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The Rational Optimist

2010 book by Matt Ridley
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The Rational Optimist

Summary

The Rational Optimist is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Rational Optimist authored Matt Ridley[3].
  • The Rational Optimist's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Rational Optimist's genre is recorded as popular science[5].
  • The Rational Optimist's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • The Rational Optimist's country of origin is recorded as United States[7].
  • The Rational Optimist's publication date is recorded as +2010-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • The Rational Optimist's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/010gq5hj[9].
  • The Rational Optimist's official website is recorded as http://www.rationaloptimist.com[10].
  • The Rational Optimist's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Rational Optimist'}[11].
  • The Rational Optimist's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'How Prosperity Evolves'}[12].
  • The Rational Optimist's NNL item ID is recorded as 003574015[13].
  • The Rational Optimist's AusStage work ID is recorded as 18683[14].

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Works and Contributions

The Rational Optimist authored Matt Ridley[3].

Why It Matters

The Rational Optimist ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

Related Entities

literary work United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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