{"product_id":"9780007374816","title":"The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves","description":"\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife is on the up.\u003c\/p\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\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\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":"Matt Ridley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284753367189,"sku":"9780007374816","price":8.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007374816.jpg?v=1776992080","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007374816","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}