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

A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness
Nassir Ghaemi (Author)
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Propaganda & Political Psychology

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.

• Rank: #29149 in Books
• Published on: 2012-06-26
• Released on: 2012-06-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.27" h x .83" w x 5.71" l, .63 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Description #1 by eBay - grandeagleretail:

Store Search search Title, ISBN and Author A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness by Nassir Ghaemi Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Compact Disc Condition Brand New Author Biography NASSIR GHAEMI is a professor of psychiatry and pharmacology at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, where he directs the Mood Disorders Program. He trained in psychiatry at, and also serves on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and has degrees in history (BA, Georg

Description #2 by eBay - grandeagleretail:

Store Search search Title, ISBN and Author A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness by Nassir Ghaemi Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Ghaemi, who runs the Mood Disorders Program at Tufts University Medical Center, draws from the careers such notable leaders as Lincoln, Churchill, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., JFK, and others to build an argument at once controversial and compelling. Publisher Description An inv

Description #3 by eBay:

format cd rom or audio cd title a first rate madness uncovering the links between leadership and mental illness vol 7 author ghaemi nassir runnette sean narrator publisher blackstone audio inc publication date sep 15 2011 pages unknown binding cd rom or audio cd edition unabridged dimensions 5 75 wx 6 25 hx 1 25 d isbn 1455125237 subject psychology mental health description an investigation into the correlation between mental illness and successful leadership reveals the disorders of notable l