The Rational Optimist
How Prosperity Evolves
(Sprache: Englisch)
Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2011.
Life is on the up.
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Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2011.
Life is on the up.
Klappentext zu „The Rational Optimist “
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.
Autoren-Porträt von Matt Ridley
Matt Ridley is a bestselling author. His books include Genome, The Rational Optimist and How Innovation Works, among others and collectively they have sold over a million copies, been translated into 31 languages and won several awards.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Matt Ridley
- 2011, 453 Seiten, mit Abbildungen, Masse: 13 x 19,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: HarperCollins UK
- ISBN-10: 0007267126
- ISBN-13: 9780007267125
- Erscheinungsdatum: 18.03.2011
Sprache:
Englisch
Rezension zu „The Rational Optimist “
'A triumphant blast on the vuvuzela of common sense' Boris Johnson 'A glorious defence of our species... a devastating rebuke to humanity's self-haters' Sunday Times 'No other book has argued with such brilliance against the automatic pessimism that prevails' Ian McEwan 'His theory is, in a way, the glorious offspring that would result if Charles Darwin's ideas were mated with those of Adam Smith' The Economist 'Original, clever and controversial' Guardian 'As a work of bold historical positivity it is to be welcomed. At every point cheerfulness keeps breaking through' The Times
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'A triumphant blast on the vuvuzela of common sense' Boris Johnson 'A glorious defence of our species... a devastating rebuke to humanity's self-haters' Sunday Times
'No other book has argued with such brilliance against the automatic pessimism that prevails' Ian McEwan
'His theory is, in a way, the glorious offspring that would result if Charles Darwin's ideas were mated with those of Adam Smith' The Economist
'Original, clever and controversial' Guardian
'As a work of bold historical positivity it is to be welcomed. At every point cheerfulness keeps breaking through' The Times
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