Michael Gates Gill is the kind of person who, depending on your views, embodies all that is good or all that is wrong with corporate America. He's at the top of the tree, in a highly paid job, with a wife, kids and all the perks to which an Ivy League education, the right connections and the right background entitle him. Then it's all snatched away as he loses his job, his wife, his home, his good health and - almost - his self-respect. His salvation comes in the form of a job at Starbucks and his unlikely savior is an African American woman with a troubled background. The tale of his redemption is highly readable, including both his experiences as a Starbucks employee (doing everything from cleaning to working as a barista) and the contrast with his former life. He is honest about his failings and that, more than anything, makes this a likeable tale. Recommended.
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