{"product_id":"from-poverty-to-progress-understanding-humanitys-greatest-achievement-hardcover","title":"From Poverty to Progress: Understanding Humanity's Greatest Achievement - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Magoon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSteven Pinker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: \"Magoon has made a valuable contribution in adding to our understanding of the facts and causes of the most important development in human history.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTyler Cowen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: \"Michael Magoon's new book... will change your thinking about progress and its relevance to your life.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the tradition of \u003cem\u003eGuns, Germs, and Steel, Enlightenment Now \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Sapiens, \u003c\/em\u003eMichael Magoon gives us an astonishing new perspective on our history that will transform your world view.\u003c\/strong\u003e Magoon shows us that by learning from the past, we can let go of our negative attitudes about the present, and change our world for the better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor virtually all of history, humanity was trapped in poverty by geographical constraints. Fortunately for us, a few societies invented the Five Keys to Progress (productive agriculture, cities, decentralization of power, export industries and fossil fuels), laying the foundations for our current progress. Spanning the topics of history, technological innovation, biology, geography, and politics, Magoon shows us when and where this progress originated, how it works, why it spread across the globe and how it improves everyone's lives today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 390\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47438377975986,"sku":"9781958206034","price":32.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/5de7e29ee3c5b127be8b501d2cbe0528.webp?v=1778660243","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/from-poverty-to-progress-understanding-humanitys-greatest-achievement-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}