A First Rate Madness


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A First Rate Madness


A First Rate Madness
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Author : Nassir Ghaemi
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2011-08-04

A First Rate Madness written by Nassir Ghaemi and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-04 with Political Science categories.


The New York Times bestseller “A glistening psychological history, faceted largely by the biographies of eight famous leaders . . .” —The Boston Globe “A provocative thesis . . . Ghaemi’s book deserves high marks for original thinking.” —The Washington Post “Provocative, fascinating.” —Salon.com Historians have long puzzled over the apparent mental instability of great and terrible leaders alike: Napoleon, Lincoln, Churchill, Hitler, and others. 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 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, A First-Rate Madness overturns many of our most cherished perceptions about greatness and the mind.



A First Rate Madness


A First Rate Madness
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Author : Nassir Ghaemi
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2012-06-26

A First Rate Madness written by Nassir Ghaemi and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-26 with Political Science categories.


The New York Times bestseller “A glistening psychological history, faceted largely by the biographies of eight famous leaders . . .” —The Boston Globe “A provocative thesis . . . Ghaemi’s book deserves high marks for original thinking.” —The Washington Post “Provocative, fascinating.” —Salon.com Historians have long puzzled over the apparent mental instability of great and terrible leaders alike: Napoleon, Lincoln, Churchill, Hitler, and others. 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 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, A First-Rate Madness overturns many of our most cherished perceptions about greatness and the mind.



A First Rate Madness


A First Rate Madness
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Author : Nassir Ghaemi
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2012-06-26

A First Rate Madness written by Nassir Ghaemi and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-26 with Political Science categories.


The New York Times bestseller “A glistening psychological history, faceted largely by the biographies of eight famous leaders . . .” —The Boston Globe “A provocative thesis . . . Ghaemi’s book deserves high marks for original thinking.” —The Washington Post “Provocative, fascinating.” —Salon.com Historians have long puzzled over the apparent mental instability of great and terrible leaders alike: Napoleon, Lincoln, Churchill, Hitler, and others. 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 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, A First-Rate Madness overturns many of our most cherished perceptions about greatness and the mind.



The Rise And Fall Of The Biopsychosocial Model


The Rise And Fall Of The Biopsychosocial Model
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Author : S. Nassir Ghaemi
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2010

The Rise And Fall Of The Biopsychosocial Model written by S. Nassir Ghaemi and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Medical categories.


Developed in the twentieth century as an outgrowth of psychosomatic medicine, the biopsychosocial model is seen as an antidote to the constraints of the medical model of psychiatry. Nassir Ghaemi details the origins and evolution of the BPS model and explains how, where, and why it fails to live up to its promises. He analyzes the works of its founders, George Engel and Roy Grinker Sr., traces its rise in acceptance, and discusses its relation to the thought of William Osler and Karl Jaspers.



The Leadership Lab


The Leadership Lab
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Author : Chris Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
Release Date : 2018-10-03

The Leadership Lab written by Chris Lewis and has been published by Kogan Page Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-03 with Business & Economics categories.


FINALIST: American Book Fest Best Book Award 2020 - Business: Management & Leadership WINNER: Independent Press Award 2020 - Leadership Category WINNER: NYC Big Book Award 2019 - Business General Category WINNER: Business Book Awards 2019 - Business Book of the Year How can today's business leaders keep up with seismic geopolitical and economic shifts that include Brexit, inflation and the unseating of traditional political powers, and what do these mean for their own leadership narratives? In The Leadership Lab, bestselling author Chris Lewis and superstar megatrends analyst Dr Pippa Malmgren help you lead your team through this change successfully. Covering everything from how to build a new type of leadership trust when other spheres of public power have been overturned, to robots overtaking companies and worldwide indebtedness affecting business, this book explains not only why the old rules no longer apply, but also how to blaze a trail in this new world order and be the best leader you can be. The Leadership Lab includes exclusive interviews with top executives grappling with the new world order and discusses what key global trends keep them awake at night and how they respond to them. It is a must-read for aspiring leaders and C-level executives seeking to develop a real intuition when it comes to dealing with the global currents disrupting business and how to build an empathetic, credible, stable and strong leadership path.



Infectious Madness


Infectious Madness
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Author : Harriet A. Washington
language : en
Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
Release Date : 2015-10-06

Infectious Madness written by Harriet A. Washington and has been published by Little, Brown Spark this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-06 with Medical categories.


A groundbreaking look at the connection between germs and mental illness, and how we can protect ourselves. Is it possible to catch autism or OCD the same way we catch the flu? Can a child's contact with cat litter lead to schizophrenia? In her eye-opening new book, National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author Harriet Washington reveals that we can in fact "catch" mental illness. In Infectious Madness, Washington presents the new germ theory, which posits not only that many instances of Alzheimer's, OCD, and schizophrenia are caused by viruses, prions, and bacteria, but also that with antibiotics, vaccinations, and other strategies, these cases can be easily prevented or treated. Packed with cutting-edge research and tantalizing mysteries, Infectious Madness is rich in science, characters, and practical advice on how to protect yourself and your children from exposure to infectious threats that could sabotage your mental and physical health.



My Lovely Wife


My Lovely Wife
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Author : Mark Lukach
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2017-05-04

My Lovely Wife written by Mark Lukach and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.


My Lovely Wife is a powerful memoir of one man's overwhelming love for his wife through mental illness and psychosis. Mark and Giulia fell for each other in their teens, married in their 20s, and didn't realize what their love would demand of them until Giulia suffered a terrifying and unexpected psychotic break at the age of twenty-seven. Hospitalized for almost a month, she was tormented by delusions and paranoia. Upon release, she sunk into an extended suicidal depression during which Mark, struggling to support Giulia, was torn between the demands of keeping her safe and following doctor's orders, and honouring her independence and making her feel loved. Eventually, Giulia fully recovered, and the couple had a son. Soon after Jonas was born, Giulia had another breakdown, and then a third a few years after that. Pushed to the edge of the abyss, everything the couple had once taken for granted was upended. In My Lovely Wife, Mark Lukach takes us through these harrowing years with compassion and candour, as he and Giulia renegotiate their relationship, anchored by an abiding devotion to each other and their family. A story of the fragility of the mind, and the tenacity of the human spirit, My Lovely Wife is, above all, a love story that raises profound questions: How do we best care for the people we love? What and who do we live for? Breathtaking in its honesty, radiant with compassion, written with dazzling lyricism, this intensely personal odyssey offers much-needed insight into the caregiving side of mental illness, and affirms the power of love.



Lords Of Strategy


Lords Of Strategy
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Author : Walter Kiechel
language : en
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Release Date : 2010-03-03

Lords Of Strategy written by Walter Kiechel and has been published by Harvard Business Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-03 with Business & Economics categories.


Imagine, if you can, the world of business - without corporate strategy. Remarkably, fifty years ago that's the way it was. Businesses made plans, certainly, but without understanding the underlying dynamics of competition, costs, and customers. It was like trying to design a large-scale engineering project without knowing the laws of physics. But in the 1960s, four mavericks and their posses instigated a profound shift in thinking that turbocharged business as never before, with implications far beyond what even they imagined. In The Lords of Strategy, renowned business journalist and editor Walter Kiechel tells, for the first time, the story of the four men who invented corporate strategy as we know it and set in motion the modern, multibillion-dollar consulting industry: Bruce Henderson, founder of Boston Consulting Group Bill Bain, creator of Bain & Company Fred Gluck, longtime Managing Director of McKinsey & Company Michael Porter, Harvard Business School professor Providing a window into how to think about strategy today, Kiechel tells their story with novelistic flair. At times inspiring, at times nearly terrifying, this book is a revealing account of how these iconoclasts and the organizations they led revolutionized the way we think about business, changed the very soul of the corporation, and transformed the way we work.



Stalking Irish Madness


Stalking Irish Madness
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Author : Patrick Tracey
language : en
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date : 2008-08-26

Stalking Irish Madness written by Patrick Tracey and has been published by Bantam this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-26 with Biography & Autobiography categories.


In this powerful, sometimes harrowing, deeply felt story, Patrick Tracey journeys to Ireland to track the origin and solve the mystery of his Irish-American family's multigenerational struggle with schizophrenia. For most Irish Americans, a trip to Ireland is often an occasion to revisit their family's roots. But for Patrick Tracey, the lure of his ancestral home is a much more powerful need: part pilgrimage, part investigation to confront the genealogical mystery of schizophrenia–a disease that had claimed a great-great-great-grandmother, a grandmother, an uncle, and, most recently, two sisters. As long as Tracey could remember, schizophrenia ran on his mother's side, seldom spoken of outright but impossible to ignore. Devastated by the emotional toll the disease had already taken on his family, terrified of passing it on to any children he might have, and inspired by the recent discovery of the first genetic link to schizophrenia, Tracey followed his genealogical trail from Boston to Ireland's county Roscommon, home of his oldest-known schizophrenic ancestor. In a renovated camper, Tracey crossed the Emerald Isle to investigate the country that, until the 1960s, had the world's highest rate of institutionalization for mental illness, following clues and separating fact from fiction in the legendary relationship the Irish have had with madness. Tracey's path leads from fairy mounds and ancient caverns still shrouded in superstition to old pubs whose colorful inhabitants are a treasure trove of local lore. He visits the massive and grim asylum where his famine starved ancestors may have lived. And he interviews the Irish research team that first cracked the schizophrenic code to learn how much–and how little–we know about this often misunderstood disease. Filled with history, science, and lore, Stalking Irish Madness is an unforgettable chronicle of one man's attempt to make sense of his family's past and to find hope for the future of schizophrenic patients. From the Hardcover edition.



Rethinking Creativity


Rethinking Creativity
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Author : Robert W. Weisberg
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020-09-10

Rethinking Creativity written by Robert W. Weisberg and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-10 with Business & Economics categories.


Discover how creativity depends on inside-the-box thinking-that's right, not outside the box-and a new perspective on creative thinking.