TY - BOOK AU - AU - AU - Fridson,Martin S. TI - Extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds and confusion de confisiones SN - 0471133094 (alk. paper) AV - AZ999 .M2 1996 U1 - 332.609 PY - 1996/// CY - New York PB - Wiley KW - Investments, History KW - Investments, Psychological aspects KW - Common fallacies KW - Impostors and imposture KW - Swindlers and swindling KW - Occultism KW - Delusions KW - Social psychology KW - Stock exchanges, Psychological aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-214) N2 - Exploring the sometimes hilarious, sometimes devastating impact of crowd behavior and trading trickery on the financial markets, this book brilliantly combines two all-time investment classics. Extraordinary Popular Delusions and Confusi&Ón de Confusiones take us from Tulipmania in 1634-when tulips actually traded at a higher price than gold-to the South Sea "bubble" of 1720, and beyond. Securities analyst and author Martin Fridson guides you on a quirky, entertaining, and intriguing journey back through time UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/wiley042/95052629.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley034/95052629.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/onix05/95052629.html ER -