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Dirtbag Billionaire How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away

David Gelles

Named one of This is the inside story of one of the most extraordinary brands in the corporate world, the rare company that is driven by environmental activism instead of cutthroat capitalism. Founded in 1973, Patagonia has grown into a wildly popular producer of jackets, hats, and fleece vests, wi...

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It was highlighted as Gellis's most recent book, detailing the life of Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, and noted as his latest release.

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Gellis has written three books, including The Man Who Broke Capitalism, about influential corporate executive Jack Welch, and most recently Dirtbag Billionaire, published last fall, about Yvonne Choui...

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It was highlighted as Gellis's most recent book, detailing the life of Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, and noted as his latest release.

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Gellis has written three books, including The Man Who Broke Capitalism, about influential corporate executive Jack Welch, and most recently Dirtbag Billionaire, published last fall, about Yvonne Chouinard, founder of the firm Patagonia.

I wanted to talk about your latest book. It's called Dirtbag Billionaire, and it's about Yvonne Chouinard who established Patagonia, this very successful manufacturer of outdoor gear, jackets, hats, vests.

David Gellis is a reporter on the New York Times climate team who leads the paper's climate-forward newsletter. His latest book is Dirtbag Billionaire.

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