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

from Damiella

I found this a really interesting book to read post-Christmas (get the grey cells working while not overloading them). I wasn't familiar with some of the featured historic personages but even so I ...

from phlll

Disclaimer: I won this book. I'm reviewing it, even though I didn't pay for it. Beyond the nice people at Penguin Publishing mailing the book to my house in a white, padded envelope (sadly *not* re...

from ChewDigest

A few things stopped me from giving this 5 stars. *What is Ted Turner doing being compared to FDR, Sherman, Kennedy, Ghandi, etc.?*The repetition of phrases. Some were helpful, like restating what ...

from AbraLodge

I want to read this book again - with a highlighter, and I never write in books - and then discuss parts with my husband, a history professor. I love history and I found this compelling, even thoug...

from jspringbrinkley

A whole different perspective, avoids demonizing or putting the subject on a pedestal. I think as a whole people think of mental abnormalities as something detrimental or 'bad', and being mentally ...