00000cam a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217611155392 Buklod 20140318104259.0 m o j ta 090513s2009 nyu rb |001 0|eng d 9780802716057 (hardbound) 0802716059 (hardbound) (iLib)UPD-00214605414 DLC DM rda eng DMLUC HD 62.27 S64 2009 Spector, Robert 1947- author The mom & pop store how the unsung heroes of the American economy are surviving and thriving Robert Spector. Mom and pop store. New York Walker & Company 2009. 293 pages text rdacontent unmediated rdmedia volume rdacarrier Working-class hero -- Perth Amboy -- Zeyde (grandfather) : founder of our family business -- The rise of the merchant -- Working alongside mom & pop -- Independence -- Passion and persistence -- Reinvention -- There goes the neighborhood -- Connection -- Hard times -- If your neighbor has it to sell. Business journalist Spector celebrates the history of small, independent retail stores and how mom and pop businesses across the country still thrive on attentive customer service and community support. CSSP-6510 donated by The Rotary Club, Beaverton, Oregon, United States of America. Couple-owned business enterprises United States History. Small business Social aspects United States History. Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1008/2009019198-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1008/2009019198-d.html FO UPD DMLS HD 62.27 S64 2009 Book