Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Volume I

About this film

Librivox recording of Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Volume I by Charles Mackay. Read by LibriVox Volunteers. 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) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audiobooks, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit librivox.org . Download M4B Part 1 (135MB) Download M4B Part 2 (135MB) Download M4B Part 3 (128MB)

Directors & creators

Charles Mackay

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks; history; politics; alchemy; economic bubbles; magnetizers; delusions

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