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Extraordinary Popular Delusions and The Madness of Crowds

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What’s it about?

A 19th-century classic exploring how crowds abandon reason for delusion, from tulip mania to witch hunts, revealing timeless patterns of collective folly.

You’ll learn

  • How financial bubbles form and burst
  • Why crowds abandon critical thinking
  • The psychology of mass delusions
  • How to resist herd mentality