The Education of a Reluctant Businessman

By Yvon Chouinard (2006)

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 outdoo...

Life and Work

By Ray Dalio (2017)

Ray Dalio, one of the world’s most successful investors and entrepreneurs, shares the unconventional principles that he’s developed, refined, and used over the past forty years to create unique results in both life and business—and which any person or organization can adopt to help achieve their goals. In Principles, Dalio shares what he’s learned...

By Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1999)

Une rencontre entre un homme, le narrateur, qui n'a plus le sentiment d'appartenir au monde de ses semblables, et ce petit prince qui habite seul sur sa planète, aime les couchers de soleil et n'oublie jamais une question une fois qu'il l'a posée.Conte philosophique, critique de la société, expression d'une solitude, le Petit Prince est d'abord un livre pour les...

By Phil Knight (2016)

Fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed fifty dollars from his father and launched a company with one simple mission: import high-quality, low-cost running shoes from Japan. Selling the shoes from the trunk of his car in 1963, Knight grossed eight thousand dollars that first year. Today, Nike’s annual sales top $30 billion. In this age of start-ups,...

How to Create Your Business Culture

By Ben Horowitz (2019)

Ben Horowitz, a leading venture capitalist, modern management expert, and New York Times bestselling author combines lessons both from history and modern organizational practice with practical and often surprising advice to help us build cultures that can weather both good and bad times. The times and circumstances in which people were raised often shape them - yet...

A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World

By Scott Harrison (2018)

An inspiring personal story of redemption, second chances, and the transformative power within us all, from the founder and CEO of the nonprofit charity: water. At 28 years old, Scott Harrison had it all. A top nightclub promoter in New York City, his life was an endless cycle of drugs, booze, models—repeat. But 10 years in, desperately unhappy...