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Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions
This book is a joy to read and remains relevant in the current era of financial boom and bust. Mackay examines animal magnetism, money-mania, tulip-mania, the history of hair and facial hair, the crusades, haunted houses, and much more.
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Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
"Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.
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Egeria
Mackay's historical novel tells the story of a young woman on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in the 4th century. Through Egeria's eyes, we see the challenges and dangers of travel in the ancient world, as well as the spiritual and personal journey that she undergoes during her travels.
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Selections from 'Extraordinary Popular Delusions' and 'The Madness of Crowds'
This selection, first published in 1973, compiles a fascinating study of crowd psychology as it examines the moral epidemics and fits of madness that have bewitched the cities of Europe and their citizens from the dark ages to modern times.
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