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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
    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.

  • Review
    Toni Morrison Speaks
    The Source of Self-Regard
    The Source of Self-Regardby Toni Morrison Toni Morrison Speaks

    American icon, Nobelist Toni Morrison, offers her views on literature, race, politics and creative writing.

  • 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.

  • Review
    Good Managers Elevate All Employees
    Leading Without Authority
    Leading Without Authorityby Keith Ferrazzi and Noel Weyrich Good Managers Elevate All Employees

    Be a leader – even if that’s not in your job title. Keith Ferrazzi explains his new concept – “co-elevation” – and how managers can use…

  • Review
    Humor Creates Connection.
    Humor, Seriously
    Humor, Seriouslyby Naomi Bagdonas and Jennifer Aaker Humor Creates Connection.

    Stanford Business School professor Dr. Jennifer Aaker and lecturer Naomi Bagdonas explore how and why humor fuels a creative workplace.

  • Review
    Empathy Breeds Success
    Lunch with Lucy
    Lunch with Lucyby Sherry Stewart Deutschmann Empathy Breeds Success

    Sherry Stewart Deutschmann built a successful company on the principles of empathy, respect and compassion for her employees.

  • Review
    Control Your Energy
    The Energy Clock
    The Energy Clockby Molly Fletcher Control Your Energy

    Prolific author Molly Fletcher brings her characteristic dynamic approach to gathering and maintaining your energy.

  • Review
    Fundamental Wisdom
    On Competition
    On Competitionby Michael E. Porter Fundamental Wisdom

    In this classic, Michael E. Porter, the acknowledged master on competition, offers 13 groundbreaking, inspiring, insightful lectures covering how competition can address social issues.

  • Review
    True to Yourself
    The Compass and the Radar
    The Compass and the Radarby Paolo Gallo True to Yourself

    Human resources expert Paolo Gallo offers career guidance through the prisms of staying true to your values and developing tactical understanding.

  • Review
    Energy and Productivity
    Hyperfocus
    Hyperfocusby Chris Bailey Energy and Productivity

    Chris Bailey, author of the best-selling The Productivity Project, details when and how to harness your focus for greatest productivity.