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Review title: History, Erudition, Perspective, and Caution -- A Good Read
Product review: This author highlights important current issues (not just the squandering of our financial and natural resources) in the context of world history, explaing how we got to where we are; however, the author seems so determined to convince the reader that the sky is falling (and he may be right), that he exhibits occasional bias (in this reader's opinion) against some possible alternatives that might in fact give the human race a better chance. Maybe, I am simply too hopeful, and the author has a better understanding of human nature, world politics, and our technological limitations. Even so, this erudite and sobering book deserves careful reading and urgent public debate. Finally, please don't allow the author's several instances of incorrect use of mathematical ratios to distract you from his overall message.
