When Robin Wolaner entered into a joint venture with Time Inc. to launch her brainchild, Parenting, she made business history as a successful -- and rich -- woman in a male-dominated magazine industry. Now, for women who are wondering just what it takes to pull off their own triumphs in the fickle business world, Wolaner presents 80 Naked Truths that provide instantly gratifying lessons for ambitious women.

Presented in delicious, bite-sized nuggets, Wolaner's Naked Truths can be put into action regardless of experience, industry, or whether the reader is a one-woman start-up or...