The United States of Wal-Mart Book

I think this is one case where you can judge a book by its cover. I wanted to read the book, but was skeptical given the horrendous cover art. As it turns out, the cover is a good reflection of what's inside--mainly inflammatory and tacky rhetoric about how awful Walmart is (the author states on page 28, for example, "But while it seems Walmart has become a public subsidy crack whore, have Americans become crack whores for Walmart?"). I think most readers who pick up this book already have an inkling that Walmart is an evil entity; I'd rather the author just give me the facts and let me form my own opinions. As an aside, this book is now twelve years old, making it a bit dated.