The book is divided into 37 chapters which reflect three periods of Tomas Bata´s life. The reader will thus become acquainted with the childhood and the beginnings of the business of Bata siblings, crisis years and years of rapidly growing prosperity. The author also focuses on selected so-called Bata principles, which later became the basis of the Bata management system.

The book is a good choice for readers who want to learn more about the essence of the Bata phenomenon and the personality of Tomas Bata.