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A brief biography of millionaire founder of the Wal-Mart retain chain, Sam Walton, that chronicles his childhood, family, personal work ethic.

Presents the author's account of how Wal-Mart stores uses questionable business practices, revealing why Wal-Mart is feared and despised by many, and describes how the world's largest retailer is destroying America's interests.

Examines how Wal-Mart influences businesses in every industry, exploring the principles of leadership that have developed in response to Wal-Mart's role in the global economy and the response organizations have had to those principles.

Traces the life of Samuel Walton, the businessman who became wealthy by creating Wal-Mart, the most successful chain of retail stores in America.

Explores the influence of mass-produced, inexpensive goods on economics and society, discussing outsourcing, technology, globalization, deregulation, and related topics, and contending that such practices are harmful.

Explores the influence of mass-produced, inexpensive goods on economics and society, discussing outsourcing, technology, globalization, deregulation, and related topics, and contending that such practices are harmful.

Examines the power Wal-Mart holds in the business world, in communities, and in the American economy, discussing academic studies, interviewing former Wal-Mart executives and managers at Wal-Mart suppliers about the company's business practices, and exploring questions the company's unique form of success raises about future business ethics and American values.