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The Rational Optimist
- How Prosperity Evolves
- By: Matt Ridley
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,469
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,010
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,015
Life is getting better at an accelerating rate. Food availability, income, and life span are up; disease, child mortality, and violence are down all across the globe. Though the world is far from perfect, necessities and luxuries alike are getting cheaper; population growth is slowing; Africa is following Asia out of poverty; the Internet, the mobile phone, and container shipping are enriching people's lives as never before.
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- By Robert F. Jones on 09-15-17
- The Rational Optimist
- How Prosperity Evolves
- By: Matt Ridley
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
A different way of thinking about the future
Reviewed: 08-24-16
I consider myself to be an environmentalist and my beliefs to be on the liberal side. This book makes a good case to have a positive outlook of the future, rather than the typical predictions that our world is going to hell in a hand basket. It certainly has me revisiting a lot of my strongly held beliefs. I didn't agree with everything said, but I definitely enjoyed the optimistic approach at viewing society.
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