Quiet : the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking / Susan Cain.
By: Cain, Susan.
Publisher: New York : Broadway Paperbacks, c2013Edition: 1st pbk. ed.Description: 352 p. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9780307352156.Subject(s): Introverts | Introversion | Extraversion | Interpersonal relationsGenre/Form: Print books.Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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On Shelf | BF698.35.I59 C35 2013 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000011968 |
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Originally published: New York : Crown Publishers, c2012.
Includes a reader's guide.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-323) and index.
Introduction: the north and south of temperament -- The rise of the "mighty likeable fellow": how extroversion became the cultural ideal -- The myth of charismatic leadership: the culture of personality, a hundred years later -- When collaboration kills creativity: the rise of the new groupthink and the power of working alone -- Is temperament destiny?: nature, nurture, and the orchid hypothesis -- Beyond temperament: the role of free will (and the secret of public speaking for introverts) -- "Franklin was a politician, but Eleanor spoke out of conscience": why cool is overrated -- Why did Wall Street crash and Warren Buffett prosper?: how introverts and extroverts think (and process dopamine) differently -- Soft power: Asian-Americans and the extrovert ideal -- When should you act more extroverted than you really are? -- The communication gap: how to talk to members of the opposite type -- On cobblers and generals: how to cultivate quiet kids in a world that can't hear them -- Conclusion: Wonderland.