Loading...
Welcome
Sign up
Login
Browse Books
Deals
VIP
0
Loading...
Play Sample
A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness
Written by:
Nassir Ghaemi
Narrated by:
Adam Barr
Unabridged Audiobook
Play Free
Add to Cart - $20.00
Remove from Cart
Give as a gift
Ratings
Book
Narrator
Release Date
January 2024
Duration
9 hours 57 minutes
Summary
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.
Browse By Category
Health & Wellness
>
Mental Health & Psychology
Non-Fiction
>
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
1 book added to cart
A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering ...
Nassir Ghaemi
Subtotal
$20.00
View Cart
Continue Browsing
~~title~~
~~carousel-body~~
Back
Next
~~book-title~~
By: ~~author-single-string~~
~~tag-text~~
© Copyright 2011 - 2024 Storytel Audiobooks USA LLC. All Rights Reserved.