{"product_id":"9781592404049","title":"How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow 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\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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, got divorced, and was diagnosed with a brain tumor. With no money or health insurance, he was forced to get a job at Starbucks. Having gone from power lunches to scrubbing toilets, from being served to serving, Michael was a true fish out of water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut fate brings an unexpected teacher into his life who opens his eyes to what living well really looks like. The two seem to have nothing in common: She is a young African American, the daughter of a drug addict; he is used to being the boss but reports to \u003ci\u003eher\u003c\/i\u003e now. For the first time in his life he experiences being a member of a minority trying hard to survive in a challenging new job. He learns the value of hard work and humility, as well as what it truly means to respect another person.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehind the scenes at one of America’s most intriguing businesses, an inspiring friendship is born, a family begins to heal, and, thanks to his unlikely mentor, Michael Gill at last experiences a sense of self-worth and happiness he has never known before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWatch a QuickTime trailer for this book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055784018160,"sku":"9781592404049","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781592404049_p0.jpg?v=1763807447","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781592404049","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}