70 percent of Americans live within a fifteen-minute drive of a Wal-Mart. Charles Fishman looks at how Wal-Mart got so big, and how it’s changing America’s economy, in The Wal-Mart Effect.
Events:
Charles Fishman talk and book signing
Monday, January 23 at 6:30PM
Coliseum Books
11 West 42nd Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues
Music: “Jubilo” “The Spellcaster” and “Root Groove” from the album “Jump Start and Jazz: Two Ballets by Wynton Marsalis”
Events:
Charles Fishman talk and book signing
Monday, January 23 at 6:30PM
Coliseum Books
11 West 42nd Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues
Music: “Jubilo” “The Spellcaster” and “Root Groove” from the album “Jump Start and Jazz: Two Ballets by Wynton Marsalis”
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