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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
    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.

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    Dangerous Generics
    Bottle of Lies
    Bottle of Liesby Katherine Eban Dangerous Generics

    Andrew Carnegie fellow Katherine Eban details the widespread corruption within the generic drug industry and explains why government regulators are all but powerless to protect consumers.

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    A Different Gladwell
    Talking to Strangers
    Talking to Strangersby Malcolm Gladwell A Different Gladwell

    Best-selling author and cultural commentator Malcom Gladwell offers a philosophical journey into the realm of trust and perception.

  • Review
    Coping with Grief
    Option B
    Option Bby Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant Coping with Grief

    Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook and the best-selling author of Lean In, candidly describes her grief at her husband’s death and offers guidance for others coping with the…

  • Review
    Talking in Code
    Brave, Not Perfect
    Brave, Not Perfectby Reshma Saujani Talking in Code

    Accepting your shortcomings and missteps is the path to success, writes Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code, as she explains why women should work to be brave, but not perfect.

  • Review
    Secrets of Corporate Longevity
    Built to Last
    Built to Lastby Jerry I. Porras and Jim Collins Secrets of Corporate Longevity

    Jerry I. Porras and Jim Collins break down decades of research to discover how certain companies maintain success and market dominance over the long haul.

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    Show Appreciation
    Appreciate
    Appreciateby Todd Nordstrom, Kevin Ames, Gary Beckstrand and David Sturt Show Appreciation

    Executives from the insight firm O.C. Tanner offer a solid guide for showing appreciation to your employees and colleagues.

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    Overcoming Barriers
    Lean In
    Lean Inby Sheryl Sandberg Overcoming Barriers

    Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg offers her sometimes controversial and all-time best-selling thoughts about women in the workplace.

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    Accept Paradoxes and Thrive
    The Age of Paradox
    The Age of Paradoxby Charles Handy Accept Paradoxes and Thrive

    Management consultant Charles Handy offers a clear path for dealing with today’s myriad and murky paradoxes.

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    Decadence and Renaissance
    The Decadent Society
    The Decadent Societyby Ross Douthat Decadence and Renaissance

    Conservative political analyst Ross Douthat launches strong arguments about the dreary present and likely future of stagnating Western societies. Could exhaustion spark a new renaissance?