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Book Summary of the book Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds. The book gives a historical account of various societal obsessions and irrational beliefs from different eras. It explores the Mississippi Scheme, a financial bubble in France, highlighting the widespread infatuation with speculative wealth, the government's role in its rise and fall, and the subsequent public unrest. The text then transitions to the pursuit of alchemy and the philosopher's stone, showcasing historical figures and their attempts at transmutation and the search for eternal life. Finally, it examines pervasive superstitions like witchcraft, including trials and social panics, along with magnetism and fortune-telling, and the historical prevalence of duels and ordeals as methods of justice or honor.