Memoirs of extraordinary popular delusions by Charles Mackay
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The misinformation age by Cailin O'Connor
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The lies we believe by Chris Thurman
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Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles MacKay
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In the Name of Science by Martin Gardner
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Lies Across America by James W. Loewen
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Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs by Kathleen V. Kudlinski, S. D. Schindler
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The dictionary of misinformation by Tom Burnam
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History's greatest lies by Weir, William
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The unpersuadables by Will Storr
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Subjects

History, Miscellanea, Superstition, Impostors and imposture, Juvenile literature, Occultism, Errors, inventions, Popular Errors, Social psychology, Delusions, Curiosities and wonders, Swindlers and swindling, Questions and answers, Science, Christianity, Dictionaries, Errors, Scientific Errors, Erreurs populaires, Folklore

Places

United States, Rome, Argentina, China, Greece, Developing countries, Germany, Great Britain, Honam Region, Honam Region (Korea), India, Korea, Korea (South), Norfolk (England), Arctic regions, Asia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Brazil, California, Canada

People

Christopher Columbus, Cyrus King of Persia (d. 529 B.C), Francis Bacon (1561-1626), Pedro Nava, Thomas Browne Sir (1605-1682), William Harvey (1578-1657), William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Times

Early works to 1800, 1990-, 1994-, 19th century, 2002-, 221 B.C.-960 A.D., History, Japanese occupation, 1910-1945, Old English, ca. 450-1100, To 1500

Prolific Authors

who have written the most books on this subject
Charles Mackay, 13 books
John Lloyd, 10 books
Adam Hamilton, 7 books
John Mitchinson, 6 books
S. A. Mazurkevich, 5 books
Kay Barnham, 5 books
Browne, Thomas Sir, 5 books
A. S. E. Ackermann, 4 books
Stephen Arterburn, 4 books
Andrea Barham, 4 books
Russell Kick, 4 books
Thomas Browne, 4 books
Barrows Dunham, 3 books
Ashley Montagu, 3 books
Caroline Frances Cornwallis, 3 books
Comins, Neil F., 3 books
Robert Anwood, 3 books
Paul Mason, 3 books
Ward, Philip, 3 books
Michael Allen, 3 books
Herb Reich, 3 books
Mark Juddery, 3 books
John Timbs, 3 books
Emily Krieger, 3 books
Philip Ward, 3 books