nanometers's review against another edition
4.0
Tons of trends (70+) split between 10 core trends on how well the world has improved over the last century. Lots of data and sourcing for things tied to population, food, disease, housing, tech and everything in between.
Stay positive, people! We're improving!
Stay positive, people! We're improving!
rkmacleod's review against another edition
4.0
Good book for a quick update on the status of the world. Easily consumable and with good graphs for each trend. I like the message of this book, that the world is doing much better than we think.
alexlowther0800's review against another edition
4.0
Quick read which changed some conceptions I had
mizfitz's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
The font was so tiny with so much blank space on the page I wish they had made the font larger than what appears to be 6pt. While the topics were all very interesting, that alone made me put down the book many times.
bengthesnowball's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
This is quite a well-researched book and a nice little book to read. There are some funny trends I wouldn't necessarily class as positive in there and also I feel like at times it's trying to make political points instead of sticking to what its main goal was. The title is a bit odd too but that's a minor thing.
Regardless, it's nice to have a catalogue of positive trends across multiple fields to act as a counterbalance to the (still of vital importance) ways in which conditions are not as we would like them to be.
This is quite a well-researched book and a nice little book to read. There are some funny trends I wouldn't necessarily class as positive in there and also I feel like at times it's trying to make political points instead of sticking to what its main goal was. The title is a bit odd too but that's a minor thing.
Regardless, it's nice to have a catalogue of positive trends across multiple fields to act as a counterbalance to the (still of vital importance) ways in which conditions are not as we would like them to be.
shefaliisharma's review against another edition
4.0
Ok I admit I was a bit overwhelmed with facts by the end of it. But I am also saddened watching all the negative news and rage, and this book was a definitive u-turn from that! The bright side of so many things which we are blinded towards.
I am grateful to Robert Bailey to write this during the hardest time the world is facing - the covid pandemic in long time. I am a bit optimistic now *fingers crossed*
I am grateful to Robert Bailey to write this during the hardest time the world is facing - the covid pandemic in long time. I am a bit optimistic now *fingers crossed*
aloakley's review against another edition
4.0
This was uplifting and well-informed. People become so focused on the doom and gloom that we forget how lucky and well off we really are. If you feel overwhelmed by the state of the world, this book will help put things in perspective.
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