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    Toward Rational Exuberance: The Evolution of the Modern Stock Market

     
    Don't let the markets get you down.
    10/1/2001
    Don't let the shaky markets get you down. Gain a new perspective on the stock market from retired trader B. Mark Smith's book, Toward Rational Exuberance: The Evolution of the Modern Stock Market. This engaging account chronicles the American stock market for the past century and lends perspective to its current condition. Smith's journey includes plenty of colorful characters, speculative bubbles, and other dramatic events that have shaped the modern market. This book will help readers understand the processes that have made the market what it is today so they can better understand its place in our society and economy.
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