Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
by Charles Mackay
ISBN: 0517539195 / 0-517-53919-5
Book Description: Harmony Books, New York, 1980. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, 1980.
Book Condition: Good, Age toning to covers, spine faded, pages show some moderate age toning, otherwise pages are free of marks, corners gently bumped.
Contents: Foreword by Andrew Tobias, 1. The Mississippi Scheme, 2. The South-Sea Bubble, 3. The Tulipomania, 4. The Alchymists, 5. Modern Prophesies, 6. Fortune-Telling, 7. The Magnetisers, 8. Influence of Politics and Religion on the Hair and Beard, 9. The Crusaders, 10. The Witch Mania, 11. The Slow Poisoners, 12. Haunted Houses, 13. Popular Follies of Great Cities, 14. Popular Admiration of Great Thieves, 15. Duels and Ordeals, Relics, Index. -- In my opinion this is the most entertaining book on crowd behavior ever written and the 2nd most important book for any trader to own (the first being Reminiscenes of a Stock Operator by Lefevre). This title is now widely available for free download off the internet, but this softcover is still a great reading copy to have in any trader's library. 724 pages.
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