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The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves; Library Edition

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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 changewhat Ridley calls cultural evolutionwill 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.
Recenzja
"
The Rational Optimist
teems with challenging and original ideas...No other book has argued with such brilliance and historical breadth against the automatic pessimism that prevails in intellectual life."
-- "Ian McEwan, New York Times bestselling author"
"A fast-moving, intelligent description of why human life has so consistently improved over the course of history, and a wonderful overview of how human civilizations move forward."
-- "New York Times"
"Original, clever and ...controversial."
-- "Guardian (London)"
"Ridley's dazzling, insightful and entertaining book on the unstoppable march of innovation is a refresher course in human history...Great ideas spring up unexpectedly from every direction, with each new one naturally coordinating with others."
-- "New York Post"
"With vivid storytelling illuminating the huge role of markets and trade in material progress...[A] fascinating history of trade and innovation."
-- "New York Times Book Review"
O autorze
Matt Ridley
is the award-winning, bestselling author of several books, including
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
;
Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
; and
The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
. His books have sold more than one million copies in thirty languages worldwide. He writes regularly for
The Times
(London) and
The Wall Street Journal
, and is a member of the House of Lords. He lives in England.
L. J. Ganser
is the winner of the prestigious Audie Award for Best Nonfiction Narration for his work in
The Island at the Center of the World.
He has recorded over 450 titles, ranging from preschool books to crime noir thrillers, from astronomical adventures in both science and science fiction, to Arctic Circle high school basketball stories.