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In his fifties, Michael Gates Gill had it all: a big house, a loving family, and a six-figure salary. By sixty, he had lost everything: downsized at work, divorced at home, and diagnosed with a slow-growing brain tumor, Gill had no money, no insurance, and no prospects. He took a job at Starbucks, and for the first time in his life, he was a minority--the only older white guy working with a team of young African-Americans. He was forced to acknowledge his prejudices and admit that his new job was hard. And his younger coworkers, despite half the education and twice the personal difficulties, were running circles around him. Crossing over the Starbucks bar was the beginning of a transformation that cracked his world wide open. When all of his defenses and the armor of entitlement had been stripped away, a humbler, happier and gentler man remained.--From publisher description.
 

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Great Book - Inspirational Reading

by   jordango ,  Dec 27, 2008
Pros: Inspirational, great character development, extremely engrossing
Cons: Glosses over major details in his life, wish it were longer!
The Bottom Line: How Starbucks Saved My Life is a great book. I highly recommend it.
Review: How Starbucks Saved My Life is a great book. I read it in less than a day. This non-fiction book tells the story of a man who was on top, a member of Skull and Bones from Yale, part of a privileged society, someone who spoke with ...
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Interesting Life Story for an Autobiography

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Pros: Interesting life story, descriptive text
Cons: Pricey at $23.00 for what it is, passages can meander at times
The Bottom Line: A charming little autobiography about how the upper class became the working class and surprised themselves in the process.
Review: Ultimately, How Starbucks Saved My Life is a deeply humbling book, one that I found deeply illuminating on a personal level because it makes you think long and hard about one man's road to personal fulfillment. This road was founded with privilege and a ...
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