Corporate Power

Joel Bakan's book is a brilliantly argued account of the corporation's pathological pursuit of profit and power. An eminent law professor and legal theorist, Bakan contends that the corporation is created by law to function much like a psychopathic personality whose destructive behavior, if left unchecked, leads to scandal and ruin. Despite the structural failings found in the corporation, Bakan believes change is possible and outlines a far-reaching program of concrete, pragmatic, and realistic reforms through legal regulation and democratic control.

"Halfway through and running out of markers—what a feat and, indeed, what a treat!" - Nils Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture; Professor of International Law, author, The Trial of Julian Assange "In my household I have nominated this book as my Book of the Year. I read over 30 books a year in the course of my work, so it is in a good field.” - Professor Guy Standing, author, The Precariat "The most important book on the subject of 'changing the world' in print." - Roger Abbiss, Founder, Occupy Earth "An excellent, much-needed book by John Macgregor... A blueprint for essential ...

When perfume becomes poison, and desire becomes deadly... Julia Cavendish possesses the rarest gift in the fragrance world—a nose so perfect it can deconstruct any scent to its molecular truth. But this blessing is also her curse. Trapped in a soul-crushing job creating cheap knockoffs, Julia's hypersensitive gift threatens to drive her toward the same madness that destroyed her legendary perfumer grandmother. One devastating review of Gabriel de La Tour's latest fragrance changes everything. When Julia's brutal honesty costs her everything, she finds herself drawn into a deadly game that...

YOUR LIFE IS A CASUALTY, OR A CONQUEST. YOUR CHOICES HOLD THE POWER. BREAKING NEWS: If you suck at making decisions, your life will suck too. Stop waiting for the world to conspire in your favor. The world doesn’t care about your vision board, your pronouns, your deadbeat dad, or your PhD in Philosophy. It cares about one thing: The decisions you make every moment of the day, from what you eat for breakfast to how you spend your free time. The fact is, most people are prisoners of their own choosing, imprisoned by the siren song of "Easy.

A Survival Guide For Navigating Power Dynamics, Stereotypes, and Systematic Racism in Corporate Spaces Being a Black woman in corporate America comes with microaggressions that feel macro, having your competence constantly questioned, and being forced to work twice as hard for half the recognition. Plus the rules are unwritten, the playing field is anything but level, and the goalposts move without warning. So if you’re feeling stuck, sidelined, or exhausted from trying to excel in spaces that weren’t built for you, it’s because you need more than just motivation to navigate the ...

MICHAEL SAYLOR is sitting on $500 million in cash and watching it melt away with each passing second. From pondering a comfortable retirement by his Miami Beach pool to having his core beliefs about money and wealth permanently shattered, this is the story of a billionaire CEO who lit the fuse of a revolution in corporate finance, putting trillions of dollars of capital on notice. Curated from Michael Saylor’s most impactful speeches, interviews, and tweets, this book is the collected wisdom of one of the great thinkers of the 21st century. It lays out the principles, concepts, and ...

Stop Letting Stress Control Your Life—Start Using the One Tool You Already Have You're not broken. You're just breathing wrong. Most stress management advice asks you to add more to your already-full plate. This book shows you how to work with what you're already doing 25,000 times a day—but consciously, strategically, and with precision. About the Author: Sowmiya Sree is a breath science researcher and Gold Medalist in Pharmacognosy who bridges ancient yogic wisdom with modern neuroscience. You know the feeling: chest tight, mind racing, energy crashing by 2 PM. You've tried meditation...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The New Yorker Best Books of 2022 Financial Times Best Books of 2022 The Economist Best Books of 2022 The dramatic rise—and unimaginable fall—of America's most iconic corporation by New York Times bestselling author and pre-eminent financial journalist...

HE HAD A SEXY WIFE, MILLIONS IN THE BANK, AND A COMMUNITY THAT RESPECTED HIM BUT THREW IT ALL AWAY. COCAINE IS A HELL OF A DRUG ........ There once was a brother who knew how to play the game, who sold out his people for fortune and fame, who bowed to his master and sold his things, who prayed to diamonds, and bowed to rings, who married a snow bunny and praised her vagina, who bought her a mansion and things that were finer, who abandoned his sister, and stabbed his brother’s back, who rose to cocaine, and fell to crack, who once was a king, but now was a fiend, who lost his mansion, his...

Keira Wren Chastain was supposed to be Bennett Chastain’s calmest asset. The elegant wife. The graceful hostess. The woman who could hold any room. Then Bennett stepped up to the podium at a shareholder gala and told two hundred people that he and Keira had made the private, mutual decision to separate. Keira learned the end of her marriage with everyone else. By midnight, she had the folder he never meant for her to read: the approved statement, the staged camera angle, the crisis plan, and the name of the woman chosen for “social continuity.” Not a mistress. Something colder. A ...

The algorithm decides who goes to prison. The database tracks who paid for the verdict. When forensic auditor Rachel Mercer uncovers a hidden file tied to SentinelScore—a powerful artificial intelligence used in courtrooms nationwide—she realizes a whistleblower’s fatal accident was actually a targeted assassination. The justice system is rigged. The verdicts are bought. And Rachel holds the only copy of the proof. Exposing a billion-dollar cover-up means going to war with an elite syndicate that has already killed to keep its secret secure. If she steps forward, she becomes their ...

Whether you are a businessperson, a departmental manager, an employee, a homemaker, a student, or a head of state, author Myles Munroe explains how you can make your dreams and hopes a living reality. Through The Principles and Power of Vision, you will… Discover your purpose in life. Understand why vision is essential to your success. Grasp the necessary keys for fulfilling your life’s dream. Develop a specific plan for achieving your vision. Overcome obstacles to your vision.

The Power of Corporate Prayer is a guide that reveals how prayer in community can transform lives, families, and churches. Colin Beharie shows how believers can move beyond isolation and experience the extraordinary strength that comes when we pray together. Drawing on biblical models of prayer—from Hannah’s heartfelt plea to Daniel’s unyielding faith—this book equips you to understand the true power of prayer in the Bible. More than a devotional, it is a call to action: to unite voices, build habits, and create a culture of prayer that changes hearts and impacts nations.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * WINNER OF THE J ANTHONY LUKAS WORK-IN-PROGRESS AWARD *NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY FINANCIAL TIMES, NPR, KIRKUS REVIEWS, AND SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL * FINALIST FOR THE FINACIAL TIMES/MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR...

Brevity is confidence. Length is fear. This is the guiding principle of Smart Brevity, a communication formula built by Axios journalists to prioritize essential news and information, explain its impact and deliver it in a concise and visual format. In this revised and updated edition, the...

IBM and the Holocaust is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling shocker--a million copies in print--detailing IBM's conscious co-planning and co-organizing of the Holocaust for the Nazis, all micromanaged by its president Thomas J Watson from New York and Paris. This Expanded Edition offers pages of previous unpublished documents, internal company correspondence, and other archival materials to produce an even more explosive volume.

He thought she was just another PR fixer. He should have read the fine print. Thomas Archer is London’s most expensive liability. Reckless, arrogant, and addicted to chaos, he is one scandal away from being disinherited. His father is done with second chances. He doesn’t want a son anymore; he wants an asset. Enter Dr. Victoria Cross. She isn’t a therapist. She isn’t a babysitter. She is a Corporate Behavioral Consultant, and her methods are absolute. She fixes broken legacies with a scalpel—cold, precise, and non-negotiable. Thomas thinks he can charm her. He thinks he can buy ...

Power is changing. Private corner offices and management by decree are out, as is unquestioned trust in the government and media. These former pillars of traditional power have been replaced by networks of informed citizens who collectively wield more power over their personal lives, employers, and worlds than ever before. So how do you navigate this new landscape and come out on top? Adam Grant, Wharton organizational psychologist, went to the World Economic Forum in Davos, the epicenter of power, and sat down with thought leaders from around the world, to find out.

A prominent senator assesses the destructive ideas that have seized the American spirit—and shows how the hidden alignments in our politics can free us from their hold. This program is read by the author. Today, the United States is in a crisis—and it’s not just a political one: over fifty...

In this groundbreaking portrait of corporate seizure of political power, We the Corporations reveals how American businesses won equal rights and transformed the Constitution to serve the ends of capital. Corporations - like minorities and women - have had a civil rights movement of their own and now possess nearly all the same rights as ordinary people. Uncovering the deep historical roots of Citizens United, Adam Winkler shows how that controversial 2010 Supreme Court decision was the capstone of a 200-year battle....