How Prosperity Evolves (P.S.)
by Matt Ridley
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Recommended by 12 notable people, including Bill Gates and Naval Ravikant
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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.
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