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1Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Volume 1

By Charles Mackay

The book chronicles and vilifies its targets in three parts: "National Delusions", "Peculiar Follies", and "Philosophical Delusions".<br /><br /> The subjects of Mackay's debunking include alchemy, beards (influence of politics and religion on), witch-hunts, crusades and duels. Present day writers on economics, such as Andrew Tobias, laud the three chapters on economic bubbles. (summary from Wikipedia)<br /><br /> <a href="https://librivox.org/extraordinary-popular-delusions-vol-2-by-charles-mackay/">Link to Volume 2</a>

2Menschen der Ehe

By John Henry Mackay

Ein Brief seiner Stiefschwester zieht den jungen Mann Franz Grach zurück in seine Heimatstadt. Konfrontiert mit der provinziellen Spießbürgerlichkeit, erlebt er eine Zeitreise, die ihn nicht nur an Kindertage erinnert... John Henry Mackays Erzählung ist nicht allein ein frühes Plädoyer für freie Liebe, sondern gleichsam eine Kritik an der Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftsform seiner Zeit. (Summary by Ragnar)

3Anarchisten

By John Henry Mackay

John Henry Mackays Buch „Die Anarchisten“ ist überwiegend biographisch gefärbt und basiert auf eigenen Erlebnissen. Anhand zweier Charaktere mit unterschiedlichen philosophischen Grundsätzen, wobei einer der beiden sein Alter Ego darstellt, illustriert er das Wesen sowohl des individualistischen Anarchismus‘ als auch des Kommunismus‘ seiner Zeit.<br> Auban, Mackays Alter Ego, wird nicht nur mit den Widrigkeiten in einer Bewegung, die sich zwar anarchistisch nennt, aber mit seinen individualistischen Grundsätzen nicht konform geht, sondern auch mit der zunehmenden Entfremdung seines Freundes Trupp gegenüber, der ein glühender Anhänger der kommunistischen Arbeiterbewegung ist, konfrontiert.<br> Obschon ein philosophisches Buch, liest sich „Die Anarchisten“ stellenweise wie ein Roman, was nicht nur der konfliktreichen Situation, sondern auch der sprachlichen Fähigkeiten Mackays geschuldet ist.<br> Ferner hatte dieses Werk einen nicht zu verachtenden Einfluß auf die europäische Arbeiterbewegung, der bis dato Mackays Gedanken, die überwiegend der individualanarchistischen Bewegung in Amerika entsprangen, ausgesprochen fremd war. So wurde das Buch nach seiner Veröffentlichung 1891 reichlich rezipiert und, überwiegend in den sozialistischen Kreisen, diskutiert.<br> (Summary by Ragnar)

4Zorra Boys at Home and Abroad, or, How to Succeed

By William Alexander MacKay

By Zorra, in the following sketches, is meant a little district in Oxford county, Ontario, some ten miles square, composed of part of East and part of West Zorra, and containing a population of about fourteen hundred. It was settled about the year 1830, chiefly by Highlanders from Sutherlandshire, Scotland.<br><br> Within the last forty years there have gone from this district over one hundred young men who have made their mark in the world. With most of these it has been the writer's good fortune to be personally and intimately acquainted; and companionship with some of them has been to him a pleasure and a benefit.<br><br> It is not intended to include all these in the following sketches; this were impracticable, but it is believed that a brief, unvarnished account of the career of some of them may be an inspiration, not only to the young men of Zorra to-day, but to men everywhere struggling against difficulties, and earnestly engaged in the conflict of life. Such sketches will also be to many a pleasant souvenir of early days, when<br><br> "Hearts were light as ony feather, Free frae sorrow, care and strife."<br><br> (summary by W.A. MacKay (1900))

5Thunderstorm at Night

By Eric Mackay

George Eric Mackay was an English minor poet, now remembered as the sponging half-brother of Marie Corelli, the best-selling novelist. Mackay and Corelli, born Mary Mackay, were the children of Charles Mackay, by different mothers. As a poet he is described as "execrable", and reliant on Corelli's promotion of his works. Mackay achieved some reputation in his time for Letters of a Violinist (1886). It sold 35,000 copies; he repaid Corelli's efforts by implying he wrote her novels. - Summary by Wikipedia

6Fires of Driftwood

By Isabel Ecclestone Mackay

This is a collection of poetry by Canadian poet and playwright Isabel Ecclestone Mackay. Though Ms. Mackay's poetry was popular and widely published during her lifetime, her poetry is today not very well-known. Her poetry is, however, of an enduring charm and beauty, which should not fail to interest modern readers. - Summary by Carolin

7Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Volume 2

By Charles Mackay

"Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one." "In reading the history of nations, we find that, like individuals, they have their whims and their peculiarities; their seasons of excitement and recklessness, when they care not what they do. We find that whole communities suddenly fix their minds upon one object, and go mad in its pursuit; that millions of people become simultaneously impressed with one delusion, and run after it, till their attention is caught by some new folly more captivating than the first." So wrote author Charles MacKay in this landmark work, which is still in print in the twenty-first century, and is considered most important for its analysis of economic "bubbles," such as the dot com bubble of 1997-2001. To a lesser degree, it was one of the first serious attempts to examine crowd psychology and is still a touchstone in that field. The history of the twentieth century suggests that as the planet has become more populated, the workings of crowd psychology have increasingly influenced everyday life, sustaining the longevity of MacKay's observations. In this volume are eight topics, four of which MacKay would classify as "Peculiar Follies:" the Crusades, the Witch Mania, the outbreak of assassination by slow poisoning, and a belief in haunted houses. The other four: Popular Admiration for Great Thieves, Popular Follies in Great Cities, Duels & Ordeals, and Relics, he classified as national delusions. (DrPGould)<br><br> <a href="https://librivox.org/memoirs-of-extraordinary-popular-delusions-and-the-madness-of-crowds-volume-i-by-charles-mackay/">Link to Volume 1</a>

8Lover's Litanies

By Eric Mackay

This is a volume of ten special love poems. - Summary by Carolin

9Unvarnished Tales

By William Mackay

This book is a short selection of varied fictional tales. They must have been what the author wished for them to be and certainly perfect for the time in which they were written. (Summary by April Reynolds)

10Journal Of Small Things

By Helen Gansevoort Edwards Mackay

Brief journal sketches from France during WW1. The author was was American, but went on to spend much of her life in France. - Summary by kathrinee

11Thunderstorm At Night (Version 2)

By Eric Mackay

LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of A Thunderstorm At Night By Eric Mackay.<br> This was the Weekly Poetry project for June 13, 2022. <br> ------<br> George Eric Mackay was an English minor poet, now remembered as the sponging half-brother of Marie Corelli, the best-selling novelist. As a poet he is described as "execrable",[5] and reliant on Corelli's promotion of his works. His first works appeared in periodicals in the early 1860s; he achieved some reputation in his time for Letters of a Violinist (1886). It sold 35,000 copies; he repaid Corelli's efforts by implying he wrote her novels. (Wikipedia)