global environment

I don't know why you read. I would love to know. For me, the answer is straightforward. I suffer from ignorance. And reading books reduces that ignorance. I read almost exclusively non-fiction, heavy on economics, history, philosophy, with some psychology and some theology. The thing that drives most of my reading is a desire to know. And reading books is a means to that end. But here, I'll introduce you to an author who will absolutely reduce ignorance, but is delightful to read, in and of itself. Matt Ridley is the sort of author I read, just to read.