Quiet : The power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking

Quiet : The power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking / Susan Cain.

"At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over working in teams. It is to introverts - Rosa Parks, Chopin, Dr. Seuss, Steve Wozniak-- that we ow...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cain, Susan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Broadway Books, ©2013.
Edition:1st pbk. ed.
Subjects:
Introverts.
Introversion.
Extraversion.
Interpersonal relations.
Online Access:Sample text
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Table of Contents:
  • [Table of Contents]
  • Author's Note
  • INTRODUCTION: The North and South of Temperament
  • PART ONE: The Extrovert Ideal
  • 1. The Rise of the "Mighty Likeable Fellow": How Extroversion Became the Cultural Ideal
  • 2. The Myth of Charismatic Leadership: The Culture of Personality, a Hundred Years Later
  • 3. When Collaboration Kills Creativity: The Rise of the New Groupthink and the Power of Working Alone
  • PART TWO: Your Biology, Your Self?
  • 4. Is Temperament Destiny?: Nature, Nurture, and the Orchid Hypothesis
  • 5. Beyond Temperament: The Role of Free Will (and the Secret of Public Speaking for Introverts)
  • 6. "Franklin Was a Politician, But Eleanor Spoke Out Of Conscience": Why Cool Is Overrated
  • 7. Why Did Wall Street Crash and Warren Buffett Prosper?: How Introverts and Extroverts Think (and Process Dopamine) Differently
  • PART THREE: Do All Cultures Have An Extrovert Ideal?
  • 8. Soft Power: Asian-Americans and the Extrovert Ideal
  • PART FOUR: How To Love, How To Work
  • 9. When Should You Act More Extroverted Than You Really Are?
  • 10. The Communication Gap: How to Talk to Members of the Opposite Type
  • 11. On Cobblers And Generals: How to Cultivate Quiet Kids in a World That Can't Heart Them
  • CONCLUSION: Wonderland
  • A Note on the Dedication
  • A Note on the Words Introvert and Extrovert
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Extra Libris.

Similar Items