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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
    Get Out of Your Own Way
    Immunity to Change
    Immunity to Changeby Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey Get Out of Your Own Way

    A compelling recipe for personal growth and change through the simple act of self-contemplation supported by personal courage.

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    Turkey’s Contradictions
    The Lion and the Nightingale
    The Lion and the Nightingaleby Kaya Genç Turkey’s Contradictions

    Poet, essayist, novelist and journalist Kaya Genç traveled throughout Turkey for a year to create this compelling portrait of a nation.

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    Be Proactive
    Upstream
    Upstreamby Dan Heath Be Proactive

    Best-selling author Dan Heath addresses problem-solving from a new and effective perspective with his usual wit and insight into human nature.

  • Review
    Talent First, Talent Foremost, Talent Above All
    Talent Wins
    Talent Winsby Ram Charan, Dominic Barton and Dennis Carey Talent First, Talent Foremost, Talent Above All

    Ram Charan, Dominic Barton and Dennis Carey explain why you must make talent your first priority even thought that may mean entirely revamping your approach to…

  • Review
    Equality Nourishes Nations
    Why Nations Fail
    Why Nations Failby James Patrick Robinson and Daron Acemoglu Equality Nourishes Nations

    Renowned experts Daron Acemoğlu and James A. Robinson parse why and how some nations endure and others vanish.

  • Review
    Write It Down
    The Bullet Journal Method
    The Bullet Journal Methodby Ryder Carroll Write It Down

    Renowned product designer Ryder Carroll offers a practical and meditative approach to organizing your life via an ancient artform: Handwriting.

  • Review
    Privacy? What Privacy?
    This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends
    This Is How They Tell Me the World Endsby Nicole Perlroth Privacy? What Privacy?

    Nicole Perlroth offers a thrilling, educational and politically aware overview of the history and future of cyberattacks and data privacy.

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    Connection Is Key.
    Everyday Vitality
    Everyday Vitalityby Samantha Boardman Connection Is Key.

    Psychiatrist Samantha Boardman advises you to strengthen your interpersonal connections, sleep sufficiently and eat well for a healthier and happier you.

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    Lead With Agility
    Coaching Agile Teams
    Coaching Agile Teamsby Lyssa Adkins Lead With Agility

    Coaching expert and former command-and-control boss Lyssa Adkins details how agile coaches and teams perform more efficiently and with greater chemistry.

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    Make Business Moral
    Rotten
    Rottenby Marc J. Epstein and Kirk O. Hanson Make Business Moral

    Former business professors Marc J. Epstein and Kirk O. Hanson offer suggestions for curtailing corporate malfeasance and illustrative tales of corruption.