Rational Optimist

Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2011.
Life is on the up.

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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