The Price of Greatness

Resolving the Creativity and Madness Controversy

Arnold M. Ludwig

Hardcover
Hardcover
March 24, 1995
ISBN 9780898628395
Price: $52.00
310 Pages
Size: 6" x 9"
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Exploring the lives and achievements of over 1,000 extraordinary men and women, this book offers answers to the age-old questions about the relationship between mental illness and greatness, and also reveals factors that predict creative achievement. The book is filled with colorful stories about many of the most eminent artists, scientists, social activists, politicians, soldiers, and business people of our time.