Like You Just Don\'t Understand or Stumbling on Happiness, Quiet is a paradigm-shifting book That shows how dramatically our culture has come to misunderstand and undervalue introverts, and gives Introverts the tools to better understand themselves and take full advantage of their strengths.
Passionately argued, superbly researched, and filled with indelible stories of real people, Quiet has the Power to permanently change how we see Introverts and, equally important, how they see themselves..
She also introduces us to successful introverts--from a witty, high-octane public speaker who recharges in solitude after his talks, to a record-breaking salesman who quietly taps into the Power of questions.
She charts the rise of the Extrovert Ideal throughout the twentieth century and explores how deeply it has come to permeate our culture.
In Quiet , Susan Cain argues That we dramatically undervalue Introverts and shows how much we lose in doing so.
Seuss, Steve Wozniak--That we owe many of the great contributions to society.
It is to introverts--Rosa Parks, Chopin, Dr.
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. - Library Journal - Kirkus Reviews At least one-third of the people we know are introverts.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Experience the book That started the quiet revolution A smart, lively book about the value of silence and solitude.--Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY People - O: The Oprah Magazine - Christian Science Monitor - Inc.
Like You Just Don\'t Understand or Stumbling on Happiness, Quiet is a paradigm-shifting book That shows how dramatically our culture has come to misunderstand and undervalue introverts, and gives Introverts the tools to better understand themselves and take full advantage of their strengths
