Now it turns out that Malawi's President Joyce Banda didn't even write - or know about - the infamous attack on the character and charitable activities of pop star Madonna.
About a month ago, he sent an email to product and engineering managers asking them to write to him about what they were working on in 60 words or less, said people familiar with the matter.
Like so many tomes in the leadership genre, these two are really just excuses for the authors to writeabout subjects they favor, with the leadership lessons or principles tagged on to try to sell the stories to advice-hungry readers.