Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Volume 1
Author(s): Charles Mackay
Genre(s): Social Science (culture & Anthropology)
Narrators: J. M. Smallheer, Ink Tree, MorganScorpion, Hefyd, David Higham, Daniele, Janna, Scotty, Anna Simon, Anne Cheng, Maire Rhode, Andrew Coleman, Laura Caldwell
Number of Chapters: 29
Length: 14 hours and 18 minutes
Language: English
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)
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The audiobook Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Volume 1 falls under the genres of Social Science (culture & Anthropology). It is written by Charles Mackay.