Simple but powerful advice on how and why to rethink your business structure in a time when traditional capitalism is no longer working for people or the planet.Vincent Stanley, Patagonia's Director of Philosophy, with Yvon Chouinard, founder and former owner of Patagonia, draws on 50 years' experience at Patagonia to challenge all business owners and leaders to rethink their businesses in a time of cultural and climate chaos.Patagonia over and over througho...

Vincent Stanley, Patagonia's director of philosophy, with Yvon Chouinard, founder and former owner of Patagonia, draws on fifty years' experience to challenge all business owners and leaders to rethink their businesses in a time of cultural and climate chaos.Patagonia has been recognized as much for its groundbreaking environmental, social practices as for the quality of its clothes. In an unprecedented action, in 2022, the Chouinard family gave their company away, converting owner...

The Responsible Company, by Yvon Chouinard, founder and owner of Patagonia, and Vincent Stanley, co-editor of its Footprint Chronicles, draw on the their 40 years' experience at Patagonia and knowledge of current efforts by other companies to articulate the elements of responsible business for our time.Patagonia, named by Fortune in 2007 as the coolest company on the planet, has earned a reputation as much for its ground-breaking environmental and social practices as for the qu...

Patagonia, named by Fortune in 2007 as the coolest company on the planet, has earned a reputation as much for its ground-breaking environmental and social practices as for the quality of its clothes. In this exceptionally frank account, Chouinard and Stanley recount how the company and its culture gained the confidence, by step and misstep, to make its work progressively more responsible, and to ultimately share its discoveries with companies as large as Wal-Mart or as small as the corner ...

A Patagonia foi fundada por Yvon Chouinard em 1973 como uma marca de roupas e equipamentos para esportes ao ar livre. Porém nunca foi só isso. A empresa é o principal e mais relevante exemplo de ativismo empresarial. Ao longo de sua história, a Patagonia ganhou reconhecimento tanto por suas práticas ambientais e sociais inovadoras quanto pela qualidade de suas roupas. Em 2022, numa ação sem precedentes no mundo corporativo, a família Chouinard doou a empresa, convertendo o negócio numa est...

Working Alternatives explores economic life from a humanistic and multidisciplinary perspective, with a particular eye on religions’ implications in practices of work, management, supply, production, remuneration, and exchange. Its contributors draw upon historical, ethical, business, and theological conversations considering the sources of economic sustainability and justice.The essays in this book—from scholars of business, religious ethics, and history—offer readers pra...

There are an estimated 500 million smallholder farmers across the world, of which a considerable percentage of women. Despite their large numbers and important roles, women smallholders remain largely unsupported and their contribution to agriculture is often devalued because of their sex.Women and smallholder farming: Addressing global inequities in agriculture provides a comprehensive overview of the main obstacles and challenges women smallholders conti...

A Critical Companion to Stanley Kubrick offers a thorough and detailed study of the films of the legendary director. Labeled a recluse, a provocateur, and a perfectionist, Kubrick revolutionized filmmaking, from the use of music in film, narrative pacing and structure, to depictions of war and violence. An unparalleled visionary, his work continues to influence contemporary cinema and visual culture. This book delves into the complexities of his work and examines the wide range of topics a...

**Business Book Awards 2025 Finalist**The Bottom Line is No Longer a Number.Burnout. Disengagement. Disconnection. The old models of leadership are cracking, and the most resilient, high-performing businesses are moving in a new direction.This international bestseller is a rallying cry for leaders and companies ready to evolve. Return on Humanity shows that putting people first isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s the most competi...

"These stories are poignant, inspiring, moving and, above all, real." --Michael Curry Have you ever wondered if God is missing in the mundane? Four women priests have found God in the most unexpected places: in a dive bar, at the drugstore, and even at the grave. As we go about our everyday lives, the divine can feel elusive: grappling with the realities of cancer, infertility treatments, searching for a birth story, and honoring the divine in a child with autism. Yet God was there all alo...

Dive into the remarkable story of St. Vincent de Paul, the legendary French humanitarian whom history honors as "The Father of His Country" for his boundless generosity. This captivating narrative traces his dramatic path from a young man imprisoned in Muslim captivity on the African continent to his daring flight to freedom. Returning home, he embarked on a lifetime of incredible ministry, founding organizations that transformed the face of charity. Achieving sainthood in a mere 77 years,...

Roads have been around for centuries, allowing mankind a convenient path to arrive at their destination—be it a lengthy vacation getaway with family or merely to their own inviting home after an exhausting day at work. These roadway treks can bring with them a lifetime of memories.But not all memories are good. And some things are best left forgotten.Join our storytellers as they share the morbid, woeful, and disturbing outcomes of an otherwise normal commute, as we watch e...