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1	Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds more books like this by Charles MacKay see all copies from £3.07! new only from £3.07! \| first editions
2	Extraordinary Popular Delusions more books like this by Charles MacKay 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 £5.04! new only from £9.65! \| first editions
3	Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds and Confusia3n de Confusiones more books like this by Martin S Fridson (Editor), Charles MacKay, Marketplace Books see all copies from £9.63! new only from £11.69!
4	Extraordinary Pop Delusion & M more books like this by Charles MacKay, Andrew P Tobias (Designer) 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 £6.21! new only from £44.49! \| first editions
5	Memoirs of extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds more books like this by Charles MacKay 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 £6.45! new only from £25.84!
6	Life & Liberty in America: Or Sketches of a Tour in the United States & Canada in 1857-58, Set more books like this by Charles MacKay 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 £20.00! new only from £20.00! \| first editions
7	The Lost Beauties of the English Language more books like this by Charles MacKay see all copies from £12.42! new only from £20.06!
8	Cavalier Songs and Ballads of England from 1642 to 1684 more books like this by Charles MacKay (Editor) Charles Mackay (1814-1889) was a British poet, journalist, and song writer. He was born in Perth, Scotland and educated at the Royal Caledonian Asylum, London, and at Brussels, but spent much of his early life in France. Coming to London in 1834, he engaged in journalism, working for The Morning Chronical from 1835-1844 and then became editor of ... see all copies from £15.18! new only from £15.18! \| first editions
9	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) 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 £8.11! new only from £8.11!
10	The Crowd & Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds more books like this by Gustave Le Bon, Charles MacKay see all copies from £19.48! new only from £19.48!
11 view cover	Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Volume I more books like this by Charles MacKay 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 £15.99! new only from £15.99!
12 view cover	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 see all copies from £28.26! new only from £28.26! \| first editions
13 view cover	The Mormons or Latter-Day Saints: With Memoirs of the Life and Death of Joseph Smith, the American Mahomet more books like this by Charles MacKay (Editor) see all copies from £20.66! new only from £20.66!
14 view cover	Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions, Volume 3 more books like this by Charles MacKay 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 £12.89! new only from £12.89!
15	Extraordinary Pop del & Mad Cr more books like this by Charles MacKay, Rh Value Publishing see all copies from £6.21! first editions
16 view cover	The Tulipomania - Pamphlet by Charles MacKay see all copies from £9.20! new only from £9.20!
17	Cruising the South Seas more books like this by Charles Warren Stoddard, Winston Leyland (Editor), Wallis MacKay (Illustrator) see all copies from £11.52! new only from £73.12!
18 view cover	The Crowd: Extradordinary Popular Delusions: Twin Classics of Crowd Pyschology more books like this by Gustave Le Bon, Charles MacKay 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 £7.79! new only from £14.81!
19 view cover	Through the Long Day or Memorials of a Literary Life During Half a Century (1887) by Charles MacKay see all copies from £22.33! new only from £22.33! \| first editions
20 view cover	Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions, Volume 1 more books like this by Charles MacKay 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 £13.72! new only from £13.72!
21	The auld Scots dictionary : a concise history of Scottish words, their meaning and origins more books like this by Charles Mackay see all copies from £6.36! new only from £11.14!
22 view cover	The South-Sea Bubble by Charles MacKay see all copies from £11.61! new only from £11.61!
23 view cover	Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions, Volume 2 more books like this by Charles MacKay Charles Mackay (1814-1889) was a British poet, journalist, and song writer. He was born in Perth, Scotland and educated at the Royal Caledonian Asylum, London, and at Brussels, but spent much of his early life in France. Coming to London in 1834, he engaged in journalism, working for The Morning Chronical from 1835-1844 and then became editor of ... see all copies from £12.89! new only from £12.89!
24 view cover	The Salamandrine by Charles MacKay 1842. The author derived the idea for his poem, The Salamandrine, from the following quote: Our fathers being true philosophers and speaking to God face to face, complained to Him of the wretched fate of these people; and God, whose mercy is illimitable, remembered Him that it was not impossible to find a remedy for this evil. He made known to ... see all copies from £14.63! new only from £14.63!
25	The Lost Beauties of the English Language: An Appeal to Authors, Poets, Clergymen and Public Speakers more books like this by Charles MacKay see all copies from £16.53! first editions

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