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Ever wonder why your genes get all the credit — or blame — for who you are? Spoiler: it’s never that simple. Matt Ridley’s Genome slices through the hype and mystery by telling the story of us, one gene at a time, but don’t expect a neat blueprint. It’s more like a messy, fascinating family saga written in DNA.
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Ever wonder why your quirks, talents, and health issues seem baked into your DNA? Or how a tiny stretch of genetic code can shape who you are in ways you’d never guess? Matt Ridley’s "Genome" takes you on a no-nonsense tour inside the human genetic blueprint — one chromosome at a time — to uncover what makes us tick, stumble, and sometimes shine.
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Ever feel like the world’s just spiraling into doom and gloom? Like every headline screams about crisis and collapse? Matt Ridley’s “The Rational Optimist” flips that script. It argues, quite boldly, that trade and human cooperation—not some grand heroic invention—are the real engines that have pushed us from caveman to couch potato binge-watching in record time.
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