Myth of the Rational Market

<p>Do we really need yet another book about the financial crisis? Yes we do--because this one is different....A must-read for anyone who wants to understand the mess we're in.<br />--Paul Krugman <em>New York Times Book Review</em><p></p></p> <p> </p></p><p>Fox makes business history thrilling.<br />--<em>St. Louis Post-Dispatch</em><p></p></p> <p> </p></p><p>A lively history of ideas <em>The Myth of the Rational Market </em>by former <em>Time </em>Magazine economics columnist Justin Fox describes with insight and wit the rise and fall of the world's most influential investing idea: the efficient markets theory. Both a <em>New York Times </em>bestseller and Notable Book of the Year--longlisted for the <em>Financial Times</em> Business Book of the Year Award and named one of <em>Library Journal</em> Best Business Books of the Year--<em>The Myth of the Rational Market </em>carries readers from the earliest days of Wall Street to the current financial crisis debunking the long-held myth that the stock market is always right in the process while intelligently exploring the replacement theory of behavioral economics.<p></p></p>