Business Books to Impress the Big Dogs

A parody on "must-have" office handbooks, "Cube Monkeys: A Handbook for Surviving the Office Jungle" by the Editors of CareerBuilder.com and Second City Communications (Collins) offers laugh-out-loud advice on how to make it through the workday.   Full of irreverent humor from Second City Communications, the corporate division of the world renowned comedy theatre The Second City, "Cube Monkeys" features top 10 lists, quizzes, step-by-step guides, games and hilarious advice that will help make the longest 40 hours of the week seem a little less unbearable.

Here's an excerpt:

Show the muckety- mucks you're a real go-getter by keeping up with the latest bestsellers on the stands. They can give invigorating perspective for the days ahead . . . or serve as anchors for a cubicle fort made out of blankets

THE ONE-SECOND MANAGER: When One Minute Is Just Too Damn Long

GOOD TO GRATE: Annoy Your Boss Until You Get That Promotion

THE TIPPLING POINT: Getting Your Coworkers Drunk to Get the office Dirt

GEEKONOMICS: How to Bribe the IT Guys So They'll Give You a New Laptop

WHO MOVED MY CHEESE? No, Seriously, It Was Right Here

WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR PARACHUTE PANTS? Time to Update Your Wardrobe

THE MILLIONAIRE NEXT DOOR: And If He's So Rich, Why Is He Living in Your Crappy Neighborhood?

FINK AND GROW RICH: Snitching on Your Coworkers For Fun and Profit

How to Win Friends and Influence People... and Then Use That to Destroy Them

NOW, DISCOVER YOUR STRENGTHS: LATER, GIVE IN TO YOUR  WEAKNESSES