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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

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    Enlightened Leaders
    Compassionate Leadership
    Compassionate Leadershipby Rasmus Hougaard, Jacqueline Carter, Marissa Afton and Moses Mohan Enlightened Leaders

    Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter's worthwhile, fact-based manual helps leaders build compassion, wisdom, understanding and mindfulness.

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    Mutual Misunderstanding
    Talking from 9 to 5
    Talking from 9 to 5by Deborah Tannen Mutual Misunderstanding

    Linguist Deborah Tannen explores the complexity of gender-based office communication and how it affects women.

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    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.

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    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…

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    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.

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    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.

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    Work Less, Earn the Same
    The 4 Day Week
    The 4 Day Weekby Andrew Barnes Work Less, Earn the Same

    New Zealand entrepreneur Andrew Barnes argues passionately for greater employee flexibility to save society, economies and the planet.

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    Accelerating Change
    Accelerate
    Accelerateby John P. Kotter Accelerating Change

    Older structures and processes won’t do anymore. No matter how you tinker with your existing reality, change expert John P. Kotter insists it won’t be enough.…

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    Advice from One Who Knows
    Secrets of Sand Hill Road
    Secrets of Sand Hill Roadby Scott Kupor Advice from One Who Knows

    Wildly successful venture capitalist Scott Kupor, managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, provides a welcome and straightforward guide for founders seeking venture capital.

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    Decisive Success
    What It Takes
    What It Takesby Stephen A. Schwarzman Decisive Success

    Stephen A. Schwarzman, chairman, CEO and co-founder of the investment firm Blackstone, details his extraordinary career.