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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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    Laissez-faire Origins
    The Big Myth
    The Big Mythby Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway Laissez-faire Origins

    Professors Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway trace the origins of the talking points that have come to characterize laissez-faire economics.

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    The Power of Self-Compassion
    Mirror Mirror
    Mirror Mirrorby Julie Nee The Power of Self-Compassion

    This actionable framework helps boost your self-love, self-affirmation and kindness to the person in the mirror.

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    Tools for Mental Peace
    Mental Immunity
    Mental Immunityby Richard Norman Tools for Mental Peace

    Richard Norman provides helpful, if familiar, ways to stay strong amid stress and boost your self-regard.

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    Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age
    The Optimist’s Telescope
    The Optimist’s Telescopeby Bina Venkataraman Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age

    Journalist Bina Venkataraman outlines strategies to help people and societies keep a long-term picture in mind –especially amid uncertainty. Her main lesson: Learn how to cultivate – and act upon – “foresight” as an individual,…

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    Curmudgeonly Common Sense
    Loserthink
    Loserthinkby Scott Adams Curmudgeonly Common Sense

    Dilbert creator Scott Adams offers slightly cranky advice for thinking clearly and productively.

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    A  Classic of American History
    Caste
    Casteby Isabel Wilkerson A Classic of American History

    Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson presents an indispensable overview of racism in the United States and its economic and social impacts.

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    A Tour de Force
    Transaction Man
    Transaction Manby Nicholas Lemann A Tour de Force

    New Yorker staff writer and Columbia University professor Nicholas Lemann offers a detailed history of the crucial economic trends and philosophies of the 20th century.

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    Compelling Stories
    Smarter Faster Better
    Smarter Faster Betterby Charles Duhigg Compelling Stories

    Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Charles Duhigg, best-selling author of The Power of Habit, is an engaging writer with a compelling roster of stories.

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    Women of Tech
    Geek Girl Rising
    Geek Girl Risingby Heather Cabot and Samantha Walravens Women of Tech

    “Geek girls” – that is, female tech entrepreneurs – are fostering the next generation of women in tech.

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    Your True Self
    Braving the Wilderness
    Braving the Wildernessby Brené Brown Your True Self

    Brené Brown, the guru of vulnerability and self-acceptance, explains how to honor and maintain the inextricable links among all people – including you.

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