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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
    Anything Can Burn
    Fire Weather
    Fire Weatherby John Vaillant Anything Can Burn

    John Vaillant puts you in the midst of Canada’s cataclysmic 2016 Fort McMurray Fire.

  • Review
    Nowhere To Hide
    Your Face Belongs to Us
    Your Face Belongs to Usby Kashmir Hill Nowhere To Hide

    New York Times tech reporter Kashmir Hill explains why governments and individuals are fighting against facial recognition technology to protect personal privacy. The Clearview company…

  • Review
    Ethics in the Business World
    The Business Ethics Field Guide
    The Business Ethics Field Guideby Brad Agle, Aaron Miller and Bill O'Rourke Ethics in the Business World

    Brigham Young University ethics professor Brad Agle, assistant professor Aaron Miller, and former Alcoa executive Bill O’Rourke detail how to function ethically in business.

  • Review
    Do Sanctions Work?
    The Economic Weapon
    The Economic Weaponby Nicholas Mulder Do Sanctions Work?

    Cornell University assistant professor Nicholas Mulder details the history and modern-day applications of tariffs and economic sanctions.

  • Review
    Are We Punishing the Poor?
    Tightrope
    Tightropeby Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Are We Punishing the Poor?

    Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn detail how US life expectancy is declining as misguided government policies punish the poor. The Pulitzer Prize-winning co-authors weave history and policy…

  • 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.

  • Review
    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.