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Susan Cain - Quiet (The Power of Introverts) (2nd Hand Paperback)
ISBN / GTIN-13 : 9780141029191
Synopsis
Full Title : Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking.
A Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller.
Our lives are driven by a fact that most of us can't name and don't understand. It defines who our friends and lovers are, which careers we choose, and whether we blush when we're embarrassed.
That fact is whether we're an introvert or an extrovert.
The introvert/extrovert divide is the most fundamental dimension of personality. And at least a third of us are on the introverted side. Some of the world's most talented people are introverts. Without them we wouldn't have the Apple computer, the theory of relativity and Van Gogh's sunflowers. Yet extroverts have taken over. Shyness, sensitivity and seriousness are often seen as being negative. Introverts feel reproached for being the way they are.
In Quiet, Susan Cain shows how the brain chemistry of introverts and extroverts differs, and how society misunderstands and undervalues introverts. She gives introverts the tools to better understand themselves and take full advantage of their strengths.
Passionately argued, superbly researched, and filled with real stories, Quiet will permanently change how we see introverts - and how you see yourself.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Good
- Category : Non-Fiction - Law Society & Social Sciences
- Published : 2012 (This Edition 2013 - Penguin Books)
- ISBN : 9780141029191
- SKU : B003179
- PPC : SP300gm
- RRP : £9.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
'I can't get Quiet out of my head. It is an important book - so persuasive and timely and heartfelt it should inevitably effect change in schools and offices.' - Jon Ronson, The Guardian
'Susan Cain's Quiet has sparked a quiet revolution. In our booming culture, hers is a still, small voice that punches above its weight. Perhaps rather than sitting back and asking people to speak up, managers and company leaders might lean forward and listen'. - Megan Walsh, The Times.
'Quiet is a very timely book, and Cain's central thesis is fresh and important. Maybe the extrovert ideal is no longer as powerful as it was; perhaps it is time we all stopped to listen to the still, small voice of calm' - Daisy Goodwin, The Sunday Times.
'Marvellous. The most important book published for a decade.' - Lynne Truss, Sunday Telegraph.
The Author
Susan Horowitz Cain is an American writer and lecturer. She is the author of the 2012 Non-Fiction book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, which argues that modern Western culture misunderstands and undervalues the traits and capabilities of introverted people.
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