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The Resource Quiet : the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking, Susan Cain

Quiet : the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking, Susan Cain

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Summary
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
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
1st ed
Extent
[xi], 333 p.
Contents
  • The north and south of temperament
  • The extrovert ideal. 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
  • Your biology, your self? 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 cash and Warren Buffett prosper? : how introverts and extroverts think (and process dopamine) differently
  • Do all cultures have an extrovert ideal? Soft power : Asian-Americans and the extrovert ideal
  • How to love, how to work. 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
  • Wonderland
  • A note on the words Introvert and Extrovert
Isbn
9780307352149
Instance
Label
Quiet : the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking
Title
Quiet
Title remainder
the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking
Statement of responsibility
Susan Cain
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
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
Cataloging source
DLC
Index
index present
LC call number
BF698.35.I59
LC item number
C35 2012
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Label
Quiet : the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking, Susan Cain
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-323) and index
Contents
The north and south of temperament -- The extrovert ideal. 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 -- Your biology, your self? 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 cash and Warren Buffett prosper? : how introverts and extroverts think (and process dopamine) differently -- Do all cultures have an extrovert ideal? Soft power : Asian-Americans and the extrovert ideal -- How to love, how to work. 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 -- Wonderland -- A note on the words Introvert and Extrovert
Control code
695683619
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
1st ed
Extent
[xi], 333 p.
Isbn
9780307352149
Lccn
2010053204
System control number
(OCoLC)695683619
Label
Quiet : the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking, Susan Cain
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-323) and index
Contents
The north and south of temperament -- The extrovert ideal. 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 -- Your biology, your self? 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 cash and Warren Buffett prosper? : how introverts and extroverts think (and process dopamine) differently -- Do all cultures have an extrovert ideal? Soft power : Asian-Americans and the extrovert ideal -- How to love, how to work. 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 -- Wonderland -- A note on the words Introvert and Extrovert
Control code
695683619
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
1st ed
Extent
[xi], 333 p.
Isbn
9780307352149
Lccn
2010053204
System control number
(OCoLC)695683619

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