Wal-Mart: The Bully of Bentonville

The largest company in the world by far, Wal-Mart takes in revenues in excess of $280 billion. More than 138 million shoppers visit one of its 5,300 stores each week. But, as recent news stories show, Wal-Mart's "everyday low prices" come at a tremendous cost to workers, suppliers, competitors, and consumers. In a gripping, richly textured narrative, Anthony Bianco illuminates the story-behind-the-headlines and brings the truths about Wal-Mart into sharp focus.