A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness

The New York Times bestseller"A glistening psychological history, faceted largely by the biographies of eight famous leaders...
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Author: Nassir Ghaemi
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Language: English
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A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness by Ghaemi, Nassir

A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness

¥4,574

A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness

¥4,574
Author: Nassir Ghaemi
Format: Paperback
Language: English
The New York Times bestseller

"A glistening psychological history, faceted largely by the biographies of eight famous leaders . . ." --The Boston Globe

"A provocative thesis . . . Ghaemi's book deserves high marks for original thinking." --The Washington Post

"Provocative, fascinating." --Salon.com

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.

Author: Nassir Ghaemi
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 06/26/2012
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780143121336
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author
Nassir Ghaemi, M.D., is a professor of psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine and director of the Mood Disorders Program at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. He has published more than a hundred scientific articles and several books on psychiatry.

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