A First-Rate Madness shares the stories of how many world leaders prevailed despite mental illness and struggles – through their lessons, we'll learn how to turn our psychological disadvantages into leadership strengths.

Mental illness is often stigmatized in our society, and people who suffer from it often face major obstacles in life.

Yet when we take a closer look at some of history's greatest leaders, there is some evidence that madness and brilliance are interlinked.

Nassir Ghaemi is a professor of psychiatry at Tufts University specializing in mood disorders.

In this book, Ghaemi takes us through a psychological history of eight world leaders, arguing that the same qualities that made them 'abnormal' also allowed them to thrive in extraordinary circumstances.