Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Volume 1
Chapter 1 of 29 Preface
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- Running time
- 14 h 19 min
- Language
- English
- Readers
- Andrew Coleman, Anna Simon, Anne Cheng, Daniele, David Higham and 8 others
Chapters
About this recording
The book chronicles and vilifies its targets in three parts: "National Delusions", "Peculiar Follies", and "Philosophical Delusions".
The subjects of Mackay's debunking include alchemy, beards (influence of politics and religion on), witch-hunts, crusades and duels. Present day writers on economics, such as Andrew Tobias, laud the three chapters on economic bubbles. (summary from Wikipedia)
Link to Volume 2