Upside: Surprising Good News About the State of Our World
"A research sociologist uses statistics to reveal the state of the world in terms of health, education, violence, etc, showing that in many ways we are in much better shape than the secular and Christian media claims"--Provided by publisher.
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Short review: Read this book. We are often confronted by all the bad things going on in the world. And there really are bad things going on in the world. But there are an amazing number of good things too. When you step back and look at things from a longer perspective, it is pretty hard to deny that on the whole we are much, much better off than ever before. Looks at the economy, education, work and leisure, the environment, family, health, stress, crime, political freedom and more. Wright is clear, not everything really is getting better. But most things are. Great book to read as we head toward Thanksgiving.
My full review on my blog at http://bookwi.se/upside/