Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation
386-page trade-sized paperback book by Edward Chancellor
Copyright: First Plume Printing, June 2000
ISBN: 0452281806
ISBN-13: 9780452281806
"An admirably researched and very well written account of speculative insanity from the earliest times to, let no one doubt, the present. Anyone contemplating a stock market venture and certainly anyone now involved should read this book." -- John Kenneth Galbraith
"The greatest hits of financial silliness recounted coherently and...gracefully...Chancellor does a fine job of capturing the atmosphere of the times." -- Fortune magazoine
"Entertaining, useful, admirable scholarship...Chancellor seems to have read everything." -- Adam Smith, The New York Times Book Review
Eleven years after its publication, this book is still in demand! This book was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.
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CONDITION:
This book is in very good condition. The cover is glossy and clean, with minor wear. All pages are intact and clean, with tanning to the edges. The binding is firm/tight. There are no names, no highlighting, no writing, and no remainder mark. This is a great book, gently used, and ready to be enjoyed!
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