Walden for Hire: Business Lessons from Henry David Thoreau

An in-depth look at Henry David Thoreau’s innovative thinking and business achievements-for the unconventional professional and independent thinker. Includes a conversation with Erik and Christopher Loren Ewers, Codirectors of Henry David Thoreau, a three-part PBS documentary. You may be surprised by the hidden business lessons of a man better known for Transcendentalism and "Civil Disobedience." It’s true-Henry David Thoreau has come to be defined primarily through the lenses of writer, environmentalist, thinker, surveyor, and activist.But a deeper look into his life reveals Thoreau as a creative and eclectic thought leader with timeless contributions in the business arena that are as profound as his impact in other disciplines. Like so much else that Thoreau attempted in his life, when opportunities arose in his professional life, Thoreau not only proved himself more than capable at just about anything he put his mind to-from innovations in farming and science to writing and public s