Includes bibliographical references (p. 419-426) and index.
Contents:
Ponzi and company -- The Florida land boom -- The tulipmania revisited -- Invaders from Mars and Bat-men on the moon -- The destruction of the Xhosas -- Soccer -- Lotteries -- Dowsing -- Perpetual motion -- Musical madness -- Jonestown and other cults -- War: the ultimate delusion.
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