To Be of Use: The Seven Seeds of Meaningful WorkNew World Library, 2011 M07 27 - 272 pages As a pioneer in the sustainable business movement, Smith & Hawken co-founder Dave Smith is on a mission to inspire people everywhere to reconcile compassionate values with capitalism. To Be of Use shows that business can be a force for radical change and paints a picture of how those driven by simple core values can make the world a better place. The book is a fascinating combination of Smith’s own transformation and rise in sustainable business with an inspirational manifesto of what meaningful work is and how we can find it. |
Contents
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Soul School | 51 |
Action Heroes | 81 |
The Briarpatch Way | 99 |
Reclaiming the Soul of Business | 123 |
Creative Action Heroes | 161 |
Useful You | 199 |
Acknowledgments | 233 |
Permission Acknowledgments | 247 |
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