While business books obviously provide value (or people wouldn't buy them), sometimes they can be a little, well, over-optimistic about the realities of the corporate world. Here's how some famous bestsellers might look, if the authors had been 100% honest.

9. Deengineering the Corporation

by Hammer N. Tongs

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Summary: The authors provide a comprehensive list of all the ways to say "layoffs" without using the term "layoffs."

8. In Search of Excrescence

by Peter Toms

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Summary: A collection of case studies of companies that were once on the Fortune "most respected" list but have since declared bankruptcy.

7. Who Cut My Cheese

by Bree Camembert

Geoffrey James

Summary: Workers in a cubicle maze keep wondering why they're paid less every day even though they're doing more work.

6. Atlas Bugged

by Ayn Rant

Geoffrey James

Summary: Heiress Scarlett Taggart's solid gold iPhone is hacked, revealing that she's cheating on her husband, multi-billionaire John Galt III.

5. Leadership Secrets of Vlad the Impaler

by D.R. Cula

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Summary: Timeless rules for managing small to large enterprises by addressing the vital needs of all the stakeholders.

4. Stink and Grow Rich

by Napoleon XIV

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Summary: A how-to guide for outsourcing to countries where manufacturing plants are allowed to pollute the environment.

3. Gorilla Marketing

by M. Joe Young

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Summary: How to clobber small businesses in your industry by bribing politicians to pass legislation that favors huge companies.

2. Bad to Worse

by The Entire Faculty of Harvard Business School

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Summary: How to totally ruin your company by spending millions of dollars on "experts" and management consultants.

1. Business With All the Bullsh*t

by James Geoffrey

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Summary: The author illustrates how to irritate the readers of this article by backhandedly plugging his own book.

Geoffrey James is a professional speaker, blogger and author. His most recent book is " Business Without the Bullsh*t: 49 Secrets and Shortcuts You Need to Know," and he blogs daily about sales, marketing and corporate life on Inc.com.