{"product_id":"a-first-rate-madness","title":"A First-Rate Madness - Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Provocative, fascinating.” —Salon.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51229876355360,"sku":"9780143121336","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/9780143121336.jpg?v=1770847868","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/es\/products\/a-first-rate-madness","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}