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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
    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
    Putting It Bluntly
    The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
    The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ckby Mark Manson Putting It Bluntly

    Mark Manson wants the generations whom social media and consumer culture affect most to question what they see and believe, to grow up, and to…

  • Review
    No Time to Spare
    Blitzscaling
    Blitzscalingby Reid Hoffman and Chris Yeh No Time to Spare

    Toss what you know about strategy and start running.

  • Review
    A Sincere, Pugnacious Enigma
    Joe Biden
    Joe Bidenby Evan Osnos A Sincere, Pugnacious Enigma

    National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Evan Osnos examines President Joe Biden’s personality and history, both personal and political.

  • Review
    Swashbuckler, Turnaround Artist, and More
    Mean Business
    Mean Businessby Bob Andelman and Albert Dunlap Swashbuckler, Turnaround Artist, and More

    Liar, braggart and turnaround genius Al Dunlap reveals his hardheaded business strategies and successes in this entertaining and instructive – if not entirely true – memoir.

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    Secrets of Corporate Longevity
    Built to Last
    Built to Lastby Jerry I. Porras and Jim Collins Secrets of Corporate Longevity

    Jerry I. Porras and Jim Collins break down decades of research to discover how certain companies maintain success and market dominance over the long haul.

  • Review
    It’s Worse Than You Think
    Falter
    Falterby Bill McKibben It’s Worse Than You Think

    Leading environmentalist Bill McKibben offers a detailed presentation of the ongoing climate catastrophe and how humanity can forestall it.

  • Review
    Ginsburg Speaks
    Conversations with RBG
    Conversations with RBGby Jeffrey Rosen Ginsburg Speaks

    Legal scholar Jeffrey Rosen presents decades of interviews with Ruth Bader Ginsburg highlighting her brilliance and fortitude.

  • Review
    World Order 2.0
    A World in Disarray
    A World in Disarrayby Richard Haass World Order 2.0

    President of the Council on Foreign Relations and global political veteran Richard Haass offers an overview of current world politics and warns of destabilizing forces.

  • Review
    The Birth of Shareholder Activism
    Dear Chairman
    Dear Chairmanby Jeff Gramm The Birth of Shareholder Activism

    Jeff Gramm, a hedge fund manager and adjunct professor at Columbia Business School, lays bare a century’s worth of intimate investor-boardroom battles.