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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
    Avoiding War
    Why We Fight
    Why We Fightby Christopher Blattman Avoiding War

    Professor Christopher Blattman argues that thinking people prefer peace but that irrational concerns can spur war.

  • Review
    Ever Darker
    The Country of the Blind
    The Country of the Blindby Andrew Leland Ever Darker

    Andrew Leland, editor of The Believer and former host of The Organist podcast, provides a compelling account of his increasing blindness and the enormous changes it brought…

  • Review
    Happier Later Years
    Successful Aging
    Successful Agingby Daniel J. Levitin Happier Later Years

    Bestseller Daniel Levitin details habits, practices and attitudes that ensure graceful, joyous aging.

  • Review
    Judgment Under Pressure
    Risk
    Riskby General Stanley McChrystal Judgment Under Pressure

    Ret. General Stanley McChrystal details successful and unsuccessful strategic responses to pressure.

  • Review
    Think! (Slowly)
    Rationality
    Rationalityby Steven Pinker Think! (Slowly)

    Harvard professor Steven Pinker teases out another one-sentence idea into a compelling, immersing and revealing look at the power – when people remember to apply it…

  • Review
    Best Served Cold
    Frostbite
    Frostbiteby Nicola Twilley Best Served Cold

    Gastropod podcaster Nicola Twilley provides a surprisingly compelling history of keeping food cold.

  • Review
    The History of Tribalism
    Tribal
    Tribalby Michael Morris The History of Tribalism

    Columbia University cultural psychologist Michael Morris offers a detailed history of the evolution of tribalism and its enduring power in human history.

  • Review
    Pay To Pay Attention
    The Sirens’ Call
    The Sirens’ Callby Chris Hayes Pay To Pay Attention

    News host Chris Hayes details how the attention economy steals your focus, time, money, and connection with others.

  • Review
    Lead Like an Animal
    Wisdom from the Wild
    Wisdom from the Wildby Julie C Henry Lead Like an Animal

    Explorer Julie C. Henry details various animals’ habits to help you find your personal leadership style.

  • Review
    Sports As Spirituality
    Religion of Sports
    Religion of Sportsby Gotham Chopra and Joe Levin Sports As Spirituality

    Gotham Chopra offers stories from his life and reflections on professional athletes to illustrate how people find spirituality in sports.