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Corruptible - Who Gets Power and How it Changes Us (Hardcover)
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Corruptible - Who Gets Power and How it Changes Us (Hardcover)
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Discovery Miles 5 140
You Save R115 (18%)
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'Pertinent!' Margaret Atwood 'Illuminating . . . reveals why some
people and systems are more likely to be corrupted by power than
others' Adam Grant 'Passionate, insightful, and occasionally
jaw-dropping . . . Corruptible sets out the story of the
intoxicating lure of power-and how it has shaped the modern world'
Peter Frankopan 'A brilliant exploration' Dan Snow 'Klaas is the
rarest of finds: a political scientist who can also tell great
stories. He mixes memorable anecdotes with stern analysis to tackle
one of the biggest questions of all: do we have to be ruled by bad
people?' - Peter Pomerantsev Does power corrupt or are corrupt
people drawn to power? Are tyrants the products of bad systems or
are they just bad people? And why do we give power to awful people?
In Corruptible, professor of global politics Brian Klaas draws on
over 500 interviews with some of the world's top leaders - from the
noblest to the dirtiest - including presidents, war criminals, cult
leaders, terrorists, psychopaths, and dictators to reveal the most
surprising workings of power: how children can predict who is going
to win an election based just on the faces of politicians; why
narcissists make more money; what makes a certain species of bee
more corrupt than others; whether a thirst for power is a genetic
condition; and why being the second in command is in fact the
smartest choice. From scans of psychopathic brains, to the effects
of power on monkey drug use, Klaas weaves cutting-edge research
with astonishing encounters (including a ski lesson with the former
viceroy of Iraq, tea with a former UK prime minister, and breakfast
with Madagascar's yogurt kingpin president). Written by the creator
of the award-winning Power Corrupts podcast, Corruptible challenges
our basic assumptions about power, from the board room to the war
room, and provides a roadmap for getting better leaders at every
level.
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