BOOKS

• “Big-Box Swindle: The True Cost of Mega-Retailers and the Fight for America’s Independent Businesses by Stacy Mitchell” Big-Box Swindle
• “The Wal-Mart Affect: How the World’s Most Powerful Company Really Works – And How It’s Transforming the American Economy,” Charles Fishman; Penguin, $25.95. Review
• “The Bully of Bentonville: How the High Cost of Wal-Mart’s Everday Low Prices is Hurting America;” Anthony Bianco; Doubleday, $24.95. Review