The Hypomanic Edge: The Link Between (a Little) Craziness and (a Lot of) Success in America - Hardcover

Gartner, John D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0743243447 ISBN 13: 9780743243445

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2005

Synopsis

Based on in-depth interviews of successful entrepreneurs, and on the biographers of his historical subjects, Gartner defines the hypomanic temperament and its manifestations. Then he demonstrates its power in action, offering some portraits that span America's history - Columbus who discovered America, John Winthrop who defined it, Alexander Hamilton who pointed to its future, Andrew Carnegie who built its fortune, Louis B. Mayer who glorified its ideals in movies, and Craig Venter, who is inventing its genetic future. Though these men are extraordinary figures, Gartner says many Americans carry the genes that have made them the most successful citizens in the world.

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Review:

"Finally someone gets it. Through fabulous profiles of the likes of Carnegie, Hamilton, the Selznicks and the Mayers -- my favorites -- John D. Gartner explains how brains hardwired for success, otherwise known as hypomania, have contributed so much to the richness of our great country. Three cheers for Gartner. He recognizes that hypomania is integral to the success of those who challenge every assumption on the way to creating fabulous wealth, brilliant movies, and, yes, even a nation."-- James Cramer, markets commentator for CNBC and thestreet.com and author of "Confessions of a Street Addict"

About the Author:

John D. Gartner, Ph.D., is a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University Medical School. He is a graduate of Princeton University. He is widely published in scholarly journals and books, and his work has also appeared in the Baltimore Sun and Talk magazine. Gartner lives and practices as a clinical psychologist in Baltimore.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0743243447
• ISBN 13: 9780743243445
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 368