In the tradition of Pour Your Heart Into It and How Starbucks Saved My Life, a surprising and inspiring memoir from the founders of Banana Republic. With $1,500 and no business experience, Mel and Patricia Ziegler turned a wild idea into a company that would become the international retail colossus Banana Republic. Re-imagining military surplus as safari and expedition wear, the former journalist and artist created a world that captured the zeitgeist for a generation and spoke to the creativity, adventure, and independence in everyone. In a book that’s honest, funny, and charming, Mel and Patricia tell in alternating voices how they upended business conventions and survived on their wits and imagination. Many retail and fashion merchants still consider Banana Republic’s early heyday to be one of the most remarkable stories in fashion and business history. The couple detail how, as “professional amateurs,” they developed the wildly original merchandise and marketing innovations that broke all retail records and produced what has been acclaimed by industry professionals to be “the best catalogue of all time.” A love story wrapped in a business adventure, Wild Company is a soulful, inspiring tale for readers determined to create their own destiny with a passion for life and work and fun.

Throw out your conformity stereotypes and outdated paradigms. The world has shifted. There is a new approach to launching and building a highly successful business that defies past times' patriarchal conformity. It is both wild and extraordinary and enriching to your soul on every level of soul-drenching satisfaction. Wild Business is more than a book or a global movement that is sweeping across the planet; it is an awakening to your divine, inherent gifts that lie dormant within. When you embark on this creative journey, you draw from an infinite well of strength and confidence. You bring forth the value you were born to share, and there is no more playing small or hiding in the shelter of fear. For your business and you are no longer separated. You become one. If you are sensing that other pieces of the puzzle have never quite fit, then this is your invitation to step back into the wildness from which you came.

A guide to spices and their uses features recipes, little-known facts, exotic tales, and a look at the history of the spice trade

Coffee is one of the world's most popular beverages, but it is so much a part of daily life that people tend to take it for granted. This fascinating book takes the reader behind the scenes, and shows them the story of coffee--its colorful history, where it comes from, how it is produced, and the many different ways of drinking it. Color photos.

The founder of Tofurky reveals how an idealistic hippie living in a treehouse created a global brand—and sold millions of products without selling out. In this entertaining memoir, Seth Tibbott reveals how he achieved overnight success—but only after fifteen years of intrepid failure. He tells the triumphant tale of how a self-described hippie with no business training but plenty of enterprising goals grew a $2,500 startup into a global brand and ushered in a plant-based foods renaissance along the way. Tibbott took home a grand total of $31,000 in his first nine years of striving to bring to the people a nearly unknown soy product—tempeh—he knew in his gut was revolutionarily tasty. He eschewed a buttoned-up lifestyle and resided in tipis, trailers, and a treehouse; rented workspace to piano-repairing circus clowns; and even briefly counted the infamous Rajneeshees as clients. Tibbott was never one to chase the money or try to fit in. Instead, he built a business that fit him. Thus Tibbott discovered the “secret sauce” ingredients that took his now-international brand from fameless to fame-ish to famous: bootstrapping, building business intuition, and staying true to his belief in eco-friendly practices. In Search of the Wild Tofurky proves that a good idea can change the world and make money, no matter the naysayers or the sometimes-harsh twists and turns of the unconventional path. “Expert advice and inspiration from a most unconventional source . . . An education in the business of ethics.” ―Eric C Lindstrom, author of The Skeptical Vegan

Fermentation is an ancient way of preserving food as an aid to digestion, but the centralization of modern foods has made it less popular. Katz introduces a new generation to the flavors and health benefits of fermented foods. Since the first publication of the title in 2003 he has offered a fresh perspective through a continued exploration of world food traditions, and this revised edition benefits from his enthusiasm and travels.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Lost -- Chapter 2 Afraid -- Chapter 3 Adrift -- Chapter 4 Wild -- Chapter 5 Savage -- Chapter 6 Stop -- Chapter 7 Orient -- Chapter 8 Focus -- Chapter 9 Flow -- Chapter 10 Adapt -- Chapter 11 Do -- Conclusion -- About the Author -- References -- Index.