Includes index.

pt. 1. Rediscovering coffee : the years up to 1987. Imagination, dreams, and humble origins -- A strong legacy makes you sustainable for the future -- To Italians, espresso is like an aria -- "Luck is the residue of design" -- Naysayers never build a great enterprise -- The imprinting of the company's values -- pt. 2. Reinventing the coffee experience : the private years, 1987-1992. Act your dreams with open eyes -- If it captures your imagination, it will captivate others -- People are not a line item : Starbucks mission statement -- A hundred-story building first needs a strong foundation -- Don't be threatened by people smarter than you -- The value of dogmatism and flexibility -- pt. 3. Renewing the entrepreneurial spirit : the public years, 1992-1997. Wall Street measures a company's price, not its value -- As long as you're reinventing, how about reinventing yourself? -- Don't let the entrepreneur get in the way of the enterprising spirit -- Seek to renew yourself even when you're hitting home runs -- Crisis of prices, crisis of values -- The best way to build a brand is one person at a time -- Twenty million new customers are worth taking a risk for -- You can grow big and stay small -- How socially responsible can a company be? -- How not to be a cookie-cutter chain -- When they tell you to focus, don't get myopic -- Lead with your heart.

The chairman and CEO of Starbucks relates how he and his team built a small Seattle company into a nationwide business phenomenon.