"World politics is made by world leaders. These men (very few are women), who love to present themselves as having their people's interests at heart, are driven by the same desire for power recognized by every primatologist as a universal alpha male characteristic. Based on nearly two thousand profiles of political leaders, King of the Mountain drives this point home as no other book before." -- Frans de Waal, author of Chimpanzee Politics"An arresting book that casts political science out the window and explains leadership through comparisons with chimpanzees, baboons, and gorillas." -- Washington Post"A scholarly attempt to measure political leadership with the cool objectivity of science." -- New York Times"Wonderfully written." -- Brian Lamb, Booknotes
