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How Starbucks Saved My Life

By Michael Gates Gill

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| Mass Market Paperback | 9780007255450

3 Reviews

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It's all about perception.

This book is making me want to go get a job at Starbucks. I think as we get older many people begin to realize that surrounding ourselves with good people and learning to appreciate the basic things in life can bring more happiness than a high profile career and lots of money. There is something to ... (continue)

This book is making me want to go get a job at Starbucks. I think as we get older many people begin to realize that surrounding ourselves with good people and learning to appreciate the basic things in life can bring more happiness than a high profile career and lots of money. There is something to be said for just really loving your job and enjoying going to work everyday. Also being able to find the good in the things around us instead of always dwelling on the bad. Furthermore, our jobs do not define us as people, it's our character that does that.

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― Angie said on Mar 1, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

Not my favorite flavor

Michael Gates Gill was born with the proverbial silver spoon in his mouth and for many years led a fairly pampered existence as a successful advertising executive. Fired in his mid-50’s allegedly due to age discrimination, he made a series of disastrous choices which led to his life spinning out of ... (continue)

Michael Gates Gill was born with the proverbial silver spoon in his mouth and for many years led a fairly pampered existence as a successful advertising executive. Fired in his mid-50’s allegedly due to age discrimination, he made a series of disastrous choices which led to his life spinning out of control, while he clung to the fringes of personal & financial stability. Voila: follows the commencement of his relationship with Starbucks, where for the first time in his life he learns the meaning of hard and sometimes menial labor. I was initially drawn to this story because of my voracious love of coffee, and while I admire the basic premise of his story, it sometimes comes across as a little too contrived. Mr. Gill likes to name-drop a bit too much, telling of his former glamorous life and goings-on with the likes of Queen Elizabeth, Frank Sinatra, and James Thurber, to name just a few. I read where Tom Hanks had bought the film rights to the story. Maybe I'm being too hard on Mr. Gill, but his story reminds me of many high priced coffees, a lot of hype but not much flavor.

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― Marion the librarian said on Feb 9, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback