Activist Books/Threads

What are the best books about activist investors or activist deals? Or what are the best activist write-ups you've seen on Value Investor's Club/Seeking Alpha etc. 

I've attached a cool activist letter below for you guys to chew on, but would love to see more stuff like this. 

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