I'm not really sure what led me to read this book, but I can unquestionably say that the first half was informative and neutral while the second half was heavily biased. Here's a great summary:
On the whole, it is an excellent survey of the various issues that are making Wal-Mart increasingly controversial, especially in "liberal" circles. It does contain a few minor typographical and factual errors that hopefully will be corrected in future editions. Dicker's writing style is engaging, if a bit laborious at times. He has a penchant for colorful metaphors, but at times he can be a bit too flippant (to wit, his assertion that "we're all Wal-Mart's bitches").He starts off by talking about how Wal*Mart came to power and what they have done and are doing to keep this power. However, after the basic Wal*Mart history is established Dicker goes into a rant about how they are the devil and are doing everything wrong. Most of these topics are heavily covered in the news, so unless you're looking for an extensive summary of Wal*Mart's story, I'd skip this one.
