Sunday Book Review

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. Today we continue our review of some year’s top books in various categories as curated by the Financial Times. In this episode, we look at book on history by Frederick Studemann.

·       The Revolutionists by Jason Burke

·       Shattered Lands by Sam Dalrymple

·       The First Russian Revolution by Susanna Rabow-Edling

·       The West: the History of an Idea by Georgios Varouxakis

·       The World of the Cold War by Vladislav Zubok

Resource

Best Books of 2025: History by Frederick Stedemann

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In the Sunday Book Review, Tom considers books that would interest compliance professionals, business executives, or anyone curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or anything else that might interest Tom. Today, we begin a review of some years’ top books in various categories as curated by the Financial Times. In this episode, we look at a book on economics selected by Martin Wolf.

• Eclipsing the West by Vince Cable
• Fixed by John Y. Campbell and Tarun Ramadorai
• Money and Inflation in the Time of Covid by Tim Congdon
• Why Nothing Works by Marc J. Dunkelman

Resources:

Best Books of 2025: Economics by Martin Wolf

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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. Today we review five top business books on storytelling written by Robert McKee. 

• Story by Robert McKee
• Character by Robert McKee
• Action by Robert McKee
• Dialogue by Robert McKee
• Storynomics by Robert McKee and Tom Gerace

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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. Today we review four top business books for November as recommended by the FT 

• Playful by Cas Holman
• The Art of Less by Andre Spicer and Matts Alvesson
• Click Here by Alex Schultz
• The Seven Rules of Trust by Jimmy Wales with Dan Gardner 

Resource

Business Books: What to read this month. In the FT

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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. Today we review four top books on tackling climate change. 

• Cleaning the Air by Hannah Ritchie
• Rooted in Change by Jane Masters and Andrew Neather
• The New Global Possible by Ani Dasgupta
• The Growth Story of the 21st Century by Nicolas Stern 

Resource

Four hopeful guides to tackling climate change. In the FT

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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. Today we review four top books on risk management. 

• How to be a Chief Risk Officer by Jennifer Geary
• Fundamentals of Risk Management by Kathy Boothroyd and Clive Thompson
• The Failure of Risk Management by Douglas Hubbard
• The Risk Management Handbook by David Hillson 

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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 books on the most cursed house in all of ancient Greece, the House of Atreus..

• The Judgment of Helen by Thomas Cobb
• Clytemnestra’s Bind by Susan Wilson
• The Curse of Atreus by Dey Brownlee
• The Oresteia of Aeschylus by Aeschylus

Resources:

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

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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 books on Ancient Greece and antiquity.

• Ancient Greece by Jeremy McInerney
• Plato and the Tyrant by James Romm
• The Odyssey by Daniel Mendelsohn
• The Greek Tyrants by A. Andrewes

Resources:

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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 books for October.

• Resurgent by Julian Birkinshaw and John Fallon
• Shadows at Work by Steven D’Souza
• How to be Bold by Ranjay Gulati
• Powerfully Likeable by Kate Mason

Resources:

This list was derived from Business Books, What to Read This Month in the FT.

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

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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, Tom reviews four top books on compensation and incentives inside a corporation.

• The Compensation Handbook, Sixth Edition by Lance A. Berger and Dorothy Berger
• The WorldatWork Handbook of Total Rewards by WorldatWork
• Pay Matters: The Art and Science of Employee Compensation by David Weaver
• The Complete Guide to Sales Force Incentive Compensation by  Andris Zoltners, Prabhakant Sinha, and Sally Lorimer

Resources:

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

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