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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
    A Decade of Ambivalence and Irony
    The Nineties
    The Ninetiesby Chuck Klosterman A Decade of Ambivalence and Irony

    Raucous cultural correspondent Chuck Klosterman focuses his gimlet eye and genius for non-linear conclusions on an ambivalent, culturally rich decade.

  • Review
    Keeping It Real
    Authentic
    Authenticby Paul Van Doren Keeping It Real

    In this candid memoir, Vans’ late founder Paul Van Doren explains how he started and sustained Vans Shoes, and how he flexed with the times while always remaining…

  • Review
    Black and Green
    The White Wall
    The White Wallby Emily Flitter Black and Green

    New York Times Wall Street correspondent Emily Flitter details the racism and racial discrimination, past and present, in America’s banking and financial systems.

  • Review
    Constant Turmoil
    Age of Revolutions
    Age of Revolutionsby Fareed Zakaria Constant Turmoil

    Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria — author of The Gang of Three and The Future of Freedom — links historical and economic trends to provide a…

  • Review
    From Brutal Competitor to Philanthropist
    Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King
    Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, Kingby Anupreeta Das From Brutal Competitor to Philanthropist

    Former New York Times finance editor Anupreeta Das provides a complex portrait of a titan who incarnates his era.

  • Review
    Mutual Misunderstanding
    Talking From 9 to 5
    Talking From 9 to 5by Deborah Tannen Mutual Misunderstanding

    Linguist Deborah Tannen explores the complexity of gender-based office communication and how it affects women.

  • Review
    An Exponential Tomorrow
    The Exponential Age
    The Exponential Ageby Azeem Azhar An Exponential Tomorrow

    Host of the Exponential View podcast Azeem Azhar paints a detailed, grim portrait of a future in which tech giants immune to the will of governments…

  • Review
    Looking at Musk
    Elon Musk
    Elon Muskby Ashlee Vance Looking at Musk

    Ashlee Vance takes a long, perhaps too admiring look at Elon Musk, Paypal, Tesla and SpaceX.

  • Review
    Speak with Confidence
    Mastering the Art of Public Speaking
    Mastering the Art of Public Speakingby Michael J. Gelb Speak with Confidence

    Executive coach Michael J. Gelb, a prolific self-help author, offers a basic blueprint for everyone who is fearful of public speaking.

  • Review
    Economic Theory Vs. Real Life
    The Economists’ Hour
    The Economists’ Hourby Binyamin Appelbaum Economic Theory Vs. Real Life

    New York Times editorial writer Binyamin Appelbaum delves deep into the histories and philosophies of influential economists to see how their ideas have shaped the American…