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... Celý popis

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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
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Rok vydání 2013
Autor Ghaemi, Nassir
Počet stran 352
Výrobce Penguin Books
Vazba Brožovaná
Jazyk anglické
Váha 292 gramů
ISBN 0143121332
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