest compliance professionals, business executives, or anyone curious about the subject. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or any other topic that might interest Tom. In this episode, we look at 4 new leadership books that have been or will be released in the fall of 2026.

            1. How Leaders Can Inspire Accountability by Michael Timms
            2. Begin With WE by Kyle McDowell
            3. Leadership Intelligence by Caroline Webb
            4. Superteams by Ron Friedman
            5. My first work of general non-fiction is now out: Deluge Before Dawn, the story of the 2025 flood in Kerr County, Texas, which killed 119 people and devastated a county. It is a story of tragedy, heartbreak, survival, and resilience.

              It is available on the following sites:

              Amazon.com

              Stoney Creek Publishing

              Barnes and Noble

              Texas A&M University Press

              Bookshop.org

              Google.Books

              Walmart

              This week only, the Kindle e-book version is available for $0.99 on Amazon.

              Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

              5 min
            6. September 6, 2026, The New Books On Society Edition

              In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest compliance professionals, business executives, or anyone curious about the subject. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or any other topic that might interest Tom. In this episode, we look at 4 new books on society.

              1. The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State by Jill Lapore
              2. Prophecy by Carissa Véliz
              3. Blood Will Flow by Alex Perry
              4. Hyperscale by Paris Marx
              5. Resources:

                Our list today comes from the FT and Standard Chartered Business Book of the Year Award 2026 — the longlist

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                6 min
              6. August 30, 2026, The New Books on Innovation Edition

                In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest compliance professionals, business executives, or anyone curious about the subject. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or any other topic that might interest Tom. In this episode, we look at 4 new books on innovation.

                1. Off the Scales by Aimee Donnellan
                2. The UPS Man by Marc Levinson
                3. The Infinity Machine by Sebastian Mallaby
                4. Project Maven by Katrina Manson
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                  6 min
                6. August 23, 2026, The New Books On Power edition

                  In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest compliance professionals, business executives, or anyone curious about the subject. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or any other topic that might interest Tom. In this episode, we look at 4 new books on power.

                  1. 1873 by Liaquat Ahamed
                  2. Money to Burn by William D. Cohan
                  3. Streetwise by Lloyd Blankfein
                  4. Bonfire of the Murdochs by Gabriel Sherman
                  5. Resources:

                    Our list today comes from the FT and Standard Chartered Business Book of the Year Award 2026 — the longlist

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                    6 min
                  6. August 16, 2026, The New Books on Leadership Edition

                    In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest compliance professionals, business executives, or anyone curious about the subject. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or any other topic that might interest Tom. In this episode, we look at 4 new leadership books.

                    1. Leadership Intelligence by Caroline Webb
                    2. Humble Power by Ethan Willis
                    3. Work Life Remix by Ronnie Dickerson Stewart
                    4. Deluge Before Dawn by Tom Fox
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                      6 min
                    6. August 9, 2026, The Top Books on History Edition

                      In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest compliance professionals, business executives, or anyone curious about the subject. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or any other topic that might interest Tom. In this episode, we look at 4 top books on history for the summer of 2026.

                      1. 1873: The First Great Depression and the Making of the Modern World by Liaquat Ahamed
                      2. Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe by Katja Hoyer
                      3. Red Dawn Over China: How Communism Conquered a Quarter of Humanity by Frank Dikötter
                      4. Freedom Round the Globe: How the World Made the American Revolution by Sarah MS Pearsall
                      5. Resources:

                        The Best summer books of 2026: History in the Financial Times

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                        6 min

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