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A First-Rate Madness

By Nassir Ghaemi

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A First-Rate Madness

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The New York Times bestseller "Ghaemi isn't the first to claim that madness is a close relative of genius, or even the first to extend this idea into politics. But he does go further than others...His explanations are elegant, too - intuitively accurate and banked off the latest psychiatric research." -Newsweek Historians have long puzzled over the apparent mental instability of great and terrible leaders alike: Napoleon, Lincoln, Churchill, Hitler, and others. In A First-Rate Madness, Nassir Ghaemi, director of the Mood Disorders Program at Tufts Medical Center, offers a myth-shattering exploration of the powerful connections between mental illness and leadership and sets forth a controversial, compelling thesis: The very qualities that mark those with mood disorders also make for the best leaders in times of crisis. From the importance of Lincoln's "depressive realism" to the lackluster leadership of exceedingly sane men as Neville Chamberlain, A First-Rate Madness overturns many of our most cherished perceptions about greatness and the mind.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
352
Release Date:
2013-01-03
Publication Date:
2012-06-26
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0143121332
ISBN13:
9780143121336
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Maximum Reading Age:
99
Weight:
289 g
Height:
141 cm
Width:
223 cm
Thickness:
23 cm
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