The Delusions of Crowds: Why People Go Mad in Groups

The Delusions of Crowds: Why People Go Mad in Groups 0802157092, 9780802157096

From the award-winning author of A Splendid Exchange, a fascinating new history of financial and religious mass manias o

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The Delusions of Crowds: Why People Go Mad in Groups 9780802157096

This “disturbing yet fascinating” exploration of mass mania through the ages explains the biological and psychological r

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Celebrity Mad: Why Otherwise Intelligent People Worship Fame 1782206671, 9781782206675

This short book by Professor Brett Kahr provides a psychoanalytic understanding of fame and celebrity in the early twent

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Why We Get Mad 9781786784759

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The Wisdom of Crowds 0385721706, 9780385721707

In this fascinating book, New Yorker business columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea: Large group

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Why Terrorist Groups Form International Alliances 9780812295023

Tricia Bacon examines partnerships formed by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Al-Qaida, and Egyptian j

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The Art of Influencing Crowds : People Power [1 ed.] 9781785385643, 9781785385742

The main theme of this book is a sociological and psychological examination of crowd behaviour and people power. Written

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Why Political Democracy Must Go : The Origins of Socialism in the United States 9781592111633, 9781592110995

Why Political Democracy Must Go is an insightful analysis of the origins of the socialist movement in the United States,

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Why People Obey the Law 9781400828609

People obey the law if they believe it's legitimate, not because they fear punishment--this is the startling conclu

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Why We Should Go Into Space

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