Named one of the Best books of 2024: Business by the Financial Times

An indispensable guide to help companies navigate the new era of ethical challenges and risks in a volatile global landscape.

Today's headlines teem with employee unrest over racial injustice, communities infuriated by corporate environmental impacts, staff anxiety over surveillance, public outrage over corruption in business, and discoveries of child labor in supply chains. We've traveled far and fast from the old world of business ethics, where black-and-white concerns about bribery and fraud could be addressed via rules and processes. Simply maximizing shareholder value while not breaking the law is no longer a tenable approach, but we've never been so confused about what it means to do the right thing--and why it's so important.

In this eye-opening, essential book, NYU Stern ethics professor Alison Taylor argues that amid stakeholder demands and transparency pressures, we can no longer treat ethics as merely a legal and reputational defense mechanism. Leaders at Davos and the Business Roundtable have called for a new corporate responsibility paradigm, but organizations struggle to implement these ideas in an atmosphere of heightened expectations and intense suspicion. Offering vivid stories and examples from years working in anti-corruption and advising companies on ethics, Taylor brings this complex, risky environment alive to provide a blueprint for how leaders can rethink and reshape their practices. How can CEOs cut through the noise to set robust environmental and social priorities? When should they speak out on contentious social and political issues--and how? What does it really take to build a healthy organizational culture? How are we to approach corporate values when society itself is so divided?

Higher Ground shows leaders how business can navigate this messy paradigm shift, build trust, and achieve long-term strategic advantage in a turbulent world.

Thanksgiving is always exciting when family comes over until things go awry! The Great Turkey Chase is a fast-furious feast of fun. What happens when the crafty old dog takes the opportunity to swipe the turkey and make a run for it? The whole family joins in the chase. See who wins the race and claims the turkey for themselves! A wonderful book to read every Thanksgiving.

We mean it when we say surprising and inspirational

This was a bona fide labor of love over several years of picking and choosing not just a quote for every day of your year, but also short, quippy, sometimes stunning bios of over 200 of these guys and gals. Oh, and cool photos (Especially the one of Ace Frehley, but hey, I'm biased )

Good lead-in so far? But enough of my yakkin, there are a TON of cool quotes, bios, and photos for you inside Read, dwell, read again We hope you love it, we do

Premiering at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival, Andrzej Żulawski's Possession remains a distinct phenomenon. Though in competition for the illustrious Palme d'Or, its art cinema context did not rescue it from being banned as part of the United Kingdom's 'video nasties' campaign, alongside unashamedly lowbrow titles such as Faces of Death and Zombie Flesh Eaters. Skirting the boundary between art and exploitation, body horror and cerebral reverie, relationship drama and political statement, Possession is a truly astonishing film. Part visceral horror, part surreal experiment, part gothic romance dressed in the iconography of a spy thriller: there is no doubt that the polarity evinced by Possession's initial release was in part a product of its resistance to clear categorisation.

With a production history almost as bizarre as the film itself, a cult following gained with its VHS release, and being re-appreciated in the decades since as a valuable work of auteur cinema, the story of how this film came to be is as fascinating as it is unfathomable. Alison Taylor's Devil's Advocate considers Possession's history, stylistic achievement, and legacy as an enduring and unique work of horror cinema. Beginning with a marital breakdown and ending with an apocalypse, the film's strangeness has not dissipated over time; its transgressive imagery, histrionic performances, and spiral staircase logic remain affective and confounding to critics and fans alike. Respecting the film's wilfully enigmatic nature, this book helps to unpack its key threads, including the collision between the banal and the horrific, the socio-historical context of its divided Berlin setting, and the significance of its legacy, particularly with regard to the contemporary trend for extreme art horror on the festival circuit.

The Politics of Educational Reform in Alberta presents a case study of educational restructuring in Alberta during the 'Klein revolution' - the period of dramatic political and economic change introduced by Premier Ralph Klein's Conservative government of the 1990s. The government's 1994 business plan introduced funding cuts in education, the amalgamation of school boards, the centralization of funding, charter school legislation, expanded provincial testing, and mandatory school councils. The buzzwords for education reform were efficiency, accountability, and choice.

Alison Taylor rigorously examines Klein's 'three-year plan' of school reform to unveil the ways in which the Alberta government allied itself with corporate interests. She also examines what happens to the voices of teachers, parents and labour groups who have a different idea of what school should be.

The Politics of Educational Reform in Alberta is a timely and much-needed book. This multi-faceted view of corporate involvement in schooling will be invaluable to policy makers, educators, academics, journalists, and concerned parents.

365 Days of Positivity: Your Daily Motivation Guide is a transformative journey packed into a single book. Each page is filled with uplifting quotes, actionable advice, and thought-provoking prompts designed to inspire and empower you every day of the year. Whether you're seeking motivation to pursue your goals, overcome challenges, or simply enhance your daily life with positivity, this book is your go-to companion. With its insightful reflections and practical exercises, it's more than just a book - it's a guide to living your best life, one day at a time.

Premiering at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival, Andrzej Żulawski's Possession remains a distinct phenomenon. Though in competition for the illustrious Palme d'Or, its art cinema context did not rescue it from being banned as part of the United Kingdom's 'video nasties' campaign, alongside unashamedly lowbrow titles such as Faces of Death and Zombie Flesh Eaters. Skirting the boundary between art and exploitation, body horror and cerebral reverie, relationship drama and political statement, Possession is a truly astonishing film. Part visceral horror, part surreal experiment, part gothic romance dressed in the iconography of a spy thriller: there is no doubt that the polarity evinced by Possession's initial release was in part a product of its resistance to clear categorisation.

With a production history almost as bizarre as the film itself, a cult following gained with its VHS release, and being re-appreciated in the decades since as a valuable work of auteur cinema, the story of how this film came to be is as fascinating as it is unfathomable. Alison Taylor's Devil's Advocate considers Possession's history, stylistic achievement, and legacy as an enduring and unique work of horror cinema. Beginning with a marital breakdown and ending with an apocalypse, the film's strangeness has not dissipated over time; its transgressive imagery, histrionic performances, and spiral staircase logic remain affective and confounding to critics and fans alike. Respecting the film's wilfully enigmatic nature, this book helps to unpack its key threads, including the collision between the banal and the horrific, the socio-historical context of its divided Berlin setting, and the significance of its legacy, particularly with regard to the contemporary trend for extreme art horror on the festival circuit.

We mean it when we say surprising and inspirational

This was a bona fide labor of love over several years of picking and choosing not just a quote for every day of your year, but also short, quippy, sometimes stunning bios of over 200 of these guys and gals. Oh, and cool photos (Especially the one of Ace Frehley, but hey, I'm biased )

Good lead-in so far? But enough of my yakkin, there are a TON of cool quotes, bios, and photos for you inside Read, dwell, read again We hope you love it, we do

A candid, humorous dating memoir from a fresh, edgy, and distinctive new female voice

Single girls today are smarter, stronger, and funnier, and journalist Alison Taylor is the witty voice for this new generation of women who are looking for the one but not willing to undergo a personality lobotomy in the process. Covering 12 months in the life of one ever-hopeful--but never desperate--romantic, this book charts what happens before a date, during a date, and when there are no dates. Hanging out at music festivals, bars, and various capital cities, readers join the self-styled lovefool and friends on her quest for fun, romance, and someone to care about. On her travels, Alison asks the tough questions, like: What does that text really mean? Did you shave that yourself? and Are you fucking kidding me? Alison's adventures will ring true with a whole generation of cool, educated, and ambitious women who can't quite believe that there are so few hot, single straight guys out there. But that doesn't stop them from looking and hoping, and hoping and looking.

Faction meets Fiction in this thrilling new tale. Meet Taylor and Alan, a sister/brother duo, as they embark on their latest mission.

The House of Mirrors, where you can be skinny and tall, thin or wide. But this House of Mirrors has something else besides mirrors in it, something Taylor and Alan have never experienced before. Something that will scare and amaze them-The House of Mirrors, where all is not as it seems.

Taylor and Alan must find their way back from the Land of Spark while helping the people that live there get out from under the control of the bad wizard. Can two children outsmart the powerful wizard, save the people that are from the Land of Spark, and possibly find their way back home?

Faction meets Fiction in this thrilling new tale. Meet Taylor and Alan a sister/brother duo, as they embark on their latest mission. It all starts at Big John's Mall, where they cheerfully wait to see the newest sequel that everyone is talking about. But outside forces will take Taylor and Alan to a different land where their special talents are needed.

Can Taylor and Alan help the good people of the Land of Baltimore? The catacombs hold secrets that Taylor and Alan need to discover. Can they find the Chest of Treasures and outsmart Jalabar? Will they find their way back home?

This story weaves rich history into this thrilling tale while instilling the concept of being mindful and respect of the environment.