A candid, moving and inspirational memoir about a high-flying business man who is forced to re-evaluate his life and values when he suddenly loses everything and goes to work in Starbucks. Michael Gill had it made. He was educated, wealthy and well-connected. He had a creative and lucrative advertising job, which he loved and which he was good at, and a model family and home life. Then he loses it all. He is fired by a young exec whom he had mentored. He has an extramarital affair that destroys his family and results in a newborn son. Then he is diagnosed with brain cancer. He has no insurance, no income. One day he wanders into Starbucks and by chance signs up for a job interview. His would-be boss is a young black woman who gives him a job, and sets about training him and mentoring him. What follows is an inspirational eye-opener as Gill experiences a whole new world compared to his former life -- with people from completely different ethnic and social backgrounds. 'How Starbucks Saved My Life' follows Gill's journey of discovery as gradually he is forced to question his ingrained assumptions, prejudices and habits.Gill emerges from his fall from grace with humility and gratitude. His new-found empathy teaches him how anyone who has lost their way, or made a mistake, can start again.
邁剋爾•蓋茨•吉爾生於康乃狄剋州,為《紐約客》雜誌知名作傢布蘭登•基爾(Brendan Gill)之子。耶魯大學畢業後,進入華特湯普森廣告公司工作二十年之久,並晉升為創意總監、副總裁,最後竟遭裁員解職。之後他創業不成,又陷入傢庭、經濟和健康的多重威脅,在六十幾歲的年紀陷入人生榖底。在偶然的機會下,他獲得瞭星巴剋店員的工作,而得以進入這深具魅力的國際性企業,一探其運作奧秘與文化,而他也在這裏重新學習人生的功課、感受溫暖堅實的情誼,並且將這段戲劇化的遭遇寫成本書,與讀者分享。目前他居住在紐約,每天都走路到離傢不遠的星巴剋咖啡店上班,而且目前還沒有任何退休計劃,要繼續投入這個他認為一生中最精彩、最美好的工作。
《穿普拉达的魔鬼》(又译时尚女魔头)写了一个与时尚名牌普拉达有关的女魔头,而《星巴克拯救了我的生命》则恰恰相反,写了一个与时尚品牌星巴克相关的天使。在全球化时代,想要写一本流行小说的策略之一,就是得“借势”,得向这个消费主义盛行的时代最炫目火热的品牌符号寻...
評分先是作者的身份吸引了我,多NB啊。JWT的ECD类似的位置,年薪上百万美元,怎么会去星巴克做个招待生呢。必须要看下,未来广告的大师们的下场是不是都是星巴克或者KFC。 开始阅读,不知道为什么看到他被辞退的时候我竟然觉得很过瘾,60多岁应该是到了退休的年龄了,还在这样一...
評分在年过半百之际遇上事业,婚姻和人际的低谷是不幸的;但一个从小生活在优越环境中的人能在自己的一生中得到这样一种磨练却是幸运的,不枉此生。。。
評分看第一章就忍不住倒吸了一口冷气,如此高调奢华的前半生:名人之子、耶鲁与骷髅会、顶级广告公司副总裁,却在63岁高龄之时遭遇生存危机,不由得让我想到自己,是否在不远的将来也会面临类似窘境,我可不想60多岁再去为生活奔波。 随着章节的推进,为了安慰自己,为了不担忧未来...
英文寫的不錯,可以做語言學習範本。
评分Borrowed from Maegan, quite an easy read. meaning in life leads to happiness.
评分英文寫的不錯,可以做語言學習範本。
评分邂逅:2013.7.住處; 旅程:2013.7.-2013.7.18.; 地點:德裏各處; 老年人勵誌故事+傢族史爆料+星巴剋軟廣告。看在是老年人的份上多加一顆星。
评分很羨慕作者那多姿多彩的人生
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