Its Getting Better All The Time , , , On a cheerful note I am rereading a book titled "Its Getting Better All The Time: 100 Greatest Trends Of The Last 100 Years, by Stephen Moore and Julian Simon. Here are a couple of comments from the blurbs: "A refreshing breath of optimism and sanity amidst all the gloom and doom."__John Stossel ABC News "This book is so chock full of good news that it's virtually guaranteed to cheer up even the clinically depressed. Moore and Simon dismantle the doomsday pessimism that's still so commonplace in academia and the media. The evidence they present is irrefutable: Give people freedom and free enterprise and the potential for human progress is seemingly limitless."__Lawrence Kudlow, Chief Economist, CNBC _______________ Abundance , , , I am reading another book that is cheerful and uplifting to the human sprit. The title is Abundance : The Future Is Better Than You Think by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler. {Peter H. Diamandis is on You Tube.} Here are a few quotes from the blurbs on the back cover: "This brilliant must-read book provides the key to the coming era of abundance replacing eons of scarcity. Abundance is a powerful antidote to today's malaise and pessimism."___Ray Kurzweil "This is an audacious and powerful read! Abundance shows us how today's philanthropists, innovators, and passionate entrepreneurs are more empowered than ever before to solve humanity's grand challenges." ___ Jeff Skoll "Our world faces multiple crises and is awash in pessimism. Abundance redirects the conversation. spotlighting scientific innovators working to improve people's lives. The result is more than a portrait of brilliant minds -- it's a reminder of the infinite possibilities for doing good when we tap into our own empathy and wisdom."___ Arianna Huffington One more quote from the inside cover: "Since the dawn of humanity, a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority. Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed. But it is closing -- fast. JAG Scot me up Beamy. ``
