A First-Rate Madness

A First-Rate Madness

by S. Nassir Ghaemi

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An investigation into the surprisingly deep correlation between mental illness and successful leadership, as seen through some of history's greatest politicians, generals, and businesspeople. "A First-Rate Madness," Nassir Ghaemi, who runs the Mood Disorders Program at Tufts University Medical Center, draws from the careers and personal plights of such notable leaders as Lincoln, Churchill, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., JFK, and others from the past two centuries to build an argument at once

ISBN: 9781594202957

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"One of the best books I’ve read in a while The author makes the argument that mentally healthy leaders may succeed when the world is running smoothly But in times of crisis, leaders with mental illness outperform their peers and succeed because of their illness"

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