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Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves | Matt Ridley
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"Ridley writes with panache, wit, and humor and displays remarkable ingenuity in finding ways to present complicated materials for the lay reader." -- Los Angeles Times In a bold and provocative interpretation of economic history, Matt Ridley, the New York Times-bestselling author of Genome and The Red Queen, makes the case for an economics of hope, arguing that the benefits of commerce, technology, innovation, and change--what Ridley calls cultural evolution--will inevitably increase human prosperity. Fans of the works of Jared Diamond (Guns, Germs, and Steel), Niall Ferguson (The Ascent of Money), and Thomas Friedman (The World Is Flat) will find much to ponder and enjoy in The Rational Optimist.
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Vivlio_Gnosi
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Adding this #Nonfiction book to my #TBR stack. #future

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Ericmanciniwriter
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On my run this morning, I felt a very specific type of lightness I always feel when something I've been dreading comes true. It's not a positive feeling necessarily, more of an emotional consolation prize: the knowledge that the world is still mostly beautiful, my family and friends are still here, and I can still focus positive energy on things that are within my control

Posemn Thanks for this @Eamann. I think spending even more time outdoors will be my goal in 2017. 7y
LauraBeth So beautiful ❤️ 7y
saresmoore Thank you for sharing this. Even when our connection to the world is damaged, our connection to the earth and one another remains vital and precious. 7y
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sprainedbrain Very nice. ❤️️ 7y
Bette Macklemore had written something similar last night...control and fix what we can, move forward. 💙👍 7y
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