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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
    Trust Yourself and Leap
    Pivot
    Pivotby Jenny Blake Trust Yourself and Leap

    Author of Life After College, Jenny Blake provides workable guidance for those early in their careers who want to layout a deliberate path.

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    Warm, Worthy Advice
    Supermaker
    Supermakerby Jaime Schmidt Warm, Worthy Advice

    Jaime Schmidt, founder of Schmidt’s Naturals, details her journey from making products in her bathtub to selling her blockbuster company to Unilever. She writes with wit,…

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    Enthusiastic Basic Advice
    Powershift
    Powershiftby Daymond John Enthusiastic Basic Advice

    Daymond John wants you to succeed as he has, and he provides practical advice to guide you.

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    Power of the Crowd
    New Power
    New Powerby Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms Power of the Crowd

    Social-engagement experts Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms celebrate the new power that impels broad-based social movements.

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    Get Out of Your Own Way
    Immunity to Change
    Immunity to Changeby Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey Get Out of Your Own Way

    A compelling recipe for personal growth and change through the simple act of self-contemplation supported by personal courage.

  • Review
    Turkey’s Contradictions
    The Lion and the Nightingale
    The Lion and the Nightingaleby Kaya Genç Turkey’s Contradictions

    Poet, essayist, novelist and journalist Kaya Genç traveled throughout Turkey for a year to create this compelling portrait of a nation.

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    Be Proactive
    Upstream
    Upstreamby Dan Heath Be Proactive

    Best-selling author Dan Heath addresses problem-solving from a new and effective perspective with his usual wit and insight into human nature.

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    Talent First, Talent Foremost, Talent Above All
    Talent Wins
    Talent Winsby Ram Charan, Dominic Barton and Dennis Carey Talent First, Talent Foremost, Talent Above All

    Ram Charan, Dominic Barton and Dennis Carey explain why you must make talent your first priority even thought that may mean entirely revamping your approach to…

  • Review
    Equality Nourishes Nations
    Why Nations Fail
    Why Nations Failby James Patrick Robinson and Daron Acemoglu Equality Nourishes Nations

    Renowned experts Daron Acemoğlu and James A. Robinson parse why and how some nations endure and others vanish.

  • Review
    Write It Down
    The Bullet Journal Method
    The Bullet Journal Methodby Ryder Carroll Write It Down

    Renowned product designer Ryder Carroll offers a practical and meditative approach to organizing your life via an ancient artform: Handwriting.