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#BESTSELLERThe Hypomanic Edge: The Link Between (A Little) Crazinessand (A Lot of) Success in AmericaSinopsis :Why is America so rich and powerful? The answer lies in ourgenes, according to psychologist John Gartner.Hypomania, agenetically based mild form of mania, endows many of us withunusual energy, creativity, enthusiasm, and a propensity fortaking risks. America has an extraordinarily high number ofhypomanics&#8212grndiose types who leap on every wackyidea that occurs to them, utterly convinced it will change theworld. Market bubbles and ill-considered messianic crusadescan be the downside. But there is an enormous upside interms of spectacular entrepreneurial zeal, drive for innovation,and material success. Americans may have a lot of crazy
ideas, but some of them lead to brilliant inventions. Why isAmerica so hypomanic? It is populated primarily byimmigrants. This self-selection process is the boldest naturalexperiment ever conducted. Those who had the will, optimism,and daring to take the leap into the unknown have passedthose traits on to their descendants. Bringing his audaciousand persuasive thesis to life, Gartner offers case histories ofsome famous Americans who represent this phenomenon ofhypomania. These are the real stories you never learned inschool about some of those men who made America:Columbus, who discovered the continent, thought he was themessiah. John Winthrop, who settled and defined it, believedAmericans were God&#8217new chosen people. AlexanderHamilton, the indispensable founder who envisionedAmerica&#8217economic future, self-destructed because ofpride and impulsive behavior. Andrew Carnegie, who beganAmerica's industrial revolution, was sure that he was destinedpersonally to speed up human evolution and bring worldpeace. The Mayer and Selznick families helped create thepeculiarly American art form of the Hollywood film, but familialbipolar disorders led to the fall of their empires. Craig Venterdecoded the human genome, yet his arrogance made himdespised by most of his scientific colleagues, even as hespurred them on to make great discoveries. While these menare extraordinary examples, Gartner argues that manyAmericans have inherited the genes that have made them themost successful citizens in the world.

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