false 74915 12 Wal-Mart isn't just the world's biggest company, it is probably the world's most written-about. But no book until this one has managed to penetrate its wall of silence or go beyond the usual polemics to analyze its actual effects on its customers, workers, and suppliers. Drawing on unprecedented interviews with former Wal-Mart executives and a wealth of staggering data (e.g., Americans spend $36 million an hour at Wal-Mart stores, and in 2004 its growth alone was bigger than the total revenue of 469 of the Fortune 500), <I>The Wal-Mart Effect</I> is an intimate look at a business that is dramatically reshaping our lives. 72457 26 12 2006 The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--and How It's Transforming the American Economy total:703|5:139|4:350|3:173|2:36|1:5| 703 2691 1063 183 5 3 false false Mon Nov 12 15:18:13 -0800 2007 Fri Mar 14 18:06:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 13 01:53:45 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 14:11:27 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 14:11:38 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 14:11:38 -0800 2008
Actually, this book did help me see that Wal*Mart is not entirely evil. Suppliers don't necessarily like them b/c Sam Walton effectively stole the pants in the relation...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jan 02 18:32:56 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 18:34:06 -0800 2009 5 1 false false Fri Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 10 16:47:37 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 16:48:38 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 15:43:56 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 15:43:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 02:39:25 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 03:00:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 18:25:13 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 18:51:48 -0700 2009
I only made it to page 200 before I found it very repetitive and just r...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 19:12:30 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 20:44:31 -0700 2009
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The thing I've learned from Fishman's book is just how great a company Wal-Mart is. Mind you, Fishman is highly critical of Wal-Mart. But he's done a good job of researching the company.

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This book is actually fascinating. It is written by Charles Fishman who started his career at 'The Washington Post' so it is very well written. I have heard a lot about Wal-Mart, but had no idea how long it had been around and how it actually came to be wha...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 12 13:29:35 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 12 13:41:27 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=358139