Isbn: 9780807035009 - big-box swindle: the true cost of mega-retailers and the fight for america's independent businesses (21 Ergebnisse)

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Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. From the rabbit-sized Black-footed Cat of southern Africa to bear-killing Amur tigers of the Russian Far East, the 38 members of the Cat Family include some of the world's most fascinating and magnificent species on earth. Supremely adapted for the kill, all cats are obligate carnivores; they survive only by preying upon other animals, and they have become one of evolution's most successful predatory lineages of mammals. Wild Cats of the World>explores the spectacular Cat Family in unprecedented depth. Drawing on thousands of scientific papers and direct observations in the field, each species is profiled at length, covering all aspects of felid behaviour and ecology. The book is profusely illustrated with colour plates, black-and-white sketches showing important aspects of cat life, and accurate images of every species' skull. Over 400 spectacular photographs are included, many of them showing extremely rare and little-known cats published here for the first time. Each profile includes an up-to-date range map and explains the most current science on how cats are classified and related to each other, including some very recent, surprising discoveries.Despite their great evolutionary success, the challenges facing felids in the modern world are profound. Only one, the ubiquitous domestic cat, does not require dedicated conservation action to ensure survival for the next century. The book also explores the current conservation issues facing wild cats, the increasingly perilous status of many species, and how they can be saved.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1.4 x 9 x 6 Inches; 318 pages; An expert's in-depth exploration of the enormous impact of mega-retailers-and what communities and independent businesses can do.

Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 318 pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket unclipped, excellent. Binding tight. Spine straight. Pages and edges clean and unmarked. Yellow cover boards, black quarter cloth, gilt title on spine. Mitchell illustrates how mega-retailers are fueling many of our most pressing problems, and how a growing number of communities and independent business are effectively fighting back. Record # 32913.…

Zustand: FINE. First printing. SIGNED on the title page. The subtitle really accurately describes this book - as Mitchell traces the dramatic growth of megastores - from big boxes like Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Costco, and Staples to chains like Starbucks, Olive Garden, Blockbuster, and Old Navy - and the simultaneous decline of independent businesses, she also answers many of the arguments made in favor of these stores, and describes no-so-obvious impact of these companies and the big-box mentality on everything from soaring gasoline consumption to rising poverty rates, failing family farms, and declining voting levels. She exposes the role government policy has played in the expansion of mega-retailers and builds a compelling case that communities composed of many small, locally owned businesses are healthier and more prosperous than those dominated by a few large chains. A thoughtful and well-presented book by an author clearly in favor of independent stores. Notes, index, 317 pp. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.).…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Collectible-Very Good. In less than two decades, large retail chains have become the most powerful corporations in America. In this deft and revealing book, Stacy Mitchell illustrates how mega-retailers are fueling many of our most pressing problems, from the shrinking middle class to rising pollution and diminished civic engagement?and she shows how a growing number of communities and independent businesses are effectively fighting back. Mitchell traces the dramatic growth of mega-retailers?from big boxes like Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Costco, and Staples to chains like Starbucks, Olive Garden, Blockbuster, and Old Navy?and the precipitous decline of independent businesses. Drawing on examples from virtually every state in the country, she unearths the extraordinary impact of these companies and the big-box mentality on everything from soaring gasoline consumption to rising poverty rates, failing family farms, and declining voting levels. Along the way, Mitchell exposes the shocking role government policy has played in the expansion of mega-retailers and builds a compelling case that communities composed of many small, locally owned businesses are healthier and more prosperous than those dominated by a few large chains. More than a critique, Big-Box Swindle provides an invigorating account of how some communities have successfully countered the spread of big boxes and rebuilt their local economies. Since 2000, more than two hundred big-box development projects have been halted by groups of ordinary citizens, and scores of towns and cities have adopted laws that favor small-scale, local business development and limit the proliferation of chains. From cutting-edge land-use policies to innovative cooperative small-business initiatives, Mitchell offers communities concrete strategies that can stave off mega-retailers and create a more prosperous and sustainable future. ?What Nickel and Dimed did for the Wal-Mart worker, Mitchell does for the community threatened by mega-retailers.? ?Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature?Through rich, real-life stories, Stacy Mitchell reveals that those ?low prices? so proudly promoted by big-box behemoths come at an intolerably high cost to our communities and culture. Can we beat the behemoths? Yes! And Mitchell shows us the way. Read on, take heart, and take action!? ?Jim Hightower, national radio commentator, writer, public speaker, and best-selling author ?Stacy Mitchell provides an astonishing expos? of the broad-reaching implications of our shopping habits. Big-Box Swindle should be required reading for everyone who cares about America?s main streets, as well as a call to arms for small businesses everywhere to organize and take action.? ?Kennedy Smith, former director of the National Trust for Historic Preservation?s National Main Street Center ?A well-researched and frightening book about an economic pandemic engulfing the United States . . . The big boxes are draining cities and towns of money and bankrupting neighborhood businesses that have long been the backbone of American communities. Big-Box Swindle is a book every citizen needs to read.? ?Ben H. Bagdikian, author of The New Media Monopoly?A great read! The big-box shadow looms over us mightily, but, as Stacy Mitchell documents, hundreds of communities have already saved themselves. She tells us how they did it and firmly invites us to step forward into the light. Change-a-lujah!? ?Reverend Billy, leader of the Church of Stop Shopping?Mitchell?s new book, Big-Box Swindle, is a devastating critique of the social impact of big retailers on American life.? ?Guardian, interview in December 6th issue ?In the muckraking tradition of 'Fast Food Nation' and 'Nickel and Dimed,' this is a searing indictment of the impact of behemoth retailers (Wal-Mart, Costco, Best Buy, et al.) on this country, its landscape and small towns, as well as the global marketplace. An independent business activist from Maine fills this urgentt book with eye-openers on every page, incl.…