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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 JULY'S FC READERS' CHOICE AWARD
License to Deal
by Jerry Crasnick
License to Deal is something of a hybrid: It combines the free-agency mantra of Jerry Maguire and its struggles with Moneyball's strategy of finding unexplored niches to beat better-financed and established competitors. The protagonists, Matt Sosnick and Paul Cobbe, left behind successful careers in high tech in 1997 to pursue the dream of being two of the privileged 300 agents licensed to represent professional baseball players. Faced with cutthroat competitors such as superagent Scott Boras, the duo do anything they can to secure an edge. The result is every bit as entertaining as Maguire, but since Crasnick is the third to come to bat with this kind of story, you may not be as eager to swing at this pitch.
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VOTE FOR SEPTEMBER'S BOOK OF THE MONTH
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The Rise of the Rogue Executive : How Good Companies Go Bad and How to Stop the Destruction
by Leonard R. Sayles and Cynthia J. Smith
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The Source of Success : Five Enduring Principles at the Heart of Real Leadership
by Peter Georgescu with David Dorsey
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Competition Demystified : A Radically Simplified Approach to Business Strategy
by Bruce Greenwald and Judd Kahn
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