The Silent Takeover by Noreena Hertz (2003, Paperback, Reprint)

A controversial book due to its sensitive contents, The Silent Takeover is simply one of those research reports you have to read. Items you've noticed, or maybe just suspected about business, marketing, corporate megaliths, and the schemes utilized for success are meticulously outlined and documented in Hertz's book. I bought this book more on a whim of curiosity than any personal interest in global capitalism, but ever since I couldn't put it down. Prepare for surprises; the items detailed with tug at your emotions, even play with your credulity as you hunt the documented sources. The bottom line is, this book will open your eyes to a whole amazing new world of mischief--that's going on right under our noses.