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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
    Your New Job
    Get Ahead in Your New Job
    Get Ahead in Your New Jobby John Lees Your New Job

    Career management consultant John Lees provides a detailed blueprint for your first 100 days in a new job. Those in their first job should heed his advice even…

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    US History: The Indigenous Story
    The Rediscovery of America
    The Rediscovery of Americaby Ned Blackhawk US History: The Indigenous Story

    Yale professor Ned Blackhawk, a Native American, details the history of Indigenous people in today’s United States before and after the arrival of Europeans.

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    Avoid Hubris
    The Tragic Mind
    The Tragic Mindby Robert D. Kaplan Avoid Hubris

    Prolific author and geopolitical expert Robert D. Kaplan says ancient literature can inspire you to question your dangerous optimism.

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    Wealth For Some
    Ours Was the Shining Future
    Ours Was the Shining Futureby David Leonhardt Wealth For Some

    Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist David Leonhardt traces America’s postwar boom and its subsequent stagnation.

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    How to Play the World
    The Biggest Bluff
    The Biggest Bluffby Maria Konnikova How to Play the World

    New Yorker writer Maria Konnikova explores herself by learning to play No Limit Texas Hold ’Em.

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    A Thriving Little-Known World
    The Year 1000
    The Year 1000by Valerie Hansen A Thriving Little-Known World

    Award-winning historian Valerie Hansen dispels any myths about Europeans “discovering” already-thriving lands which, in fact, were participating in globalization long before ships sailed from Europe.

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    A Passionate Call to Reshape Society
    The Future of Capitalism
    The Future of Capitalismby Paul Collier A Passionate Call to Reshape Society

    Professor Paul Collier, author of the award-winning The Bottom Billion, offers pragmatic – and at times radical – solutions to current economic problems.

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    Tough, Workable Advice
    Career Rehab
    Career Rehabby Kanika Tolver Tough, Workable Advice

    Professional coach Kanika Tolver guides you in diagnosing your career dissatisfactions and offers hard-headed advice about how to launch a new path.

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    Russian and American Election Meddling
    Rigged
    Riggedby David Shimer Russian and American Election Meddling

    Reporter and international relations scholar David Shimer presents a detailed history of Russia and America trying to influence elections.

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    Persuasion, Not Debate
    Doesn’t Hurt to Ask
    Doesn’t Hurt to Askby Trey Gowdy Persuasion, Not Debate

    Former prosecutor and US Congressman Trey Gowdy offers a slightly political guide to effective persuasion.