Wal-Mart Effect



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ISBN 9781594200762 Published Feb. 2006
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Wal-Mart Effect
How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--And How It's Transforming the American Economy
By Charles Fishman 

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inBubbleWrap - Made in America
Posted Feb. 23, 2009 8:24 a.m. by dylan
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We've all been to Wal-Mart. Even if you're not a big fan of the business itself, the story of it's founder, Sam Walton, is an inspirational one. It's the story of a good old boy from Arkansas, a formerly distinguished eagle scout and star athlete with a single five-an-dime store, building the largest company the world has ever seen.

Wal-Mart is not only largest retailer in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, it is "the second largest grocer in Britian" (The Wal-Mart Effect by Charles Fishman, Page 6). That it arose from such humble beginnings is, as Fishman describes it, "quite rightly, the stuff of American business legend."

The book we're offering on inBubbleWrap this week, Made in America: My Story, was penned by the legend himself, Sam Walton. I could point out, once again, that naming a book about Wal-Mart Made in America is somewhat ironic, but that's not the point here... the point is that the story of Wal-Mart is largely Sam Walton's story, and Sam Walton's story is the quintessential American success story.

If you'd like Jack's take on that story, check out the video below and pick up a copy of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time for more.

If you'd like to get that story firsthand, we have 25 copies available.



Our turn to yodel.
Posted Oct. 31, 2007 10:28 a.m. by kate
In Misc. - 800 CEO Read Blog

We're yodeling back to The Inside Flap. For all of the literary buffs out there, The Inside Flap is all about books -- fiction, non-fiction, anything that catches the eye of the crew at our sister company. If you're not familiar with them, their Milwaukee's own independent string of bookstores. A lot of great finds are over on their blog.

And related to business books, they're bringing in Sarah Miller Caldicott, co-author of Innovate Like Edison into Milwaukee on Tuesday, November 27th for a free book event. Find an excerpt of the book here. And if you're in town, we'd love to see you there.

And, thanks to Richard for linking to our podcasts! Over at eContent you'll find more links to podcasts with business authors. Including Richard Ogle author of Smart World, C.K. Prahalad of Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid, Charles Fishman of the Wal-Mart Effect and lots more.



Jack's Best Business Books of 2006
Posted Dec. 7, 2006 3:37 a.m. by jack
In Lists - 800 CEO Read Blog

It is that time of year. What are the bests of this year? As with all great awards, I am going to give you my short list of the best books of the year. Then, in a few weeks, I will announcewith a huge fanfaremy best business book of 2006. Yeah, I know, I have some non business books listed on my short list, but I liked the books and thought you should know about them. In no particular order:

China Shakes the World by James Kynge

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

Chasing Daylight by Eugene OKelly

The Box by Marc Levinson

The Echoing Green: The Untold Story of Bobby Thomson, Ralph Branca and the Shot Heard Round the World by Joshua Prager

Uncommon Carriers by John McPhee

Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

The Wal-Mart Effect by Charles Fishman

These are all great reads and worth being called out as extraordinary books. What are your "bests of" 2006?

Thanks for listening.



The Wal-Mart Effect
Posted Nov. 21, 2006 6:01 a.m. by jack
In History and Biographies - 800 CEO Read Blog

Sometimes it is good to wait. In my years of doing this, I have always thought publishers went to a paperback book too soon after the hardcover and the paperback book seldom came with any value added feature.

When Charles Fishmans publisher decided to publish one of my favorite books from this yearThe Wal-Mart Effectas a paperback, I thought they were making the same mistake. Here is my review of the hardcover from earlier. They must have heard my misgivings because Fishman has added a twenty page afterword to the paperback. It is a recap of what has gone on at Wal-Mart since the hardcover was published, which by the way, is a lot.

This is a book that really put this phenomenon that is Wal-Mart into an amazingly well written perspective. If you didn't get the hardcover, now is your chance to pick up the "New and Improved Paperback."

Oh yeah, the book is available the end of December.



Place your vote.
Posted Sept. 20, 2006 5:33 a.m. by kate
In Current Events - 800 CEO Read Blog

The finalists for the annual Quill Book Awards have been announced. Place your vote before the end of September. Your business book choices:

Congrats to the finalists!






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