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Life with Big Green: A Memoir

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Here is my story, unlikely and unvarnished, of life with Big Green – that is, my nearly three-decade relationship with one of the biggest environmental groups in the U.S., the National Wildlife Federation. Along the way, including thirteen years on NWF's staff, I saw environmentalism from the inside and witnessed firsthand its fundamental failure. I learned why environmental groups will never gain ... Read more

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Here is my story, unlikely and unvarnished, of life with Big Green – that is, my nearly three-decade relationship with one of the biggest environmental groups in the U.S., the National Wildlife Federation. Along the way, including thirteen years on NWF's staff, I saw environmentalism from the inside and witnessed firsthand its fundamental failure. I learned why environmental groups will never gain
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Hubris, a Railroad Through the Grand Canyon, and the Death of Frank Mason Brown: A Parable for Our Time

by Wayne Schmidt ...

"Really!? A railroad through the bottom of the Grand Canyon?" Crazy idea, right? But in fact, it came closer to happening than most people realize.This is the little-known story of how hubris killed the railroad's president and saved the world's most beloved canyon. Frank Mason Brown drowned in a whirlpool in the Grand Canyon because he was sure he could build a great railroad through its depths ... Read more

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"Really!? A railroad through the bottom of the Grand Canyon?" Crazy idea, right? But in fact, it came closer to happening than most people realize.This is the little-known story of how hubris killed the railroad's president and saved the world's most beloved canyon. Frank Mason Brown drowned in a whirlpool in the Grand Canyon because he was sure he could build a great railroad through its depths
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Schmidt's Shorts: Stories to Make You Smile

by Wayne Schmidt ...

Need a smile to break today's depressing reality? Here's an eclectic mix of short stories and essays from an eventful and well-lived life, certain to bring smiles and a few chuckles. Included are adventures – rafting the Grand Canyon; hiking Oregon's wilderness; chasing big salmon, rare birds, and lost friends; debating "the shape of the universe, death, God or not, Big Foot, the condition of your ... Read more

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Need a smile to break today's depressing reality? Here's an eclectic mix of short stories and essays from an eventful and well-lived life, certain to bring smiles and a few chuckles. Included are adventures – rafting the Grand Canyon; hiking Oregon's wilderness; chasing big salmon, rare birds, and lost friends; debating "the shape of the universe, death, God or not, Big Foot, the condition of your
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Bare Naked Wayne

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A tell-all self-portrait of a private man, chronicling the author's quest for truth, love, and purpose in life.Stories include: "Growing Up with Jesus;" "God Sends Maggots;" "Thank God for LSD;" "Tom Washington Shit in My Hat;" "I Burn Miss Utah at the Stake;" "Saving the Great Lakes;" "I Wore Abbie Hoffman's Coat;" "Fake Fred, Secret Salaries, and Rat-tailed Maggots;" his sordid tale of life as ... Read more

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A tell-all self-portrait of a private man, chronicling the author's quest for truth, love, and purpose in life.Stories include: "Growing Up with Jesus;" "God Sends Maggots;" "Thank God for LSD;" "Tom Washington Shit in My Hat;" "I Burn Miss Utah at the Stake;" "Saving the Great Lakes;" "I Wore Abbie Hoffman's Coat;" "Fake Fred, Secret Salaries, and Rat-tailed Maggots;" his sordid tale of life as
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Let My People Go Surfing

The Education of a Reluctant Businessman--Including 10 More Years of Business Unusual

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**"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 SteelIn 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 ... Read more

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**"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 SteelIn 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
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All We Can Save

Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis

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**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate movement who are harnessing truth, courage, and solutions to lead humanity forward.“A powerful read that fills one with, dare I say . . . hope?”—The New York Times**NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINEThere is a renaissance blooming in the climate movement: leadership ... Read more

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**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate movement who are harnessing truth, courage, and solutions to lead humanity forward.“A powerful read that fills one with, dare I say . . . hope?”—The New York Times**NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINEThere is a renaissance blooming in the climate movement: leadership
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The Secret Life of Groceries

The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket

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In the tradition of Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore's Dilemma, an extraordinary investigation into the human lives at the heart of the American grocery storeWhat does it take to run the American supermarket? How do products get to shelves? Who sets the price? And who suffers the consequences of increased convenience end efficiency? In this alarming exposé*,* author Benjamin Lorr pulls back the ... Read more

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In the tradition of Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore's Dilemma, an extraordinary investigation into the human lives at the heart of the American grocery storeWhat does it take to run the American supermarket? How do products get to shelves? Who sets the price? And who suffers the consequences of increased convenience end efficiency? In this alarming exposé*,* author Benjamin Lorr pulls back the
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Letters to My Grandchildren

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In this inspiring series of letters to his grandchildren, David Suzuki offers grandfatherly advice mixed with stories from his own remarkable life and explores what makes life meaningful. He challenges his grandchildren - and us - to do everything at full tilt. He explains why sports, fishing, feminism, and failure are important; why it is dangerous to deny our biological nature; and why First ... Read more

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In this inspiring series of letters to his grandchildren, David Suzuki offers grandfatherly advice mixed with stories from his own remarkable life and explores what makes life meaningful. He challenges his grandchildren - and us - to do everything at full tilt. He explains why sports, fishing, feminism, and failure are important; why it is dangerous to deny our biological nature; and why First
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Screw Business As Usual

Turning Capitalism into a Force for Good

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RICHARD BRANSON, one of the world's most famous and admired business leaders, argues that it's time to turn capitalism upside down-to shift our values from an exclusive focus on profit to also caring for people, communities and the planet.As he writes:"It's a vibrant and definite sea change from the way business was always done, when financial profit was a driving force. Today, people aren't ... Read more

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RICHARD BRANSON, one of the world's most famous and admired business leaders, argues that it's time to turn capitalism upside down-to shift our values from an exclusive focus on profit to also caring for people, communities and the planet.As he writes:"It's a vibrant and definite sea change from the way business was always done, when financial profit was a driving force. Today, people aren't
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The Responsible Company

What We've Learned from Patagonia's First 40 Years

by Yvon Chouinard, Vincent Stanley ...

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 ... Read more

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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
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The Time of Our Lives: A conversation about America; Who we are, where we've been, and where we need to go now, to recapture the American dream

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Tom Brokaw, known and beloved for his landmark work in American journalism and for the New York Times bestsellers The Greatest Generation and Boom!, now turns his attention to the challenges that face America in the new millennium, to offer reflections on how we can restore America’s greatness.“What happened to the America I thought I knew?” Brokaw writes. “Have we simply wandered off course, but ... Read more

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Tom Brokaw, known and beloved for his landmark work in American journalism and for the New York Times bestsellers The Greatest Generation and Boom!, now turns his attention to the challenges that face America in the new millennium, to offer reflections on how we can restore America’s greatness.“What happened to the America I thought I knew?” Brokaw writes. “Have we simply wandered off course, but
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A myth-shattering investigation of the true cost of America's passion for finding a better bargainFrom the shuttered factories of the Rust Belt to the strip malls of the Sun Belt-and almost everywhere in between-America has been transformed by its relentless fixation on low price. This pervasive yet little- examined obsession with bargains is arguably the most powerful and devastating market force ... Read more

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