Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Encyclopedia
Berrett-Koehler Publishers is a book publishing company in San Francisco, California, that publishes books on progressive business practices, current events, and work/life issues.
), who envisioned a different kind of publishing company.
Among the first books published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers was Leadership and the New Science, by Margaret Wheatley, which has sold more than 350,000 copies. The company published several bestsellers, including Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, by John Perkins
, which was listed on the New York Times bestseller list in 2004.
History
Berrett-Koehler was founded in 1992 by Steven Piersanti, former CEO of Jossey-Bass Publishers (now a division of John Wiley & SonsJohn Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., also referred to as Wiley, is a global publishing company that specializes in academic publishing and markets its products to professionals and consumers, students and instructors in higher education, and researchers and practitioners in scientific, technical, medical, and...
), who envisioned a different kind of publishing company.
Among the first books published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers was Leadership and the New Science, by Margaret Wheatley, which has sold more than 350,000 copies. The company published several bestsellers, including Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, by John Perkins
John Perkins
John Perkins is an economist and author. He was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador from 1968–1970 and this experience launched him in the world of economics and writing...
, which was listed on the New York Times bestseller list in 2004.