Sunday Book Review

Sunday Book Review

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Sunday Book Review episodes

  • October 1, 2023 – The National Book Award, Part 2 Edition

    In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that interest the compliance professional, the business executive, or anyone curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or anything else that might interest me. In today’s edition of the Sunday Book Review, Tom continues his summer exploration of books on crime. Today, he looks at the remaining five of the top ten books longlisted for the National Book Award in non-fiction.

    1. The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by Ned Blackhawk
    2. King: A Life by Jonathan Eig
    3. A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial by Viet Thanh Nguyen
    4. The Slip: The New York City Street That Changed American Art Forever by Prudence Peiffer
    5. When Crack Was King: A People’s History of a Misunderstood Era by Donovan X. Ramsey

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      6 min
    6. September 24, 2023 the National Book Award, Part 1 edition

      In the Sunday Book Review, I consider books that would interest the compliance professional, the business executive or anyone who might be curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events or anything else that might interest me. In today’s edition of the Sunday Book Review, I continue my summer exploration of books on crime. Today, look at five of the top ten books longlisted for the National Book Award in non-fiction.  

      Liliana’s Invincible Summer: A Sister’s Search for Justice by Cristina Rivera Garza

      Ordinary Notes by Christina Sharpe 

      We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir by Raja Shehadeh 

      Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World by John Vaillant 

      I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War Against Reconstruction by Kidada E. Williams

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      7 min
    7. September 17, 2023 the Business Process edition

      In the Sunday Book Review, I consider books that would interest the compliance professional, the business executive or anyone who might be curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events or anything else that might interest me. In today’s edition of the Sunday Book Review, I continue my summer exploration of books on crime. Today, look at some of the top books on auditing, both for the audit professional and the compliance professional.  

      ·      Operations & Process Management: Principles & Practice for Strategic Impact by Nigel Slack and Alistair Jones

      ·      High Performance Through Business Process Management: Strategy Execution in a Digital World by Mathias Kirchmer

      ·      The Power of Business Process Improvement: 10 Simple Steps to Increase Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Adaptability by Susan Page

      ·      Fundamentals of Business Process Management by Marlon Dumas, Marcello La Rosa, Jan Mendling, and Hajo A. Reijers

      Resource

      10 Business Process Management Books Worth Reading By William Jepma

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      7 min
    8. September 10, 2023 the Business Books for September edition

      In the Sunday Book Review, I consider books that would interest the compliance professional, the business executive or anyone who might be curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events or anything else that might interest me. In today’s edition of the Sunday Book Review, I continue my summer exploration of books on crime. Today, look at some of the top books on auditing, both for the audit professional and the compliance professional.  

      ·      The Confidence Map by Peter Atwater

      ·      How Trust Works by Peter Kim

      ·      The Age of Prediction by Igor Tulchinsky and Christopher Mason

      ·      The Perennials by Mario Gullien

      Resource

      FT Business Books-What to Read This Month

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      7 min
    9. September, 3 2023 the Books for Labor Day edition

      In the Sunday Book Review, I consider books that would interest the compliance professional, the business executive or anyone who might be curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events or anything else that might interest me. In today’s edition of the Sunday Book Review, I continue my summer exploration of books on crime. Today, look at some of the top books on auditing, both for the audit professional and the compliance professional.  

      ·      A History of America in 10 Strikes by Erik Loomis

      ·      From the Folks Who Brought You This Weekend by Pricilla Murolo and A.B. Chitty

      ·      Stayin’Alive by Jefferson Cowie

      ·      Working by Studs Terkel

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      7 min
    10. August 27, 2023 The Internal Audit edition

      In the Sunday Book Review, I consider books that would interest the compliance professional, the business executive or anyone who might be curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events or anything else that might interest me. In today’s edition of the Sunday Book Review, I continue my summer exploration of books on crime. Today, look at some of the top books on auditing, both for the audit professional and the compliance professional.  

      ·      Auditing for Dummies by Marie Loughran

      ·      Fraud Examination by W. Steve Albrecht, Chad O. Albrecht, Conan C. Albrecht  and Mark F. Zimbelman 

      ·      Forensic and Investigative Accounting (8th Ed.) by Professor Larry Crumbly

      ·      A Simplified Approach to Advanced Auditing and Professional Ethics by Vikas Oswal

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      7 min
    11. August 20, 2023 the Toxic Religion edition

      In the Sunday Book Review, I consider books that would interest the compliance professional, the business executive or anyone who might be curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events or anything else that might interest me. In today’s edition of the Sunday Book Review, I continue my summer exploration of books on crime. Today, we continue to explore our summer mystery series by looking at 5 books on toxic religions.  

      ·      The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead

      ·      Lay Your Body Down by Amy Suiter Clark 

      ·      This Might Hurt by Stephanie Wrobel

      ·      The Mothers by Brit Bennet

      ·      All Good People Here by Ashley 

      Resource

      Five Novels Portraying Toxic Religions by Amber Garza in Crime Reads

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      6 min
    12. August 13, 2023 the Locked Room edition

      In the Sunday Book Review, I consider books that would interest the compliance professional, the business executive or anyone who might be curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events or anything else that might interest me. In today’s edition of the Sunday Book Review, I continue my summer exploration of books on crime. Today, we continue to explore our summer mystery series by looking at 5 top locked room mysteries.  

      ·      The Locked Room by Ellie Griffith

      ·      Misery by Stephen King 

      ·      A Dangerous Crossing by Rachel Rhys

      ·      And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

      ·      Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane

      Resource

      Will Dean’s Top Ten Locked Thrillers in Crime Reads

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      6 min
    13. August 6, 2023 - The Summer Business Books Edition

      In the Sunday Book Review, I consider books that would interest the compliance professional, the business executive or anyone who might be curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events or anything else that might interest me. In today’s edition of the Sunday Book Review, I continue my summer exploration of books on crime. Today, the summer’s top business books as curated by FT Columnist Andrew Hill.  

      ·      How Big Things Get Done by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner

      ·      Risky Business by Amy Finkelstein, Liran Einav and Ray Fisman 

      ·      Wonder Boy by Angel Au-Yeung and David Jeans

      ·      The Case for Good Jobs by Zeynep Ton

      ·      The Four Workarounds by Paulo Savaget

      Resource

      Andrew Hill: Best Summer Books: Business in FT

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      7 min
    14. July 30, 2023 -The On Writing True Crime Edition

      In the Sunday Book Review, I consider books that would interest the compliance professional, the business executive or anyone who might be curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events or anything else that might interest me. In today’s edition of the Sunday Book Review, I continue my summer exploration of books on crime. Today, some top books which illustrate the draft of writing true crime. 

      ·      Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

      ·      The Shadow of Death by Philip Ginsburg

      ·      The Wrong Man by James Neff

      ·      Couple Found Slain by Mikita Brottman

      Resource

      James Renner: 5 Books That Changed the Way I Write True Crime in CrimeReads.com

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      7 min

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