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Dirtbag billionaire : how Yvon Chouinard built Patagonia, made a fortune, and gave it all away / by Gelles, David(Business journalist),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."New York Times reporter and bestselling author David Gelles reveals how Patagonia became a global leader in doing well by doing good and how other companies are adopting its principles"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Chouinard, Yvon, 1938-; Patagonia, Inc.; Businesspeople; Social responsibility of business.;

The overstory : a novel / by Powers, Richard,1957-author.;
A novel of activism and natural-world power presents interlocking fables about nine remarkable strangers who are summoned in different ways by trees for an ultimate, brutal stand to save the continent's few remaining acres of virgin forest.
Subjects: Nature stories.; Trees; Forest protection; Forests and forestry; Environmentalism; Environmental protection; Environmental responsibility;

The new corporation : how "good" corporations are bad for democracy / by Bakan, Joel,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-224) and index.A brilliant follow up to 'The Corporation', 'Killing Us with Kindness' provides a new look inside the minds of corporations to see how they've changed and, most importantly, how they haven't. Joel Bakan lives in Vancouver, BC.
Subjects: Corporate governance.; Corporations.; Corporations; Corporations; Social responsibility of business.;

The complete photo guide to cardmaking / by Watanabe, Judi.;
Subjects: Greeting cards.; Handicraft.; Paperwork.;

Things we never got over / by Score, Lucy,author.;
Bearded, bad-boy barber Knox prefers to live his life the way he takes his coffee: Alone. Unless you count his basset hound, Waylon. Knox doesn't tolerate drama, even when it comes in the form of a stranded runaway bride. Naomi wasn't just running away from her wedding. She was riding to the rescue of her estranged twin to Knockemout, Virginia, a rough-around-the-edges town where disputes are settled the old-fashioned way ... with fists and beer. Usually in that order. Too bad for Naomi her evil twin hasn't changed at all. After helping herself to Naomi's car and cash, Tina leaves her with something unexpected. The niece Naomi didn't know she had. Now she's stuck in town with no car, no job, no plan, and no home with an 11-year-old going on thirty to take care of. There's a reason Knox doesn't do complications or high-maintenance women, especially not the romantic ones. But since Naomi's life imploded right in front of him, the least he can do is help her out of her jam. And just as soon as she stops getting into new trouble he can leave her alone and get back to his peaceful, solitary life. At least, that's the plan until the trouble turns to real danger.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Families; Man-woman relationships; Nieces; Sisters;

The innovation delusion : how our obsession wieth the new has disrupted the work that matters most / by Vinsel, Lee,1979-author.; Russell, Andrew L.,1975-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."For forty years, innovation has been the hottest buzzword in business. But what if the benefits of innovation have been exaggerated, and our obsession with the new has distracted us from the work that matters most? It's hard to avoid innovation these days. Nearly every product gets marketed as being disruptive, whether it's a new technology or a new toothbrush. But in this manifesto on the state of American work, historians of technology Lee Vinsel and Andrew Russell argue that our focus on shiny new things has made us poorer, less safe, and--ironically--less innovative. Drawing on years of original research and reporting, Russell and Vinsel show how our fixation on innovation has harmed every corner of the economy. Corporations have spent millions hiring chief innovation officers while their core businesses tanked. Computer science programs have focused on programming and development even though the overwhelming majority of jobs are in IT and maintenance. Suburban sprawl has saddled cities with expensive infrastructure and piles of deferred maintenance that they can't afford to fix. And sometimes, innovation even kills--like in 2018, when a Miami bridge hailed for its innovative design collapsed onto a highway and killed six people. Vinsel and Russell tell the at-times humorous, at-times alarming story of how we devalued the work that keeps our world going--and in so doing, wrecked our economy, left our public infrastructure derelict, and lined the pockets of consultants who combine the ego of Silicon Valley with the worst of Wall Street's greed. They offer a compelling plan for how we can shift our focus in resources away from the pursuit of growth at all costs, and back toward the people and technologies underpinning so much of modern life. For anyone concerned by the crumbling state of our roads, bridges, and airports, and the direction our economy is headed, The Innovation Delusion is a deeply necessary re-evaluation of a trend we can still disrupt"--
Subjects: New products.; Social responsibility of business.; Sustainable development.; Technological innovations; Technological innovations;

Staying connected to your teenager : how to keep them talking to you and how to hear what they're really saying / by Riera, Michael.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Parent and teenager.; Communication in families.; Adolescence.; Teenagers.; Child rearing.; Responsibility in adolescence.; Self-esteem in adolescence.;

Conscious leadership : elevating humanity through business / by Mackey, John,1954-author.; McIntosh, Steve,author.; Phipps, Carter,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From Whole Foods CEO John Mackey and his coauthors, a follow-up to groundbreaking bestseller Conscious Capitalism, revealing what it takes to lead a purpose-driven, sustainable business"--
Subjects: Business ethics.; Capitalism; Corporations; Social responsibility of business.; Social values.;

Like a boss / by Mlynowski, Sarah.; Khan, Hena.; Bricking, Jennifer.;
When Maya receives a mysterious, magic bracelet in the mail, she wishes to be in charge of things and, although she starts to enjoy her authority, she is soon overwhelmed by newfound responsibilities, needing the help of her long-distance friends to untangle the bracelet's magic.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Wishes; Magic; Responsibility; Friendship;

Alexis cool as a cupcake / by Simon, Coco.;
"Ages 8-12"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Middle school students; Responsibility; Dating (Social customs); Clubs; Cupcakes;
© c2012., Simon & Schuster Children's Pub.,

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