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A First Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness
by Nassir Ghaemi
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- ISBN 10
- 1594202958
- ISBN 13
- 9781594202957
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Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. New York: Penguin Press. Date: 2011. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 1594202958 . ; 9.4 X 6.0 X 1.2 inches; 352 pages . 2011. Penguin Press ISBN 1594202958 9781594202957 US "An investigation into the surprisingly deep correlation between mental illness and successful leadership, as seen through the lives of some of the most important political figures in history 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 mood illnesses (depression and bipolar disorder) and leadership. He sets forth a controversial, compelling thesis: the very qualities that mark those with mood disorders—creativity, resilience, empathy, and realism—also make for the best leaders in times of crisis. From the importance of the "depressive realism" and creativity of mentally ill or mentally abnormal figures such as Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Martin Luther King, Jr., to the lackluster leadership of "mentally normal" men such as Neville Chamberlain, George W. Bush, and Tony Blair, "A First-Rate Madness "overturns many of our most cherished perceptions about greatness and the mind and provides a unique insight for understanding our current political leaders and presidential candidates going into the next election season.".
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An investigation into the surprisingly deep correlation between mental illness and successful leadership, as seen through the lives of some of the most important political figures in history 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 mood illnesses (depression and bipolar disorder) and leadership. He sets forth a controversial, compelling thesis: the very qualities that mark those with mood disorders—creativity, resilience, empathy, and realism—also make for the best leaders in times of crisis. From the importance of the “depressive realism” and creativity of mentally ill or mentally abnormal figures such as Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Martin Luther King, Jr., to the lackluster leadership of “mentally normal” men such as Neville Chamberlain, George W. Bush, and Tony Blair, A First-Rate Madness overturns many of our most cherished perceptions about greatness and the mind and provides a unique insight for understanding our current political leaders and presidential candidates going into the next election season. A First-Rate Madness includes profiles of Tony Blair, George W. Bush, Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill, Mahatma Gandhi, Adolf Hitler, Martin Luther King, Jr., Abraham Lincoln, Richard Nixon, Franklin D. Roosevelt, William Tecumseh Sherman, Ted Turner, among other famous leaders.
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- Robert Pearson, Bookseller
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- Title
- A First Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness
- Author
- Nassir Ghaemi
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1594202958
- ISBN 13
- 9781594202957
- Publisher
- Penguin Press Hc, The
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 2011-08
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