Клуб гениальных психопатов. Странности и причуды великих и знаменитых

Why do great people seem so strange to us? Perhaps it is their dissimilarity from the rest that is the key to genius?- Beethoven was convinced that shaving deprived him of his creative luck, so he went unshaven for weeks. - Paganini honed his skills by playing the violin among the graves, provoking the most sinister rumors. - Agatha Christie came up with her detective stories, lying in a bathtub with very hot water, and eating apples one by one. This book is a collection of amazing stories about geniuses whose "oddities" became a source of inspiration and great discoveries. After each chapter, there is a professional analysis from Elena Kiselyova, Candidate of Psychological Sciences, revealing how internal conflicts and traumas generate unique talents and out—of-the-box thinking. Thanks to the skill of Mark Kotlyarsky, the winner of the literary prize. Yuri Nagibin, shocking facts turn into a tool of self-discovery. You will be able to look into the soul of geniuses and see that the brilliance of talent often hides pain, loneliness and the struggle for the right to be yourself. A book about the subconscious mind on working with the unconscious and internal attitudes for working through fears. Suitable for those who are interested in humor, strange facts, psychology, want to understand themselves more deeply and change their thinking. For fans of Curious medicine. The perfect gift for a friend on New Year's Eve or for a mom on her birthday. For readers: "Transurfing Reality", "The Subconscious Mind can Do anything" and "The Habit of Being Yourself" by Joe Dispenza, John Kehoe, Vadim Zeland and Louise Hay. "Oddities are not cracks in a personality, but outlets for talent. A wonderful book in which the human is more important than the ideal." — LEONID KROL, Professor at the Higher School of Economics, Managing Partner of Inkantiko, author of books.