{"product_id":"matt-ridley-the-rational-optimist-2011","title":"Matt Ridley: The Rational Optimist [2011]","description":"\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003eLife is on the up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003eWe are wealthier, healthier, happier, kinder, cleaner, more peaceful, more equal and longer-lived than any previous generation. Thanks to the unique human habits of exchange and specialisation, our species has found innovative solutions to every obstacle it has faced so far.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003eIn 'The Rational Optimist', acclaimed science writer Matt Ridley comprehensively refutes the doom-mongers of our time, and reaches back into the past to give a rational explanation for why we can - and will - overcome the challenges of the future, such as climate change and the population boom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003eBold and controversial, it is a brilliantly confident assertion that the 21st century will be the best for humankind yet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ridley, Matt","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53259258397011,"sku":"9780007267125","price":15.7,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":53259258364243,"sku":"XG80007267125","price":7.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/ridley-matt-matt-ridley-the-rational-optimist-2011-1227343963.jpg?v=1773606816","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/matt-ridley-the-rational-optimist-2011","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}