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The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
Matt Ridley
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The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
Matt Ridley
Matt Ridley, acclaimed author of the classics Genome and Nature via Nurture, turns from investigating human nature to investigating human progress. In The Rational Optimist Ridley offers a counterblast to the prevailing pessimism of our age, and proves, however much we like to think to the contrary, that things are getting better.
448 pages, Index
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 8, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9780007412525 |
| Publishers | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Pages | 448 |
| Dimensions | 153 × 234 × 15 mm · 161 g (Weight (estimated)) |
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