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  How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else

  by Michael Gates Gill

  Now in paperback, the national bestselling riches-to-rags true story of an advertising executive who had it all, then lost it all—and was finally redeemed by his new job, and his twenty-eight-year-old boss, at Starbucks . In his fifties, Michael Gates Gill had it all: a mansion in the suburbs, a wife and loving children, a six-figure salary, and an Ivy League education. But in a few short years, he lost his job,... (more)
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  Pour Your Heart into It : How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time

  by Howard Schultz, Dori Jones Yang

  The "BusinessWeek" bestseller, now in paperback. "Pour Your Heart Into It" tells the story of how small-company values, passion, and integrity turned six local coffee stories into the Starbucks chain.--"Fortune".
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  The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary Into Extraordinary

  by Joseph A. Michelli

  WAKE UP AND SMELL THE SUCCESS! You already know the Starbucks story. Since 1992, its stock has risen a staggering 5,000 percent! The genius of Starbucks success lies in its ability to create personalized customer experiences, stimulate business growth, generate profits, energize employees, and secure customer loyalty-all at the same time. The Starbucks Experience contains a robust blend of home-brewed... (more)
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  How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else

  by Michael Gill

  In his fifties, Michael Gates Gill had it all: a big house in the suburbs, a loving family, and a top job at an ad agency with a six-figure salary. By the time he turned sixty, he had lost everything except his Ivy League education and his sense of entitlement. First, he was downsized at work. Next, an affair ended his twenty-year marriage. Then, he was diagnosed with a slow-growing brain tumor, prognosis... (more)
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  Starbucked: A Double Tall Tale of Caffeine, Commerce, and Culture

  by Taylor Clark

  STARBUCKED will be the first book to explore the incredible rise of the Starbucks Corporation and the caffeine-crazy culture that fueled its success. Part Fast Food Nation , part Bobos in Paradise , STARBUCKED combines investigative heft with witty cultural observation in telling the story of how the coffeehouse movement changed our everyday lives, from our evolving neighborhoods and workplaces to the ways we... (more)
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  It's Not About the Coffee: Leadership Principles from a Life at Starbucks

  by Howard Behar

  “At Starbucks, the coffee has to be excellent, from the sourcing and growing to the roasting and brewing. The vision has to be inspiring and meaningful. Our finances have to be in order. But without people, we have nothing. With people, we have something even bigger than coffee.” During his many years as a senior executive at Starbucks, Howard Behar helped establish the Starbucks culture, which stresses the... (more)
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  The Art of Racing in the Rain

  by Garth Stein

  Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obsession with opposable thumbs), he has educated himself by watching television extensively, and by listening very closely to the words of his master, Denny Swift, an up-and-coming race car driver. Through Denny, Enzo has gained tremendous insight into the human condition, and he sees that life, like racing, isn't... (more)
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  Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid

  by Denis Leary

  A hilarious blast of scathing irreverence from the award-winning actor and comedian . “A pissed off Leary is the best Leary,” says one critic of the writer and comic. In Why We Suck , Dr. Denis Leary uses his common sense, and his biting and hilarious take on the world, to attack the politically correct, the hypocritical, the obese, the thin--basically everyone who takes themselves too seriously. He does so with... (more)
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  "Starbucks SECRET Coffee Recipes"

  by Ex Starbucks Manager

  Why go to Starbucks when you can make these incredidible coffees and desserts in the comfort of your own home! Included Coffee & Dessert Recipes: Starbucks Frappuccino, Starbucks Chai Tea, Starbucks Java Float, Starbucks Mocha, Coconut Frappuccino, Starbucks Frappuccino, Starbucks Frozen Frappuccino, Starbucks Frappuccino II, Starbucks Peppermint Mocha, Starbucks Gingerbread Latte for Two, Starbucks Iced... (more)
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  Confessions of an Internet Don Juan

  by Cameron H Chambers

  Confessions of an Internet Don Juan tells the story of Cast Hughes, a handsome, well-to-do, middle-aged failure. A former bit player on the bicycling pro circuit, nothing in Cast’s life goes as planned. The tricky item that has proved a success is his seduction of women and Cast’s modus operandi involves the Internet. He meets exotic beauties from around the globe. Although Cast wants to settle down, he is thrust... (more)
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  Coffee and my conversations with Death.

  by Kevin Currie

  Kevin's day was like any other. That is until he listened to a voicemail from someone claiming to be death, and wanted to meet for coffee. Who really called Kevin, and what does he want? The events over the next few days will change the way Kevin views life and death.