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No One Makes You Shop at Wal-Mart: The Surprising Deceptions of Individual Choice

5 reviews
Tom Slee

Between the Lines Productions, 2006

This Book is a Keeper
I read a copy of this book from the public library, but now I'm buying a copy to keep, which lets you know how much I enjoyed it. It makes an excellent companion to a book like Dixit and Nabebuff's Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life. Both of them are friendly introductions to game theory, but Slee's book is uniquely valuable for two reasons. ...

Wal-Mart: The Face of Twenty-First-Century Capitalism

4 reviews

New Press, 2006

very very useful academic perspective
Neither a polemic nor a whitewash, this book is critical yet strives to be fair. Its perspective is predominantly historical and a bit too academic, but it is well written and simply fascinating. Sam Walton was a natural salesman, passionate about building his retail business. When founded Wal-Mart in 1962, he did not entertain any dream of becoming the wealthiest man in America or creating ...

The Wal-Mart Revolution: How Big Box Stores Benefit Consumers, Workers, and the Economy

6 reviews
Richard Vedder, Wendell Cox

AEI Press, 2007

A fascinating discussion of the actual history of Wal-Mart, the retail trade, and Wal-Mart's critics
One of the worst aspects of politics is that the issues politicians use are too often used to commit people one way or the other based on emotions rather than reason or a set of facts. In recent years, with the advent of very accurate polling, politicians and those dependent on them for government largesse have found it convenient to pick out a "bad guy" (the "bad guy" only has to be someone ...

Up Against the Wal-Marts: How Your Business Can Prosper in the Shadow of the Retail Giants

10 reviews
Don Taylor, Jeanne Smalling Archer

AMACOM, 2005

Remember the Spanish Armada
Don Taylor and Jeanne Smalling Archer explain how to prosper "in the shadow of the retail giants." This is quite literally a "how to" manual, filled with hundreds of specific examples, suggestions, strategies, and cautions which can be of substantial benefit to literally any small-to-midsize retail operation which is currently struggling to survive and then succeed. Of course, the David and ...

The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--and How It's Transforming the ...

100 reviews
Charles Fishman

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006

Is Walmart Good or Bad? Answer: It's both!!
This is a very good book, well-researched and well-reported, about a subject that affects us all, the biggest company in history, Walmart. Is Walmart good or bad? The answer according to Charles Fishman is: "Yes, it is both". I just didn't realize how big Walmart is and how much it does affect us. Walmart is a monster player in the economy, the largest company in history, and nobody ...

The Case Against Wal-Mart

7 reviews
Al Norman

Raphel Marketing, 2004

Wal-Mart's Power is excessive
This book is an excellent analysis of just how powerful Wal-Mart is in our economy. It's power makes it a political entity to reckon with also. This book is easy to read and well-documented. The cases cited give an insight as to how too much power can corrupt and make you oblivious to the plight of the consumer.

The Wal-Mart Way: The Inside Story of the Success of the World's Largest Company

12 reviews
Don Soderquist

Thomas Nelson, 2005

Wal*Mart Way Principles
This would give you an idea about the book.. you dont wanna miss reading this one!! 1. Every successful venture begins with a dream that requires determination, passion, and the willingness to grow if it is to be fulfilled. 2. You must have a vision that allows you to see a bigger, better, stronger you in the future - while never taking your eyes off of who you are and now what you are ...

The United States of Wal-Mart

28 reviews
John Dicker

Tarcher, 2005

Great book and easy read.
Oh heavens! What you will learn about the disgusting behemoth called Wal-Mart!! If you are like me and hate W-M and the ruination of small business they have caused in America, you will love this book. If you happen to like the Waltons and their family business, read this for some eye-opening experiences. Please remember the Waltons are among the top 6 richest BILLIONAIRES in the WORLD---and ...

The Small-Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses Are Beating the Global Competition (BK Currents (Paperback))

12 reviews
Michael H Shuman

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2007

A must read for everyone concerned with our future!
Michael Shuman follows his earlier "Going Local" with this wonderful volume that continues to make the case for building economies from the inside out. This is an approach that makes the best sense, particularly as we face not only economic disaster, but unprecedented energy and climate challenges. I couldn't recommend this book more highly.

Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price

6 reviews
Greg Spotts

The Disinformation Company, 2005

Fantastic Insider's Look at the Top Doc of 2005
Wow - what a great window into the new docs that seem to be springing up like mushrooms in response to the political and social issues of the day. Along with Michael Moore, there's no doubt that Robert Greenwald is the leading director in the genre and this book provides a fascinating insider's account of his process, both on the making of the film and the making of the grass roots campaign ...

What Nature Suffers to Groe: Life, Labor, and Landscape on the Georgia Coast, 1680-1920 (Wormsloe Foundation ...

1 review
Mart A. Stewart

University of Georgia Press, 2003

Nature and humans on the Georgia coast
In "What Nature Suffers to Groe," historian Mart Stewart has crafted a superb and a prize-winning book! The general reader interested in the fascinating and complex relationship between nature and culture will delight in this book. Professor Stewart writes clearly with careful attention to detail. He provides a nuanced understanding of the many ways economic, social, and environmental ...

Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Workers' Rights at Wal-Mart

12 reviews
Liza Featherstone

Basic Books, 2005

Struggles for justice
"Selling Women Short" by Liza Featherstone is an engaging book about the historic 'Betty Dukes vs Wal-Mart Stores Inc' class action lawsuit that alleges Wal-Mart's institutionalized discrimination of its female employees. Skillfully weaving anecdotes and profiles of key plaintiffs and their claims of sexism with research about Wal-Mart and its Orwellian corporate culture, the book provides an ...

The Wal-Mart Decade: How a New Generation of Leaders Turned Sam Walton's Legacy Into the World's #1 C

12 reviews
Robert Slater

Portfolio Hardcover, 2003

A perceptive view
I had the privilege of meeting the author personally at his home in East Jerusalem -- he gave me a copy of this book as a parting gift, and I read it on a 11 hour flght to North America from Tel Aviv. Of course, one views a book differently after a five hour in depth conversation with the writer, but understanding the writer's values and approach helps explain things. Mr. Slater openly trades ...

Wal-Mart: The Bully of Bentonville: How the High Cost of Everyday Low Prices is Hurting America

1 review
Anthony Bianco

Doubleday Business, 2007

the BEST book about Wal-Mart for anyone---not just those concerned about the giant
I did a rather intense research project on Wal-Mart during my senior year as a Political Science major a few years back and I read just about every Wal-Mart book out there! I saw documentaries and read transcripts, etc. It became a little close to being an obsession of mine. Not to discount the other books out there on the topic of Wal-Mart----there are so many great ones that specifically ...

Issue Focused Forensic Child Custody Assessment (Practitioner's Resource Series)

2 reviews
Eric G. Mart

Professional Resource Press, 2007

Excellent overview
Dr. Mart has written a brief, but very good, overview of the process of conducting a forensic assessment for child custody. He covers virtually all of the relevant issues, enabling the reader to have an excellent conception of the issues involved and the means of addressing those issues. This book is an excellent introduction to child custody evaluations for a mental health professional ...

How Wal-Mart Is Destroying America: And What You Can Do About It

52 reviews
Bill Quinn

Ten Speed Pr, 1998

Wal-Mart prdjecct
ok here is the deal. i do not like this store but i had to do a report on it and in that respect it was a good source of information for what i was trying to conclude.

The Wal-Mart Way: The Inside Story of the Success of the World's Largest Company

Wal-mart Family Cookbook 2005
Wal-Mart Associates

Try-Foods International, Inc., 2005

Spiral-bound paperback with recipes from Wal-mart Associate employees: Appetizers, Main Dishes, Side Dishes, Dsserts and Brand Recipes

Wal-Mart: A History of Sam Walton's Retail Phenomenon (Twayne's Evolution of Modern Business Series)
Sandra Stringer Vance, Roy V. Scott

Twayne Publishers, 1997

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