Sunday Book Review

Sunday Book Review

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Sunday Book Review episodes

  • September 21, 2025, The Books on Communications for September Edition

    In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that 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 the top four books for communication.

    • Made to Stick by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
    • Say it Well by Terry Szuplat
    • Brief by Joseph McCormack
    • Smart Brevity by Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, and Roy Schwartz

      Resources:

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      5 min
    • September 14, 2025, The James VI/James I 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 year is the 500th anniversary of the combination of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland to form what became the United Kingdom. As a part of this merger, James VI of Scotland became James I of the UK. Today, we review three new books on James VI of Scotland, who became James I of the Kingdom of England and Scotland.

      • The Mirror of Great Britain by Clare Jackson
      • The Sun Rising by Anna Whitelock
      • Queen James by Gareth Russell

        Resources:

        Jacobean glory — reappraising the life of King James VI and I by Stephen Bush in the FT

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        5 min
      • September 7, 2025, The Top Business Books for September 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 top new business books for September 2025.

        • Smarter: 10 Lessons for a More Productive and Less-Stressed Life By Emily Austen
        • Mission Driven: The Path to a Life of Purpose By Mike Hayes
        • Move. Think. Rest.: Redefining Productivity & Our Relationship with Time By Dr. Natalie Nixon, Ph.D
        • The Collective Edge: Unlocking the Secret Power of Groups By Colin Fisher

          Resources:

          The Next Big Idea Club’s September 2025 Must-Read Books

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          5 min
        • August 31, 2025, The Final Set of Books from the Ethicsverse Library 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 conclude our August exploration of four books from the Ethicsverse Library, all curated by Ethico.

          • Behavioral Ethics in Practice: Why We Sometimes Make the Wrong Decisions
          • Optimally Irrational: The Good Reasons We Behave the Way We Do
          • Complicit: How We Enable The Unethical and How to Stop
          • Why good people sometimes do bad things: 52 reflections on ethics at work

            • Resources:

            The Ethicsverse Library

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            6 min
          • August 24, 2025, The More Books from the Ethicsverse Library Edition

            In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers 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 Tom. Today, we continue our August exploration of four books from the Ethicsverse Library, all curated by Ethico.

            • The Behavioral Code: The Hidden Ways the Law Makes Us Better… or Worse
            • Nudge
            • Fully Compliant: Compliance Training to Change Behavior
            • The Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making

              • Resources:

              The Ethicsverse Library

              The Sunday Book Review was recently honored as one of the Top 100 Book Podcasts.

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              6 min
            • August 17, 2025, The More Books from the Ethicsverse Library Edition

              In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers 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 Tom. Today, we continue our August exploration of four books from the Ethicsverse Library, all curated by Ethico.

              • Behavioral Business Ethics (Organization and Management Series)
              • The Cambridge Handbook of Compliance (Cambridge Law Handbooks)
              • The Law of Good People: Challenging States’ Ability to Regulate Human Behavior
              • Why most compliance training fails—and how to fix it

                • Resources:

                The Ethicsverse Library

                The Sunday Book Review was recently honored as one of the Top 100 Book Podcasts.

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                6 min
              • August 10, 2025, The More Books from The Ethicsverse Library 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 Tom. Today, we continue to look at four more books from the EthicsVerse Library, all curated by Ethico.

                • Influence, New and Expanded: The Psychology of Persuasion
                • Conduct Risk Management: Using a Behavioural Approach to Protect Your Board and Financial Services Business
                • The Art of Thinking Clearly: Better Thinking, Better Decisions
                • Blind Spots: Why We Fail to Do What’s Right and What to Do about It

                  • Resources:

                  The Ethicsverse Library

                  The Sunday Book Review was recently honored as one of the Top 100 Book Podcasts.

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                  6 min
                • August 3, 2025, The Books from the EthicsVerse Library Edition

                  In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers 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 Tom. Today, we look at four books from the EthicsVerse Library, all curated by Ethico.

                  1. The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman
                  2. May Contain Lies: How Stories, Statistics, and Studies Exploit Our Biases—And What We Can Do about It by Alex Edmans
                  3. Nudge Management by Eric Singler
                  4. Behavioral Science in the Wild by Nina Mažar and Dilip Soman

                    Resources:

                    The EthicsVerse Library

                    The Sunday Book Review was recently honored as one of the Top 100 Book Podcasts.

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                    6 min
                  5. July 27, 2025, The Best Books on Economics Edition

                    In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that 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. For the month of July, we looked at the FT’s recommendation for top books in the summer of 2025. In this episode, Tom reviews the FT’s list of the top books on Economics from 2025.

                    1. The Measure of Progress: Counting What Really Matters by Diane Coyle
                    2. Capitalism and Its Critics: A History: From the Industrial Revolution to AI by John Cassidy
                    3. Uncertainty and Enterprise: Venturing Beyond the Known by Amar Bhidé
                    4. Stellar: A World Beyond Limits, and How to Get There by James Arbib and Tony Seba

                      The Sunday Book Review was recently honored as one of the Top 100 Book Podcasts.

                      Resources:

                      FT’s Best Books of Summer for 2025: Economics by Martin Wolf.

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                      6 min
                    5. July 20, 2025 the Best Books on Business 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. For the month of July, we look the FT’s recommendation for top books in the summer 2025. In this episode, I review the FT’s list of the top books on business for the Summer 2025.

                      1.     The Chairman’s Lounge: The Inside Story of How Qantas Sold Us Out by Joe Aston 

                      2.     Abundance: How We Build a Better Future by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson

                      3.    Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist by Liz Pelly

                      4.    House of Huawei: Inside the Secret World of China’s Most Powerful Company by Eva Dou

                      The Sunday Book Review was recently honored as one of the Top 100 Book Podcasts.

                      Resources

                      FT’s Best Books of Summer for 2025: Business by Andrew Hill. 


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                      6 min

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