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In Sickness and in Power: Illness in Heads of Government During the Last 100 Years (Hardcover)

by David Owen (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 476 pages
  • Publisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd (10 April 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 041377662X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0413776624
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.6 x 4.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 87,770 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Daniel Finkelstein, The Times

Owen has produced a compelling book.


Stefan Stern, Financial Times

A fascinating book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A ground-breaking book, 28 April 2008
By John Maguire (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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A ground-breaking book that opens the door to a new area of political economy. David Owen's background as a medical doctor and a leading political figure of our times gives a unique voice to this subject. It deserves to become a standard text in its field.

The extent to which illness can affect our leaders should be a concern to us all. Worse, the tendency of some leaders to become prone to behavioural inconsistencies the longer they hold office is developed by the author into a fascinating 'hubris syndrome' with its attendant personality symptoms and modern examples.

This book should resonate with electors and provide cause for reflection by those who seek or hold high office.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating if a trifle undecided , 15 Jan 2009
By Jl Munro "jimmunro" (Strathaven Scotland) - See all my reviews
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A fascinating if bitty summary of the health problems which beset a selection of the C20th world leaders. Given that the writer is both a distinguished political figure and a neurological specialist, his comments are particularly interesting,although I did wonder at times whether it was the doctor or the politician who was speaking. I suspect that this may have occured to Dr Owens which might explain the lengthy introduction establishing his credentials as a neurologist. Some of the revelations are fascinating and downright alarming - I agree with the earlier reviewer who picks out the health of JFK and its effect on his handling of both the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban missile crises as one of the best examples. Quite why he goes on to decry the ideas put forward in the final chapter as "liberal" puzzzles me - would he prefer them to be "illiberal"? I would use impractical or utopian.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Immensely thought provoking, 4 Oct 2008
Immensely insightful, and with thought provoking ideas about the way in which a person's medical condition affects their 'day job' as a political figure. Sounds like a heavy, worthy topic but is actually very readable. All backed up with lots of research and appealing 'insider' knowledge - obtained via the author's medical or political careers.
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