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Howard Schultz
Former CEO, Starbucks
Starbucks operator who scaled the company from a regional coffee retailer into a global consumer brand.
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Books by Howard Schultz
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Books Howard Schultz recommends, documented so far
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Just Mercy
Documented citation: The New Yorker reported that Howard Schultz read Just Mercy, said he was so moved that he contacted Bryan Stevenson, and then displayed the book at Starbucks counters.
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Bryan Stevenson and the Legacy of Lynching
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The New Yorker · 2016-08-15 · accessed 2026-06-21
The New Yorker reports that after reading Just Mercy, Howard Schultz was moved enough to contact Bryan Stevenson and display the book at Starbucks counters.