Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression ...
Joshua Wolf ShenkA dramatic reassessment of the life and era of Abraham Lincoln argues that America's sixteenth president suffered from depression and explains how Lincoln used the ailment and the coping strategies he had developed to deal with the cr...
Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression ...
Joshua Wolf ShenkIn this astonishing and illuminating book, Joshua Wolf Shenk reveals the deep melancholy that pervaded Abraham Lincoln's life and its influence on his mature character. Mired in personal suffering as a young man, Lincoln forged a hard...
Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression ...
Joshua Wolf ShenkDrawing on seven years of his own research and the work of other esteemed Lincoln scholars, Shenk reveals how the sixteenth president harnessed his depression to fuel his astonishing success. Lincoln found the solace and tactics he ne...
Powers of Two: Finding the Essence of...
Joshua Wolf Shenk“This is a book about magic, about the Beatles, about the chemistry between people, about neuroscience, and about the buddy system; it examines love and hate, harmony and dissonance, and everything in between. The result is wise, fu...