We've all heard that there's a link between insanity and creativity--Van Gough's ear is usually brought up--but Ghaemi makes a new and interesting argument that there's also one between madness and great leadership. Citing such examples as Winston Churchill, who suffered suicidal depressions, to John F. Kennedy's addictive personality, Ghaemi makes a case for why such maladies are actually assets to leaders with great power. NY Times review: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/1...
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