Sunday Book Review

Sunday Book Review

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Sunday Book Review episodes

  • November 8, 2026, The Best Selling Business Books 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. Today we review four of the best-selling business books from the past few months.

    1. The Let Them Roll Theory by Mel Robbins and Sawyer Robbins
    2. Atomic Habits by James Clear
    3. The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
    4. F**K Failure by Benny Blanco 
    5. Resources:

      NYT Business Books Best Sellers

      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
    6. November 1, 2026, The Yale University Press 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. Today we look at 4 recent releases from the Yale University Press.

      1. The Resilient Society by Markus K. Brunnermeier
      2. Medea: A Life by Edith Hall
      3. Keynes for Our Times by Robert Skidelsky
      4. Robert Oppenheimer: The Sphinx Without a Secret (Jewish Lives) by David Rieff 
      5.  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
      6. October 25, 2026, The University of Chicago Press 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. Today we review four recently released books from the University of Chicago Press.

        1. The Storytellers by Michael Gorra
        2. Can I Get a Witness by Steven B. Dolins with Gregory Donald Gay
        3. Equality of Permission by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey
        4. How to Win a Culture War by Lisa M. Stulberg  
        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

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          5 min
        6. October 18, 2026, The Business Book of the Year - Part 2, 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. This is the second of a two-part series on the FT/Standard Chartered Business Books of the Year nominees. This week, we’re covering the second three books. Last week, we covered the first three books.

          1. Project Maven by Katrina Manson
          2. Blood Will Flow by Alex Perry
          3. Prophecy by Carissa Véliz
          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 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

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