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It's Better Than It Looks: Reasons for Optimism in an Age of Fear
By Easterbrook, Gregg
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- 9781610397414 9781610397421
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- PublicAffairs
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Starred Review on February 15, 2018 | Social Sciences
In assessing the state of current society, Easterbrook (The Progress Paradox) doesn't predict disaster, but he isn't overly optimistic either. The author maintains that human civilization faces real problems and that threats can surface unexpectedly. While bald eagles are no longer endangered and forests are advancing, not retreating, we are producing more food on less land and obesity has replaced starv...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
