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Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780143109679
- Book Title
- Let My People Go Surfing : The Education of a Reluctant Businessman--Including 10 More Years of Business Unusual
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 9.4 in
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- Nature, Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics
- Topic
- Environmental Conservation & Protection, Business Ethics, Personal Memoirs, Management, Business
- Item Weight
- 20.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.6 in
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0143109677
ISBN-13
9780143109679
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219215618
Product Key Features
Book Title
Let My People Go Surfing : The Education of a Reluctant Businessman--Including 10 More Years of Business Unusual
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Topic
Environmental Conservation & Protection, Business Ethics, Personal Memoirs, Management, Business
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
20.5 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2015-050841
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
No matter what you do, you will find essential guidance and inspiration in Let My People Go Surfing. (Dave Foreman, The Rewilding Institute) Wonderful... a moving autobiography, the story of a unique business, and a detailed blueprint for hope. (Jared Diamond, author of Collapse ), "Wonderful . . . a moving autobiography, the story of a unique business, and a detailed blueprint for hope." --Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel "For everyone who is alternately outraged and depressed by the wave of greed that has been the hallmark of corporate America in the twenty-first century, there is a name that inspires hope: Yvon Chouinard. . . . Unique and compelling." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Chouinard's biography, Let My People Go Surfing , reveals a fascinating and colorful character . . . . For all of our sakes, it seems the responsible thing for companies to do is follow Chouinard's ascent." -- USA Today "No matter what you do, you will find essential guidance and inspiration in Let My People Go Surfing. " -- Dave Foreman, The Rewilding Institute
Dewey Decimal
658.4/083
Synopsis
In this newly revised 10th anniversary edition, Yvon Chouinard--legendary climber, businessman, environmentalist, and founder of Patagonia, Inc.--shares the persistence and courage that have gone into being head of one of the most respected and environmentally responsible companies on earth. From his youth as the son of a French Canadian handyman to the thrilling, ambitious climbing expeditions that inspired his innovative designs for the sport's equipment, Let My People Go Surfing is the story of a man who brought doing good and having grand adventures into the heart of his business life-a book that will deeply affect entrepreneurs and outdoor enthusiasts alike. "This is the story of an attempt to do more than change a single corporation--it is an attempt to challenge the culture of consumption that is at the heart of the global ecological crisis."--From the Foreword by Naomi Klein, bestselling author of This Changes Everything, As a child, Yvon Chouinard moved to Southern California with little English and less money. Today his company, Patagonia, earns more than $600 million a year and is a beacon and benchmark for sustainable capitalism. This is the amazing story of a young man who found escape by scaling the world's highest peaks, of an innovator who used his father's blacksmith tools to fashion equipment that changed climbing forever, and of the entrepreneur who brought doing good and having a blast into the heart of a business., "Wonderful . . . a moving autobiography, the story of a unique business, and a detailed blueprint for hope." --Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel In this 10th anniversary edition, Yvon Chouinard--legendary climber, businessman, environmentalist, and founder of Patagonia, Inc.--shares the persistence and courage that have gone into being head of one of the most respected and environmentally responsible companies on earth. From his youth as the son of a French Canadian handyman to the thrilling, ambitious climbing expeditions that inspired his innovative designs for the sport's equipment, Let My People Go Surfing is the story of a man who brought doing good and having grand adventures into the heart of his business life-a book that will deeply affect entrepreneurs and outdoor enthusiasts alike.
LC Classification Number
HC102.5.C42 2016
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