Book excerpt: Among the merchandise, files and customers at Walmart are the associates. The people who greet the customers and keep the shelves stocked. This book looks into the lives of the people this company will forever be connected to, like it or not. It tells of the beginning of the end of Walmart. This is the warehouse, the truck driver and the system keeping count of it all. This is a written view from the inside. It takes an in depth look at associates, individual stores, salaried management and the corporate offices of this company listed on tickers of the New York Stock Exchange as wmt. For updated info go to www.walmartassociatescentral.com