MARCH'S FC READERS' CHOICE AWARD

Bestseller lists? Forget them. We want to highlight the books that really matter, and we want your help. Here's how to play Book Club, Fast Company style:

  1. Purchase and read the FC Readers' Choice Award picked by you, our readers.
  2. Discuss the book with other readers in our online discussions or at a Fast Company Book Club Meetup event -- or start your own face-to-face discussion group.
  3. Vote for next month's book. We'll give you 5 choices that align with our mission: to help you work smarter and lead better. Browse the excerpts and vote for your favorite.

* MARCH'S FC READERS' CHOICE AWARD

The Transparency Edge: How Credibility Can Make or Break You in Business
by Barbara Pagano and Elizabeth Pagano

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Corporate transparency is a buzzword every well-spoken business leader is mouthing these days. In The Transparency Edge, this month's Readers' Choice selection, Barbara and Elizabeth Pagano explore the meaning of transparency -- and tell how to get there. Over the course of the book, the Paganos -- a leadership expert and business reporter, as well as mother and daughter -- outline nine behaviors leaders must cultivate.

* VOTE FOR MAY'S BOOK OF THE MONTH

1
book cover Body of Truth : Leveraging What Consumers Can't or Won't Say
by Dan Hill
2
book cover The 18 Immutable Laws of Corporate Reputation: Creating, Protecting, and Repairing Your Most Valuable Asset
by Ronald J. Alsop
3
book cover In the Kingdom of Coal: An American Family and the Rock That Changed the World
by Dan Rottenberg
4
book cover The Light of Conscience : How a Simple Act Can Change Your Life
by Bill Shore
5
book cover The Radical Leap : A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership
by Steve Farber