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Author

Venkataraman, Bina, author.

Title The optimist's telescope : thinking ahead in a reckless age / Bina Venkataraman.

Publication Info.

New York : Riverhead Books, 2019.

Copies

Location	Pub Note	Copy No.	Status
Byron PL Adult Non Fiction - BYLY-14	153.83 VEN		AVAILABLE
Manteno PL Adult Non-Fiction - MNBB-2	153.83 VEN		AVAILABLE
Mokena Community PL Adult Non-Fiction - MKBB-1	658 VEN		AVAILABLE
Moline PL Adult Non-Fiction - MPLG-6	153.83 VEN		AVAILABLE
Woodstock PL Adult Non-Fiction - WOLY-11	658 VEN		AVAILABLE

Description	xvi, 318 pages ; 24 cm
	text txt rdacontent
	unmediated n rdamedia
	volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary	A former journalist and senior adviser in the Obama administration draws from her own experience, the stories she has reported from around the world, and research in biology, psychology, economics, archaeology, and beyond to identify the best ways to make decisions that benefit people over time.
Subject	Decision making -- Social aspects.
	Risk -- Sociological aspects.
	Forecasting.
	BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Decision-Making & Problem Solving.
	BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Forecasting.
	SELF-HELP / General.
	Decision making -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst00889067
	Forecasting. (OCoLC)fst00931721
	Risk -- Sociological aspects. (OCoLC)fst01098131
Other Form:	Online version: Venkataraman, Bina, author. Optimist's telescope New York : Riverhead Books, 2019 9780735219496 (DLC) 2018046851
ISBN	9780735219472 (hardcover)
	0735219478 (hardcover)