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Sunday Book Review: January 28, 2024 The Books on Management 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. Over the month of January, we will review some of the best books reported by the medium in various categories. In today’s edition of the Sunday Book Review, we look at four books on business management you should read in 2024.

  • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals By Oliver Burkeman
  • The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More and Change the Way You Lead Forever, By Michael Bungay Stanier
  • Change Your Questions, Change Your Life By Marilee Adams
  • Dare to Lead by Brenee Brown

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Top Leadership Books to Read in 2024 in Medium

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Sunday Book Review: January 21, 2024 The Books on HR 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. Over the month of January, we will review some of the best books reported by People Managing People in various categories. In today’s edition of the Sunday Book Review, we look at four books on HR you should read in 2024.

  • The Essential HR Handbook by Sharon Armstrong and Barbara Mitchell
  • Irresistible: The 7 Secrets of the World’s Most Enduring, Employee-Focused Organizations by Josh Bersin
  • Built for People: Transform Your Employee Experience by Jessica Swaan
  • Remote Not Distant by Gastavo Ruzzetti

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28 Best HR Books You Should Read in 2024

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Sunday Book Review: January 14, 2024 The Books on Morality 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. Over the month of January, we will review some of the best books reported by the Financial Times in various categories. In today’s edition of the Sunday Book Review, we look at four books on morality you should read in 2024.

  • The Morality of the Exterior Act by Fr. Chad Ripperger
  • Making Choice by Peter Kreeft
  • Moral Psychology by Valerie Tiberius
  • Modern Moral Philosophy by Stephen Darwall

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Ten Best New Morality Books to Read in 2024

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Sunday Book Review: January 7, 2024 The Four Business Books for 2024 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. Over the month of December, we will review some of the best books reported by the Financial Times in various categories. In today’s edition of the Sunday Book Review, we look at 4 business books you should read in 2024.

  • Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Essential Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger by Charlie Munger
  • Possible: How We Survive (and Thrive) in the Age of Conflict by William Ury
  • Strategic: The Skill to Set Direction, Create Advantage, and Achieve Executive Excellence by Rick Horwath
  • Career Forward: Strategies From Women Who’ve Made it by Grace Puma and Christiana Smith Shi

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Four Must Read Business Books to Kick of 2024 (Inc.com)

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Sunday Book Review: December 17, 2023 The Top History Books Edition

In the Sunday Book Review, I consider 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. Over December, we will review some of the best books reported by the Financial Times, in various categories. In today’s edition of the Sunday Book Review, we consider some of the top history books from 2023 as listed in the Financial Times.

  • Bismark’s War by Rachel Chrastil
  • Revolutionary Spring by Christopher Clark
  • The Lumumba Plot by Stuart Reid
  • 18 Days in October by Uri Kaufman

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FT’s Best Books of 2023-History

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Sunday Book Review: December 10, 2023 The Top History 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. Over the month of December, we will review some of the best books reported by the Financial Times, in various categories. In today’s edition of the Sunday Book Review, we consider some of the top business books from 2023 as listed in the Financial Times.

  • The Case for Good Jobs by Zeynep Ton
  • How Big Things Get Done by Ben Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner
  • Right Kind of Wrong by Amy Edmondson
  • Blood in the Machine by Brian Merchant

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FT’s Best Books of 2023-Business

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Sunday Book Review: December 3, 2023 The Top Thrillers 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. Over the month of December, we will review some of the best books reported by the Financial Times in various categories. In today’s edition of the Sunday Book Review, we consider the top thrillers from 2023.

  • “Year of the Locust” by Terry Hays
  • “Kennedy 35” by Charles Cumming.
  • “White Fox” by Owens Matthews.
  • “A Line in the Sand” by Ken Powers.

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Best Books of 2023-Thrillers

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Sunday Book Review: November 12 , 2023 The Corporate Governance (Larcker and Tayan) 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, Tom considers three books by Stanford professors David Larcker and Brian Tayan on corporate governance.

  • The Art and Practice of Corporate Governance by Larker and Tayan
  • Corporate Governance Matters (3rd ed)  by Larker and Tayan
  • A Real Look at World Corporate Governance by Larker and Tayan
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Sunday Book Review: November 5, 2023 The Just Because 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, Tom considers upcoming Fall 2023 non-fiction books to take a look at reading.

  • “The Woman in Me,” by Britney Spears.
  • “Tupac Shakur – The Authorized Biography,” by Staci Robinson
  • “Let Us Descend,” by Jesmyn Ward.
  • “Miss MacIntosh, My Darling,” by Marguerite Young.

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Five Reviews You Need to Read In Literary Hub

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Sunday Book Review: October 29, 2023 The Great Movie Monsters 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, Tom considers upcoming Fall 2023 non-fiction books to take a look at reading.

  • “Monsters in the Movies” by John Landis.
  • “Lost in the Dark: A World History of the Horror Film” by Brad Wiesmann.
  • “Universal Studio Monsters: A Legacy of Horror” by Michael Mallory.
  • “The Kaiju Film: A Critical Study of Films Biggest Monsters by Jason Barr.