
Crowds / A Moving-Picture of Democracy
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1914. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. If it is multi vo Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. 168 Crowds jr.; a little ...
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- CROWDS
- A MOVING-PICTURE OF DEMOCRACY
- GERALD STANLEY LEE
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- BOOK ONE
- CROWDS AND MACHINES
- CHAPTER I
- WHERE ARE WE GOING?
- CHAPTER II
- THE CROWD SCARE
- CHAPTER III
- THE MACHINE SCARE
- CHAPTER IV
- THE STRIKE—AN INVENTION FOR MAKING CROWDS THINK
- CHAPTER V
- THE CROWD-MAN—AN INVENTION FOR MAKING CROWDS SEE
- CHAPTER VI
- THE IMAGINATION OF CROWDS
- CHAPTER VII
- IMAGINATION ABOUT THE UNSEEN
- CHAPTER VIII
- THE CROWD'S IMAGINATION ABOUT THE FUTURE
- CHAPTER IX
- THE CROWD'S IMAGINATION ABOUT PEOPLE
- CHAPTER X
- A DEMOCRATIC THEORY OF HUMAN NATURE
- CHAPTER XI
- DOING AS ONE WOULD WISH ONE HAD DONE IN TWENTY YEARS
- CHAPTER XII
- NEW KINDS AND NEW SIZES OF MEN
- BOOK TWO
- LETTING THE CROWDS BE GOOD
- CHAPTER I
- SPEAKING AS ONE OF THE CROWD
- CHAPTER II
- IS IT WRONG FOR GOOD PEOPLE TO BE EFFICIENT?
- CHAPTER III
- IS IT WRONG FOR GOOD PEOPLE TO BE INTERESTING?
- CHAPTER IV
- PROSPECTS OF THE LIAR
- CHAPTER V
- PROSPECTS OF THE BULLY
- CHAPTER VI
- GOODNESS AS A CROWD-PROCESS
- CHAPTER VII
- THOUGHTS ON BEING IMPROVED BY OTHER PEOPLE
- CHAPTER VIII
- MAKING GOODNESS HURRY
- CHAPTER IX
- TOUCHING THE IMAGINATION OF CROWDS
- CHAPTER X
- THE STUPENDOUS, THE UNUSUAL, THE MONOTONOUS, AND THE SUCCESSFUL
- CHAPTER XI
- THE SUCCESSFUL
- CHAPTER XII
- THE NECKS OF THE WICKED
- CHAPTER XIII
- IS IT WRONG FOR GOOD PEOPLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL?
- CHAPTER XIV
- IS IT SECOND RATE FOR GOOD PEOPLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL?
- CHAPTER XV
- THE SUCCESSFUL TEMPERAMENT
- CHAPTER XVI
- THE MEN AHEAD PULL
- CHAPTER XVII
- THE CROWDS PUSH
- CHAPTER XVIII
- THE MAN WHO SAYS HOW, SAYS HOW
- CHAPTER XIX
- AND THE MACHINE STARTS
- BOOK THREE
- LETTING THE CROWD BE BEAUTIFUL
- PART ONE
- WISTFUL MILLIONAIRES
- CHAPTER I
- MR. CARNEGIE SPEAKS UP
- CHAPTER II
- MR. CARNEGIE TRIES TO MAKE PEOPLE READ
- CHAPTER III
- MR. NOBEL TRIES TO MAKE PEOPLE WRITE
- CHAPTER IV
- PAPER BOOKS, MARBLE PILLARS, AND WOODEN BOYS
- CHAPTER V
- THE HUMDRUM FACTORY AND THE TUMPTY-TUM THEATRE
- PART TWO
- IRON MACHINES
- CHAPTER I
- STEEPLES AND CHIMNEYS
- CHAPTER II
- BELLS AND WHEELS
- CHAPTER III
- DEW AND ENGINES
- CHAPTER IV
- DEAD AS A DOOR NAIL!
- CHAPTER V
- AN OXFORD MAN AND AN INCH OF IRON
- CHAPTER VI
- THE MACHINES' MACHINES
- CHAPTER VII
- THE MEN'S MACHINES
- CHAPTER VIII
- THE BASEMENT OF THE WORLD
- CHAPTER IX
- THE GROUND FLOOR FOLKS
- CHAPTER X
- THE MACHINE-TRAINERS
- CHAPTER XI
- MACHINES, CROWDS, AND ARTISTS
- PART THREE
- PEOPLE-MACHINES
- CHAPTER I
- NOW!
- CHAPTER II
- COMMITTEES AND COMMITTEES
- CHAPTER III
- THE INCONVENIENCE OF BEING HUMAN
- CHAPTER IV
- LETTING THE CROWD HAVE PEOPLE IN IT
- BOOK FOUR
- CROWDS AND HEROES
- CHAPTER I
- THE SOCIALIST AND THE HERO
- CHAPTER II
- THE CROWD AND THE HERO
- CHAPTER III
- THE CROWD AND THE AVERAGE PERSON
- CHAPTER IV
- THE CROWD AND PIERPONT MORGAN
- CHAPTER V
- THE CROWD AND TOM MANN
- CHAPTER VI
- AN OPENING FOR THE NEXT PIERPONT MORGAN
- CHAPTER VII
- AN OPENING FOR THE NEXT TOM MANN
- CHAPTER VIII
- THE MEN WHO LOOK
- CHAPTER IX
- RULES FOR TELLING A HERO—WHEN ONE SEES ONE
- CHAPTER X
- WHO IS AFRAID?
- CHAPTER XI
- THE TECHNIQUE OF COURAGE
- CHAPTER XII
- THE MEN WHO WANT THINGS
- CHAPTER XIII
- MEN WHO GET THINGS
- CHAPTER XIV
- SOURCES OF COURAGE FOR OTHERS—TOLERATION
- CHAPTER XV
- CONVERSION
- CHAPTER XVI
- EXCEPTION
- CHAPTER XVII
- INVENTION
- CHAPTER XVIII
- THE MAN WHO PULLS THE WORLD TOGETHER
- CHAPTER XIX
- THE MAN WHO STANDS BY
- CHAPTER XX
- THE STRIKE OF THE SAVIOURS
- CHAPTER XXI
- THE LEAGUE OF THE MEN WHO ARE NOT AFRAID
- BOOK FIVE
- GOOD NEWS AND HARD WORK
- PART ONE
- NEWS AND LABOUR
- PART TWO
- NEWS AND MONEY
- PART THREE
- NEWS AND GOVERNMENT
- CHAPTER I
- OXFORD STREET AND THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
- CHAPTER II
- OXFORD STREET HUMS. THE HOUSE HEMS
- CHAPTER III
- PRESIDENT WILSON AND MOSES
- CHAPTER IV
- THE PRESIDENT SAYS YES AND NO
- CHAPTER V
- THE PRESIDENT SAYS "LOOK!"
- CHAPTER VI
- THE PEOPLE SAY "WHO ARE YOU?"
- CHAPTER VII
- THE PEOPLE SAY "WHO ARE WE?"
- CHAPTER VIII
- NEWS ABOUT US TO THE PRESIDENT
- CHAPTER IX
- NEWS-MEN
- CHAPTER X
- AMERICAN TEMPERAMENT AND GOVERNMENT
- CHAPTER XI
- NEWS-BOOKS
- CHAPTER XII
- NEWS-BOOKS II
- CHAPTER XIII
- NEWS-PAPERS
- CHAPTER XIV
- NEWS-MACHINES
- CHAPTER XV
- NEWS-CROWDS
- CHAPTER XVI
- CROWD-MEN
- EPILOGUE
- THE BEGINNING.
- THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.
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