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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
    Beat Loneliness to Stay Well
    Together
    Togetherby Vivek Murthy Beat Loneliness to Stay Well

    United States surgeon general Vivek Murthy explains that loneliness kills, but kind human connections nurture your health.

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    The SEAL Way
    Leadership Strategy and Tactics
    Leadership Strategy and Tacticsby Jocko Willink The SEAL Way

    Bestseller and former Navy SEAL commander Jocko Willink offers leadership lessons learned on the battlefield.

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    Sports Teams and Business Teams
    We’re All in This Together
    We’re All in This Togetherby Mike Robbins Sports Teams and Business Teams

    Former professional athlete and self-help author Mike Robbins explains how lessons from sports teams can help business teams be more productive.

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    Religion and Money
    Religion and the Rise of Capitalism
    Religion and the Rise of Capitalismby Benjamin M. Friedman Religion and Money

    Harvard professor Benjamin M. Friedman provides a fascinating, groundbreaking overview of the remarkable intertwining of Christian beliefs and US economic policies.

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    Eat Less Sugar
    The Case Against Sugar
    The Case Against Sugarby Gary Taubes Eat Less Sugar

    Award-winning science writer Gary Taubes details the damage sugar causes and the many disinformation campaigns that strive to keep Americans from consuming less sugar.

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    Tidy Up for Inner Peace
    Spark Joy
    Spark Joyby Marie Kondo Tidy Up for Inner Peace

    Best-selling decluttering expert Marie Kondo offers a detailed, illustrated guide to her singular method for tidying up your home and soul.

  • Review
    Not Too Busy
    Ikigai
    Ikigaiby Héctor García and Francesc Miralles Not Too Busy

    Héctor García and Francesc Miralles’s bestseller details how the long-lived Japanese connect with their ikigai and maintain a sense of life-affirming flow.

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    Bust the Trusts!
    The Curse of Bigness
    The Curse of Bignessby Tim Wu Bust the Trusts!

    Columbia Law School professor Tim Wu offers a concise history of US antitrust actions and calls for renewed efforts against today’s monopolies.

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    Vest In Email
    Do Open
    Do Openby David Hieatt Vest In Email

    David Hieatt offers basic, helpful guidance to using emails to expand and maintain your customer base.

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    America Preeminent
    Unrivaled
    Unrivaledby Michael Beckley America Preeminent

    Political scientist Michael Beckley offers a data-supported argument for why the United States will remain the sole global superpower.