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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
    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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    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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    Radical Openness and Flexibility
    No Rules Rules
    No Rules Rulesby Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer Radical Openness and Flexibility

    Reed Hastings offers a candid deep dive into Netflix’s singular and singularly successful corporate culture.

  • Review
    A History of the Gay Rights Struggle
    Pride
    Prideby Matthew Todd A History of the Gay Rights Struggle

    Matthew Todd blends words and pictures in this coffee-table artbook tracing the history of gay rights.

  • Review
    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
    Good Managers Elevate All Employees
    Leading Without Authority
    Leading Without Authorityby Keith Ferrazzi and Noel Weyrich Good Managers Elevate All Employees

    Be a leader – even if that’s not in your job title. Keith Ferrazzi explains his new concept – “co-elevation” – and how managers can use…

  • Review
    Humor Creates Connection.
    Humor, Seriously
    Humor, Seriouslyby Naomi Bagdonas and Jennifer Aaker Humor Creates Connection.

    Stanford Business School professor Dr. Jennifer Aaker and lecturer Naomi Bagdonas explore how and why humor fuels a creative workplace.

  • Review
    Empathy Breeds Success
    Lunch with Lucy
    Lunch with Lucyby Sherry Stewart Deutschmann Empathy Breeds Success

    Sherry Stewart Deutschmann built a successful company on the principles of empathy, respect and compassion for her employees.

  • Review
    Control Your Energy
    The Energy Clock
    The Energy Clockby Molly Fletcher Control Your Energy

    Prolific author Molly Fletcher brings her characteristic dynamic approach to gathering and maintaining your energy.

  • Review
    Fundamental Wisdom
    On Competition
    On Competitionby Michael E. Porter Fundamental Wisdom

    In this classic, Michael E. Porter, the acknowledged master on competition, offers 13 groundbreaking, inspiring, insightful lectures covering how competition can address social issues.