Progress : Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future

from chgstrom

This book is a good reminder that the world is not as awful as the news makes it seem. The author goes through ten categories (poverty, environment, equality, etc) and statistically shows that conditions are much better than they have been in the past. I felt much more optimistic after reading it!

from yodacakes

Shed's light on the history of humanity's progress into the modern era that we now know today. Society is all too forgetful of major breakthroughs in sanitation and living conditions that have occurred, some more recently within the past one or two centuries alone. Our collective consciousness wo...

from Daniel.Estes

Progress by Johan Norberg is as informative and straightforward as they come. While making his case, the author doesn't waste any of the book's economy on literary flourishes or unrelated tangents. His intent is to persuade you that the world is getting better, in every respect, using arguments t...

from tigermel

Similar to Steven Pinker's Better Angels of Our Natures but instead of just violence this book looks at the many ways the world has gotten much better from what it was 100, 50 or even 15 years ago. Norberg backs up his claims with LOTS of statistics and charts. Mainly convincing but I still can't...

from Cheryl-L-B

First, I was pleasantly surprised to receive a copy of the hardcover retail volume after I'd received the softcover reviewer's copy! This book is a bit of an antidote for the negativism trumpeted endlessly in the majority of news media presentations. The author presents an overview covering most ...