Michael (Michael Gates) Gill Knihy

O muži, který ztratil práci i rodinu, aby nakonec našel štěstí za pultem kavárny. V šedesáti ztratil autor vše - dvacetileté manželství, práci, zdraví. Nová přítelkyně mu porodila syna, ale on neměl peníze, aby je uživil. Pak se mu díky manažerce Crystal naskytla možnost nastoupit v kavárně Starbucks. Jak bez nadsázky říká, tato práce mu zachránila život. Poprvé v životě se ocitl v menšině, jediný postarší běloch v týmu mladých Afroameričanů. Byl nucen si přiznat své zakořeněné předsudky a těžkost práce ve světoznámé kavárně. Všichni spolupracovníci se k němu ale chovali s respektem a vlídně a on začal postupně poznávat dosud nepoznané pocity vděčnosti a soudržnosti. Stal se z něj člověk, kterého mají všichni, včetně jeho dětí, daleko radši… V pozadí Gillova příběhu stojí téměř univerzální kulturní fenomén - zkušenosti s prací ve společnosti Starbucks. Prostřednictvím knihy se dostaneme za obslužný pult jedné z nejznámějších světových společností a poznáme, jak opravdu funguje, kdo jsou to baristé a co mají na své práci rádi (a co jim vadí). Mezi Crystal a Mikem vzniká postupně stále silnější přátelský vztah - jsme svědky zázraků, které mohou nastat, když ve snaze pomoci bližnímu svému dokážeme překonat rasové, společenské a věkové bariéry.

Edmund Hillary: A Biography by Michael Gill is an insightful and illuminating profile of New Zealand mountaineer and explorer Sir Edmund Hillary - who made the first ascent of Mount Everest in 1953 alongside Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, and went on to dedicate his life's work to building schools and hospitals in the Himalaya.

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.

A former advertising executive relates how, after losing his job and developing a brain tumor, he took a job at Starbucks and learned the value of respect through his boss, a young African-American manager of positive character

A brain tumor survivor shares lessons for surviving unanticipated life challenges, from taking leaps of faith and overcoming pride to treating others with respect and minimizing one's reliance on technology.

Sixteen-year-old "Jacqueline 'Jacky' Johnson inherits a jetpack with a mysterious power source. Along with her brother Chuck and their cat, she must protect her home from a threat that may just be from outer space"--Back cover.

In this exciting first-hand account of an unexpected cinematic discovery, Michael Gates delves into the history behind a hoard of silent films found buried beneath the permafrost of an Arctic gold rush town. In 1978, hundreds of reels of silent films were unearthed from beneath the demolished site of an old hockey arena in Dawson City, Yukon. Author Michael Gates witnessed the cinematic discovery of these once-lost films--and in this book excavates and illuminates the history of a gold rush town like no other. An event in the most unlikely of places and circumstances, the Klondike gold rush was unique in the history of Canada and the development of the North. Dawson City, the "Paris of the North," was the hub of the Klondike gold rush 125 years ago. There were more saloons, gambling halls and theatres than there were places serving food, and the live theatre was at the centre of it all. Discover the icons who went from the Klondike to Hollywood: Robert Service, Jack London, Charlie Chaplin, Alexander Pantages, Sid Grauman, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Marjorie Rambeau and more. Join Gates on this cinematic journey as he ponders the question: Did the Klondike help make Hollywood, or did Hollywood make the Klondike? Crafted from Gates's first-hand experience and extensive research, Hollywood in the Klondike casts a spotlight on an exciting piece of Canadian history.

An engaging account of how Shaftesbury revolutionized Western philosophy At the turn of the eighteenth century, Anthony Ashley Cooper, the third Earl of Shaftesbury (1671–1713), developed the first comprehensive philosophy of beauty to be written in English. It revolutionized Western philosophy. In A Philosophy of Beauty, Michael Gill presents an engaging account of how Shaftesbury’s thought profoundly shaped modern ideas of nature, religion, morality, and art—and why, despite its long neglect, it remains compelling today. Before Shaftesbury’s magnum opus, Charactersticks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times (1711), it was common to see wilderness as ugly, to associate religion with fear and morality with unpleasant restriction, and to dismiss art as trivial or even corrupting. But Shaftesbury argued that nature, religion, virtue, and art can all be truly beautiful, and that cherishing and cultivating beauty is what makes life worth living. And, as Gill shows, this view had a huge impact on the development of natural religion, moral sense theory, aesthetics, and environmentalism. Combining captivating historical details and flashes of humor, A Philosophy of Beauty not only rediscovers and illuminates a fascinating philosopher but also offers an inspiring reflection about the role beauty can play in our lives.

Еще вчера у Майкла Гейтса Гилла было все - престижная работа в известном рекламном агентстве, положение в обществе, жена, дети и даже любовница... Все рухнуло в одночасье. Из агентства его выжили молодые хищники, которых он сам привел на работу... Жена, узнав о связи на стороне, подала на развод и отсудила чуть ли не все... А любовница отнюдь не намерена тратить время на немолодого неудачника... И что теперь? Можно смириться. Скучать и медленно стареть. А можно устроиться на работу в "Старбакс" - и начать все сначала, среди шумной молодежи, с ее проблемами и радостями. Нелегко? Конечно. Но когда терять нечего, почему бы не рискнуть! Ведь и неудачник может стать победителем!