{"product_id":"rational-optimist-how-prosperity-evolves","title":"Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eRational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMatt Ridley\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780061452055\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eHarper\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2010\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eIllustrated\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e448\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ridley writes with panache, wit, and humor and displays remarkable ingenuity in finding ways to present complicated materials for the lay reader.\" -- \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a bold and provocative interpretation of economic history, Matt Ridley, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eGenome\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Red Queen\u003c\/em\u003e, makes the case for an economics of hope, arguing that the benefits of commerce, technology, innovation, and change--what Ridley calls cultural evolution--will inevitably increase human prosperity. Fans of the works of Jared Diamond (\u003cem\u003eGuns, Germs, and Steel\u003c\/em\u003e), Niall Ferguson (\u003cem\u003eThe Ascent of Money\u003c\/em\u003e), and Thomas Friedman (\u003cem\u003eThe World Is Flat\u003c\/em\u003e) will find much to ponder and enjoy in \u003cem\u003eThe Rational Optimist.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves | Matt Ridley | Hardcover | 9780061452055 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks I 1758521","offer_id":49178589888664,"sku":"1758521","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61BwDm28ViL.jpg?v=1780078341","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/rational-optimist-how-prosperity-evolves","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}