“at Patagonia, uh there's a famous book the founder wrote called Let My People Go Surfing.”
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Let My People Go Surfing
By Yvon Chouinard
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“Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard, the Patagonia founder. Incredibly fascinating read”
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