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 review four top books for communications.

·      Made to Stick by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

·      Say it Well by Terry Suzplat 

·      Brief by Joseph McCormick

·      Smart Brevity by Jim Vendhei, Mike Allen and Roy Schwartz

Resource

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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. 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 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 Claire Jackson. 
• The Sun Rising by Anna Whitelock
• Queen James by Gareth Russel

Resource

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

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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 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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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

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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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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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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 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

Resource

The EthicsVerse Library

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

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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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In the Sunday Book Review, Tom 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. For the month of July, we look at the FT’s recommendations for top books in the summer of 2025. In this episode, Tom reviews the FT’s list of the top books on history for the Summer of 2025.

1. Sceptred Isle by Helen Carr
2. Mellon vs. Churchill: The Untold Story of Treasury Titans at War by Jill Eicher
3. Accidental Tyrant: The Life of Kim Il-Sung by Fyodor Tertitskiy
4. The Alienation Effect: How Central European Emigres Transformed the British Twentieth Century by Owen Hatherley

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FT’s Best Books of Summer for 2025: History by Frederick Studemann.

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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. 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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