How Long to Read In Sickness and in Power

How Long Does it Take to Read In Sickness and in Power?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 15 minutes to read In Sickness and in Power by David Owen

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Political leaders' ill-conceived decisions are often connected to their own illness, claims David Owen in this revealing new book. IN SICKNESS AND IN POWER looks at illness in heads of government between 1901 and 2007. It considers how illness and therapy - both physical and mental - affect the decision-making of heads of government, engendering folly, in the sense of foolishness, stupidity or rashness. Owen is particularly interested in leaders who were not ill in the conventional sense, whose cognitive faculties functioned well, but who developed a hubristic syndrome that powerfully affected their performance and their actions. As we learn here, they suffer a loss of capacity and become excessively self-confident and contemptuous of advice that runs counter to what they believe, or sometimes of any advice at all. Long fascinated with the inter-relationship between politics and medicine, David Owen uses his deep knowledge of both to look at sickness in political leaders. Owen expertly scrutinises such diverse political personalities as Sir Anthony Eden at the time of Suez in 1956; John F. Kennedy and the Bay of Pigs fiasco in 1961; the last Shah of Iran; and President Mitterrand of France who suffered from prostate cancer. The author also devotes a chapter to the hubristic behaviour and relationship between President Bush and Prime Minister Blair. The book ends by outlining some of the safeguards that society needs to address as a consequence of illness in heads of government.

How long is In Sickness and in Power?

In Sickness and in Power by David Owen is 432 pages long, and a total of 108,864 words.

This makes it 146% the length of the average book. It also has 133% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read In Sickness and in Power Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 54 minutes to read In Sickness and in Power aloud.

What Reading Level is In Sickness and in Power?

In Sickness and in Power is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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