Bread and Butter : What a Bunch of Bakers Taught Me About Business and Happiness
Author: Tom McMakin
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ISBN: 0312265913
Publisher: St. Martin's Press (09 June, 2001)
Sales Rank: 129,543
Average Customer Rating: 4.13 out of 5
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Rating: 4 out of 5
A dream job is a happy life ! ! !
Tom Mcmakin revealed to me the through meaning of happiness in a business world. He described how people can have their own dream job,be their own boss, and still have time for life and fun. Tom made owning a business sounds interesting by the way he described the creative breads of the Great Harvest Bread Co. I will like to read more of Tom's book in the long run. I absolutely recommend this book to those that are out there still looking for where or how to start your own business. Read Bread and Butter today and smell the freshly baked bread
Rating: 5 out of 5
A power packed story from a great storyteller
This is not your typical business book. Most business books are written so you can scan them and get the ten points or the list of How To's. When you sit down with Bread and Butter it is like sitting down with a fresh loaf of bread and a tub of butter. You are going to be there for a while and you are going to enjoy yourself. Plan to be engaged by a storyteller with an intriguing story. Some of it is about a company, a very special company, and some of it is about life. Tom McMakin has woven his experience at Great Harvest, where he started as newletter editor and has moved to COO, into an engaging read. He lets the people he has met on this journey do most of the telling. It is through their experience and their learning that you come to understand why Great Harvest bread is so good. You also come to understand that the things that make Great Harvest bread so good are the same things that makes Great Harvest the company that it is.
The people of Great Harvest make great bread but they also live great lives. The two go together like Bread and Butter. You can make good bread and you can enjoy eating it too. Woven into this story is the recipe for both.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Goodbye Atkins
Bread and Butter is a well-written book that is very inspirational. It leaves the reader hungry, and with the desire to start their own business, possibly a Great Harvest franchise. This book does get very repetitve and it is not exactly an edge of your seat type of experience. I reccommend this book to anyone who is struggling to balance work and free time. I liked how McMakin emphasized the importance of the quality of life, not just the quantity of money one obtains. I also reccommend this book to anyone having trouble falling asleep at night, because this book may put you to sleep. I enjoyed learning about the Great Harvest company, and I am eager to go try some of this bread. I also enjoyed reading about people who have made a great life for themselves by working for this company. Overall I liked this book and I am craving bread. Similar Products
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