{"product_id":"first-rate-madness-uncovering-the-links-between-leadership-and-mental-illness","title":"First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eNassir Ghaemi\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780143121336\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePenguin Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2012\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e340\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eModerate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A glistening psychological history, faceted largely by the biographies of eight famous leaders . . .\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"A provocative thesis . . . Ghaemi's book deserves high marks for original thinking.\" \u003ci\u003e--The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Provocative, fascinating.\" --Salon.com\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHistorians have long puzzled over the apparent mental instability of great and terrible leaders alike: Napoleon, Lincoln, Churchill, Hitler, and others. In \u003ci\u003eA First-Rate Madness\u003c\/i\u003e, 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, \u003ci\u003eA First-Rate Madness\u003c\/i\u003e overturns many of our most cherished perceptions about greatness and the mind.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness | Nassir Ghaemi | Paperback | 9780143121336 | Used: Good | Psychology 1716969","offer_id":48429468319896,"sku":"1716969","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71BnmyAEXgL.jpg?v=1773350082","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/first-rate-madness-uncovering-the-links-between-leadership-and-mental-illness","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}