Leading international political scientist Brian Klass answers the Big Questions we're all asking: Why does it seem everyone in charge is a narcissistic psychopath? Does power corrupt or is it just that dodgy people are really really good at weaselling their way into power? And how does our PM get away with brazenly lying? It's a great time in history to get Brian in; he interviewed 500 leaders around the world — presidents, cultists, war criminals, and even drank wine with the daughter of a cannibalistic dictator — to arrive at the (throughly wild) answer to our questions above. If nothing else, you'll better understand why your kid's netball coach is a hell-bent tyrant…
Read Corruptible by Brian Klass: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/EaVgDX
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