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    <body><![CDATA[I had to read this book when I worked as an intern at Walmart (my least favorite job ever!) The book was fine--I got to read it while working--which is why I rated it 3 stars! I think the title is funny--considering almost everything at Wally is not made in America.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Is an interesting history.  I couldn't keep with it when Wal-Mart became a big corporate entity as the story often hinged on internal politics.  I don't like reading about politics and the only way I can keep with stories that do is by caring about the characters.  As these were real people and hist...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54481170">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is extremely interesting. It taught me really a lot about history of business (during the 50's I think)? and about how When Sam Walton came around, the time was ripe for this kind of business model. If Sam Walton had not &quot;won&quot; during the time he was building his discount chain so...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8024769">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I've worked for Walmart for five years and never taken the time to read this book until it became a requirement for my job. Since I teach classes to management about our culture, it's pretty important to understand the company's background. Let me just say I enjoyed this book way more than I thought...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52436156">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[When you read about the humble beginings of Sam Walton's business, your appreciation of what has become is just amazing.  He is just a nice guy who stuck to a simple marketing principle and made it big. If you look on Forbes richest people list, his kids are right at the top, so if Sam was still ali...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42800697">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Very interesting story of the man behind Wal-Mart. One interesting fact: he would personally fly his small plane over rural American towns looking for the perfect spot for a new Wal-Mart. Sam Walton is an impressive man who worked hard and accomplished a great deal.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Forget Donald Trump: If you want to learn how to be successful, read Sam Walton's autobiography.  With hard work and a competitive spirit, he built a billion-dollar company, Wal-Mart.  It's a very inspirational book for those who plan to be an entrepreneur.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is great book to read to get an inside view at the under lying ideas that lead to the horrible way Wal-Mart does business. I think its a great story of how if you work hard, and marry into money great thing will happen.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[this guy was a maverick.  i loved reading about the personality traits that made him what he was and brought him the success he experienced.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[people need to stop pickin on walmart.  they've done more to help poor people than just about anyone ever has by making their paycheck stretch]]></body>
    
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