What We Are Reading Today: The End of Ambition by Mark Atwood Lawrence – Arab News

A provocative and revelatory look at what power is, who gets it, and what happens when they do, based on over 500 interviews with those who (for a while, at least) have had the upper handfrom the creator of the Power Corrupts podcast and Washington Post columnist Brian Klaas.

Does power corrupt, or are corrupt people drawn to power? Are entrepreneurs who embezzle and cops who kill the result of poorly designed systems or are they just bad people? Are tyrants made or born? If you were suddenly thrust into a position of power, would you be able to resist the temptation to line your pockets or seek revenge against your enemies?

To answer these questions, Corruptible draws on over 500 interviews with some of the worlds top leadersfrom the noblest to the dirtiestincluding presidents and philanthropists as well as rebels, cultists, and dictators.

Some of the fascinating insights include: how facial appearance determines who we pick as leaders, why narcissists make more money, why some people dont want power at all and others are drawn to it out of a psychopathic impulse, and why being the beta (second in command) may actually be the optimal place for health and well-being.

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