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Author:
Brian Klaas
Publisher:
Scribner
Date:
November 9, 2021
Does power corrupt, or are corrupt people drawn to power? Are entrepreneurs who embezzle and cops who kill the result of poorly designed systems or are they just bad people? Are tyrants made or born? If you were suddenly thrust into a position of power, would you be able to resist the temptation to line your pockets or seek revenge against your enemies? To answer these questions, Corruptible draws on over 500 interviews with some of the world's top leadersâfrom the noblest to the dirtiestâincluding presidents and philanthropists as well as rebels, cultists, and dictators.
What The Reviewers Say
With a deft literary hand, Klaas describes how positions that offer power and possibilities for enrichment feature incentives that attract the wrong sort of people.
Brilliant.
Illuminating.
