Best Business Books of 2006

Fishman, a Fast Company senior writer, adapted his December 2003 cover story, The Wal-Mart You Don’t Know, into a fascinating, even-handed look at the world’s largest retailer and how even its most simple actions, such as pricing salmon at $4.84 a pound, ripple through the global economy. Read an excerpt about The Man Who Said No to Wal-Mart.
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