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Jun 09, 2014delfon rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is not for the 'Chicken Little's' of the world. Various topical interests are examined in light of a positive frame of mind. References are interesting, and seemingly relevant. Fear mongers won't like this book. Optimists are genetically disposed; and only 20% of us maybe so disposed; we trend to pessimism, why?'Gusher of Lies': wheat growing 40% faster in carbon enhanced climate, Some data is out of date; for instance sunlight into hydrogen is already a fact.The uselessness of aid ('Dead Aid'; and a success story in Botswana), Oetzi even comes in for a mention, and surprises, he killed, as he was killed.'On Kindness'; on remembering cheaters, biological psychiatry, 'Why we are better off than we think', What makes countries successful: property rights - some suggestion that BC and USA's rules on property confiscation may be self-defeating, without even mentioning these, and so on. All sorts of positive stuff; with supports from CATO, and other diverse entities (so, as with all such to be read with ones salt shaker handy)