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:
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Purchase and read the FC Readers' Choice Award picked by you, our readers.
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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.
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Vote for next month's book. We'll give you 3 choices that align with our mission: to help you work smarter and lead better. Browse the excerpts and vote for your favorite.
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 APRIL'S FC READERS' CHOICE AWARD
The One Thing You Need to Know... About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success
by Marcus Buckingham
One-size-fits-all and all-in-one solutions are alluring in their simplicity but rarely deliver on the promise. Marcus Buckingham is no exception. To his credit, his latest managing guide, The One Thing You Need to Know, is every bit as entertaining and easy to read as his previous two books. For every Walgreens manager or fast-food VP Buckingham examines, he counterweights the narrative with colorful depictions of less obvious leaders, from talc miners to prison inspectors to Kalahari bushmen. He even illustrates the science behind his characters' dilemmas. Ultimately, though, the smarts are undermined by the stunt. By oversimplifying leadership, management, and success to one rule each, Buckingham leaves readers with broad principles rather than applicable tools.
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VOTE FOR JUNE'S BOOK OF THE MONTH
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Democratizing Innovation
by Eric vonHippel
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The Forgotten Half of Change : Achieving Greater Creativity through Changes in Perception
by Luc de Brabandere
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The Advertised Mind: Groundbreaking Insights Into How Our Brains Respond To Advertising
by Erik Du Plessis
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