Corruptible
Book description
'Pertinent!' Margaret Atwood
'Illuminating . . . reveals why some people and systems are more likely to be corrupted by power than others' Adam Grant
'Passionate, insightful, and occasionally jaw-dropping . . . Corruptible sets out the story of the intoxicating lure of power-and how it has shaped the modern…
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1 author picked Corruptible as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book is bingeable and mind-bending, thanks to the playful, straightforward nonfiction style of an author possibly most famous for arguing with Cunk on Earth’s Philomena Cunk about the right to bear arms (and whether bears have arms).
Based on more than 500 interviews with those who have—or had—power to wield, the book prodded my assumptions around whether tyrants are born or built, how I might help avoid empowering them, and whether I, myself, might be tyrannical if handed the scepter.
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