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1	Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds more books like this by Charles MacKay add to wishlist 'Every age has its peculiar folly; some scheme, project, or fantasy into which it plunges, spurred on by the love of gain, the necessity of excitement, or the mere force of imitation,' said author Charles Mackay in 1841. It was true then, and it is certainly true now. This intelligent, humorous collection of popular delusions, from money mania to ... see all copies from $2.21! new only from $3.97! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Extraordinary Pop Delusion & M more books like this by Charles MacKay, Andrew P Tobias (Designer) add to wishlist Published in 1841 and one of the first books on human psychology, this is a serious but frequently hilarious study of mass madness and human folly which traces history's periodic outbursts, from Alchemy to Mesmerism. 12 illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
3	Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds and Confusin de Confusiones more books like this by Martin S Fridson (Editor), Charles MacKay, Marketplace Books add to wishlist "The market never ceases to befuddle and beguile. These two venerable works are fixtures on the short lists for most valuable books on the securities markets, and investors continue to cherish them." -From the Introduction by Martin S. Fridson Managing Director, Merrill Lynch & Co. Author of Investment Illusions Exploring the sometimes hilarious, ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $8.73! \| SVS
4	Memoirs of extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds more books like this by Charles MacKay add to wishlist In reading the history of nations, we find that, like individuals, they have their whims and their peculiarities; their seasons of excitement and recklessness, when they care not what they do. We find that whole communities suddenly fix their minds upon one object, and go mad in its pursuit... -from the Preface The satanic child-abuse mania of the ... see all copies from $13.77! new only from $13.77!
5	Extraordinary Popular Delusions more books like this by Charles MacKay add to wishlist Classic survey of crowd psychology takes an illuminating, entertaining look at three historic swindles: "The Mississippi Scheme," "The South-Sea Bubble," and "Tulipomania." Fired by greed and fed by naivete, these stratagems gone awry offer essential reading for investors as well as students of history, psychology, and human nature. see all copies from $2.74! new only from $2.74! \| SVS
6	The Lost Beauties of the English Language more books like this by Charles MacKay add to wishlist Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Ear, to plough, from the Sanscrit ' ar;' whence Ear-eth, the Earth, that which can be ploughed. Ear-fest, harvest, the festival of earing, or gathering the crops. ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $21.73! \| SVS
7	The auld Scots dictionary : a concise history of Scottish words, their meaning and origins more books like this by Charles Mackay add to wishlist see all copies from $13.23! new only from $14.88!
8	The Jesus Inquest: The Case For-And Against-The Resurrection of the Christ more books like this by Charles Foster, MacKay of Clashfern (Foreword by) add to wishlist Most books "defending" the Resurrection do not give adequate room to the arguments against it. Charles Foster presents key points as a heated, no-holds-barred debate between lawyers. As a result, the issues are debated with great vigor, while the case for the Resurrection is made forcefully and factually. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
9	The Gaelic Etymology of the Languages of Western Europe, and More Especially of the English and Lowland Scotch and of Their Slang, Cant and Colloquial Dialects (1877) by Charles MacKay add to wishlist see all copies from $31.95! new only from $31.95! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Lost Beauties of the English Language: a Treasure Trove of Archaic Words Culled From Old English by Ll.D. Charles Mackay add to wishlist see all copies from $6.98! new only from $8.67!
11	Extraordinary Pop del & Mad Cr more books like this by Charles MacKay, Rh Value Publishing add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
12	The Crowd: Extradordinary Popular Delusions: Twin Classics of Crowd Pyschology more books like this by Gustave Le Bon, Charles MacKay add to wishlist There are two classic texts that deal with crowd psychology and the irrational behavior that characterizes large groups of people acting en masse. They are The Crowd, and Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness Crowds. Both books provide lucid and witty insights into the madness of crowd psychology, such as the tulipmania in Holland, when ... see all copies from $5.88! new only from $12.00! \| SVS
13	The Crowd & Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds more books like this by Gustave Le Bon, Charles MacKay add to wishlist see all copies from $7.50! new only from $22.28! \| SVS
14	Cruising the South Seas more books like this by Professor Charles Warren Stoddard, Winston Leyland (Editor), Wallis MacKay (Illustrator) add to wishlist see all copies from $4.13! first editions
15 view cover	Luck V2: And What Came of It, a Tale of Our Times by Charles MacKay add to wishlist This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark ... see all copies from $24.20! new only from $24.20! \| SVS
16 view cover	Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions Vol. II more books like this by Charles MacKay add to wishlist In reading the history of nations, we find that, like individuals, they have their whims and their peculiarities; their seasons of excitement and recklessness, when they care not what they do. We find that whole communities suddenly fix their minds upon one object, and go mad in its pursuit; that millions of people become simultaneously impressed ... see all copies from $16.53! new only from $16.53! \| SVS
17 view cover	Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Part 1 more books like this by Charles MacKay add to wishlist The object of the author in the following pages has been to collect the most remarkable instances of those moral epidemics which have been excited, and to show how easily the masses have been led astray. Contents: the Mississippi scheme, the south-sea bubble, the tulipomania, the alchemists, modern prophecies, fortunetelling, the magnetizers, ... see all copies from $34.39! new only from $34.39! \| SVS
18 view cover	Life and Liberty in America, Sketches of a Tour in the United States and Canada in 1857-8 more books like this by Charles MacKay add to wishlist In visiting a rice plantation, my object was not so much to satisfy myself that the slave-owners of America are kind to their negroes, as to satisfy the public opinion of Charleston that English travelers are not prejudiced against Southern proprietors... -from "A Rice Plantation" Life and Liberty in America in America. The title is intentionally ... see all copies from $27.54! new only from $27.54! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Duels and Ordeals by Charles MacKay add to wishlist see all copies from $12.38! new only from $12.38! \| SVS
20 view cover	The Witch Mania more books like this by Charles MacKay add to wishlist see all copies from $14.67! new only from $14.67! \| SVS
21 view cover	A Collection of Songs and Ballads Relative to the London Prentices and Trades; And to the Affairs of London Generally by Charles MacKay add to wishlist Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. see all copies from $28.60! new only from $28.60! \| SVS
22 view cover	Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions Volume Two more books like this by Charles MacKay add to wishlist see all copies from $15.75! new only from $17.94! \| SVS
23 view cover	The Tulipomania - Pamphlet by Charles MacKay add to wishlist see all copies from $7.24! new only from $7.24! \| SVS
24 view cover	The Alchemists more books like this by Charles MacKay add to wishlist see all copies from $16.78! new only from $16.78! \| SVS
25 view cover	The South-Sea Bubble by Charles MacKay add to wishlist see all copies from $10.37! new only from $12.46! \| SVS

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