Quiet [large print] : the power of introverts in a world that can't stop speaking / Susan Cain /
Demonstrates how introverted people are misunderstood and undervalued in modern culture, charting the rise of extrovert ideology while sharing anecdotal examples of how to use introvert talents to adapt to various situations.
Record details
- ISBN: 1611734207
- ISBN: 9781611734201
- Physical Description: 568 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition: Center Point large print edition.
- Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Pub., 2012.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Originally published: New York : Crown Publishers, c2012.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Part 1 Extrovert Ideal -- 1 Rise of the "Mighty Likeable Fellow": How Extroversion Became the Cultural Ideal 43 -- 2 Myth of Charismatic Leadership: The Culture of Personality, a Hundred Years Later 67 -- 3 When Collaboration Kills Creativity: The Rise of the New Groupthink and the Power of Working Alone 128 -- Part 2 Your Biology, Your Self? -- 4 Is Temperament Destiny?: Nature, Nurture, and the Orchid Hypothesis 171 -- 5 Beyond Temperament: The Role of Free Will (and the Secret of Public Speaking for Introverts) 200 -- 6 "Franklin was a Politician, But Eleanor Spoke Out of Conscience": Why Cool is Overrated 225 -- 7 Why Did Wall Street Crash and Warren Buffett Prosper?: How Introverts and Extroverts Think (and Process Dopamine) Differently 266 -- Part 3 Do All Cultures Have an Extrovert Ideal? -- 8 Soft Power: Asian-Americans and the Extrovert Ideal 307 -- Part 4 How to Love, How to Work -- 9 When Should You Act More Extroverted Than You Really Are? 347 -- 10 Communication Gap: How to Talk to Members of the Opposite Type 379 -- 11 On Cobblers and Generals: How to Cultivate Quiet Kids in a World That Can't Hear Them 408.
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- Subject:
- Extraversion.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | LP 155.232 CAI (Text) | 37810435054563 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | In transit | - |
