Yvon Chouinard: Let My People Go Surfing
Let My People Go Surfing
Buch
- The Education of a Reluctant Businessman--Including 10 More Years of Business Unusual
- Originaltitel: Lass die Mitarbeiter surfen gehen
- Penguin LLC US, 09/2016
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert, ,
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9780143109679
- Bestellnummer: 1710383
- Umfang: 272 Seiten
- Sonstiges: 16-PAGE 4/C PHOTO INSERTS (ON TEXT STOCK)
- Nummer der Auflage: 16000
- Auflage: Updatet edition
- Gewicht: 572 g
- Maße: 239 x 167 mm
- Stärke: 22 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 6.9.2016
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
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