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Village Books Hendrix College - WINTER (SPRING 2011) | ||
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The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves (5th Edition) by Matt Ridley Hardcover, 448 Pages, Published 2010 ISBN-10: 0-06-145205-X / 006145205X ISBN-13: 978-0-06-145205-5 / 9780061452055 Life is getting better--and 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; Afric |