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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
    Less of Everybody
    Empty Planet
    Empty Planetby Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson Less of Everybody

    Researcher Darrell Bricker and journalist John Ibbitson offer startling, evidence-based predictions regarding an ever-diminishing population and its effects.

  • Review
    Be Human
    Radical Candor
    Radical Candorby Kim Scott Be Human

    Multifaceted best-selling author and executive coach Kim Scott offers a detailed manual for leaders who want to establish functional emotional connections with their employees.

  • Review
    Soon, A Reckoning
    Red Flags
    Red Flagsby George Magnus Soon, A Reckoning

    Economist George Magnus offers a perceptive overview of China’s overcooked economy and the possible consequences of current Chinese policies.

  • Review
    Death from Above
    The Bomber Mafia
    The Bomber Mafiaby Malcolm Gladwell Death from Above

    Best-selling public intellectual Malcolm Gladwell offers a detailed history of the United States’ bombing tactics in World War II.

  • Review
    Railroads, Trusts and Strikes
    The Hour of Fate
    The Hour of Fateby Susan Berfield Railroads, Trusts and Strikes

    Award-winning investigative reporter Susan Berfield brings to life the brutal economic struggles of late 19th- and early 20th-century America.

  • Review
    Evolutionary Business Revolution
    The Future of Management
    The Future of Managementby Gary Hamel Evolutionary Business Revolution

    Business author and HR guru Gary Hamel explains revolutionary management and shows how your company can evolve to embrace it.

  • Review
    Gender Disparities
    Invisible Women
    Invisible Womenby Caroline Criado Perez Gender Disparities

    Human rights activist Caroline Criado Perez, OBE, offers a detailed critique – which she backs with numerous studies – of how male norms permeate society to…

  • Review
    Profit and Conscience
    Trailblazer
    Trailblazerby Marc Benioff and Monica Langley Profit and Conscience

    CEO of Salesforce Mark Benioff makes a strong, well-written case for merging corporate responsibility and profit.

  • Review
    The Best Gatherings
    The Art of Gathering
    The Art of Gatheringby Priya Parker The Best Gatherings

    Meetings maestro Priya Parker offers a lively, conversational guide to facilitating effective gatherings.

  • Review
    Negligence, Confusion, Death
    Paradise
    Paradiseby Lizzie Johnson Negligence, Confusion, Death

    Washington Post reporter Lizzie Johnson provides a detailed, heartbreaking account of the 2018 Paradise fire that destroyed a California town.