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David Meyer

David N Meyer is a content editor at getAbstract and author of The 100 Best Films To Rent You've Never Heard Of, Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad of Gram Parsons and His Cosmic American Music, The Bee Gees: The Biography, and other books. You can find his essays on film and music at davidnmeyer.com

  • Review
    Aging and Its processes
    Borrowed Time
    Borrowed Timeby Sue Armstrong Aging and Its processes

    Science reporter Sue Armstrong discusses theories of aging and how medical science may slow the aging proces.

  • Review
    Open Your Mind
    Elastic
    Elasticby Leonard Mlodinow Open Your Mind

    Theoretical physicist Leonard Mlodinow helps you connect to your right brain to gain access to breakthrough thinking.

  • Review
    Follow Your Soul
    The Second Mountain
    The Second Mountainby David Brooks Follow Your Soul

    New York Times op-ed columnist David Brooks delves into what satisfies the ego versus what satisfies the soul and offers detailed guidance regarding the latter.

  • Review
    Weird: Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic
    The WEIRDest People in the World
    The WEIRDest People in the Worldby Joseph Henrich Weird: Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic

    Anthropologist Joseph Henrich explores the historical, cultural and anthropological forces that made Western people WEIRD.

  • Review
    How You Move
    Physical Intelligence
    Physical Intelligenceby Scott Grafton How You Move

    Neuroscientist Scott Grafton took to the wilderness to further understand the mostly unconscious, almost magical, coordination between body and brain.

  • Review
    Resist Resistance
    The War of Art
    The War of Artby Steven Pressfield Resist Resistance

    Tough guy author Steven Pressfield offers a straight-shooting guide to grappling with the inner forces that impede creativity and self-belief.

  • Review
    What Price Food?
    The Secret Life of Groceries
    The Secret Life of Groceriesby Benjamin Lorr What Price Food?

    Journalist Benjamin Lott examines corrupt practices, exploitation and power in the food industry.

  • Review
    How To Save the Planet
    The Climate Book
    The Climate Bookby Greta Thunberg How To Save the Planet

    Climate activist Greta Thunberg compiles essays on climate change by scholars, scientists and advocates.

  • Review
    Great Service, Terrible Something Else
    Uncommon Service
    Uncommon Serviceby Frances Frei and Anne Morriss Great Service, Terrible Something Else

    Harvard Business School’s Frances Frei and Anne Morriss argue that offering great service requires being terrible at something else.

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    Understanding Monetary Policy
    21st Century Monetary Policy
    21st Century Monetary Policyby Ben S. Bernanke Understanding Monetary Policy

    Former Federal Reserve chair Ben S. Bernanke offers a clear, comprehensive overview of US monetary policy.