Top 25: What corporate America is reading

800-CEO-READ, a leading direct supplier of book-based resources, compiles a monthly list of bestselling business books based on purchases by its corporate customers nationwide. Here are the Top 25 from September’s list, plus descriptions of the Top 10.

1. “The Attitude of Leadership,” by Keith Harrell; John Wiley & Sons

2. “The Five Patterns of Extraordinary Careers,” by James M. Citrin & Richard A. Smith; Crown Business

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3. “Becoming a Category of One,” by Joe Calloway; John Wiley & Sons

4. “The Sales Bible,” by Jeffrey Gitomer; John Wiley & Sons

5. “Attitude is Everything,” by Keith Harrell; HarperBusiness

6. “Connecting the Dots,” by Cathleen Benko & F. Warren McFarlan; Harvard Business School Press

7. “Authentic Leadership,” by Bill George; Jossey-Bass

8. “Double-Digit Growth,” by Michael Treacy; Portfolio

9. “The Cycle of Leadership,” by Noel M. Tichy with Nancy Cardwell; HarperBusiness

10. “Just Ask A Woman,” by Mary Lou Quinlan; John Wiley & Sons

11. “The Street Kid’s Guide to Having It All,” by John Assaraf; Longstreet Press

12. “Purple Cow,” by Seth Godin; Portfolio

13. “Adventure Capitalist,” by Jim Rogers; Random House

14.”When Generations Collide,” by Lynne C. Lancaster & David Stillman; HarperBusiness

15. “Less Is More,” by Jason Jennings; Portfolio

16. “The Old Girls’ Network,” by Sharon Whiteley, Kathy Elliott & Connie Duckworth; Perseus

17. “Beans,” by Leslie A. Yerkes & Charles Decker; Jossey-Bass

18. “Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes And How To Correct Them,” by Gary Belsky & Thomas Gilovich; Fireside

19. “Trading Up,” by Michael J. Silverstein & Neil Fiske; Portfolio

20. “Customer Centered Selling,” by Robert L. Jolles; The Free Press

21. “The New Culture of Desire,” by Melinda Davis; The Free Press

22. “Impending Crisis,” by Roger Herman, Tom Olivo & Joyce Gioia; Oakhill Press

23. “Making Rain,” by Andrew Sobel; John Wiley & Sons

24. “How to Grow When Markets Don’t,” by Adrian J. Slywotzky & Richard Wise with Karl Weber; Warner Books

25. “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team,” by Patrick M. Lencioni; Jossey-Bass

What the Top 10 are about:

1.”The Attitude of Leadership”: Keith Harrell spotlights top executives from a cross-section of industries to identify their strategies for motivating their employees to do their best in any instance.

2. “The Five Patterns of Extraordinary Careers”: Authors explore the careers of leaders who have ascended to the top and prospered, to identify patterns that can be harnessed and used by everyone.

3. “Becoming a Category of One”: Top consultant shows how a company can go beyond simply competing within its own category, to doing what no one else does–in effect, becoming a category of one.

4. “The Sales Bible”: Sales authority Gitomer’s classic, now in paperback, helps salespeople reach their potential and close the big deal by giving them the right answers to the industry’s toughest questions.

5. “Attitude is Everything”: Motivational speaker Keith Harrell shares his secrets for gaining control of one’s career and life by building positive attitudes and turning them into actions.

6. “Connecting the Dots”: Aligning organizational objectives and project investments in order to capture hidden value today, while preparing for the future.

7. “Authentic Leadership”: Bill George, former Medtronic chairman and chief executive, shows how to get the job done right — with pride, ethics and integrity.

8. “Double-Digit Growth”: How some companies master growth each year, and what all businesses can learn from them in order to do the same in good times and bad.

9. “The Cycle of Leadership”: How great companies and their leaders foster knowledge exchange, resulting in smarter, more agile companies.