Howard Schultz was the first person to turn the aroma of a well-roasted coffee bean into a billion dollar retail operation. In 2000 he stepped down as CEO of Starbucks & became Chairman. Starbucks continued to prosper & financial results climbed quarter by quarter. Until the quarter they didn''t. By 2007, Starbucks had begun to fail itself. Decision by decision, store by store, customer by customer, Starbucks was losing some of the signature traits it was founded on. In 2008 Howard Schultz returned as CEO. '' Onward'' is the story of what happened next... ...

Provides both an overview & an array of insights into aspects of the Olympic Games' history. This book explores the origins of the Games, compares the ancient & the modern, discusses the organisation & financing of such massive athletic festivals, & examines the participation, or the troubling lack of it, by women. ...

Bursting with life & bawdy humour, National Serviceman Brigg is now a Regular Army sergeant, defending the Empire in the beds & bars of Hong Kong. Peace-time diversions include: sensual fireworks with a pair of delicious Chinese twins & a tender, erotic affair with the lonely wife of an American serviceman. ...