The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves

The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves

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Matt Ridley
Matt Ridley
2010 • 453 pages

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Beyond Fundamentalism
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Creative Schools
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Economics Finance Business

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Learning

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Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't
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First Things First
Leadership is Language
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Science

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