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

Author: Cain, Susan.

Edition: 1st ed.

Publisher: New York : Crown, c2012.

ISBN: 9780307352149 (hbk.)
0307352145 (hbk.)

Description: x, 333 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject: Introverts.
Introversion.
Extraversion.
Interpersonal relations.

Contents: Introduction: The north and south of temperament -- pt. 1. 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 ; Whe collaboration kills creativity: the rise of the the new groupthink and the power of working alone -- pt. 2. 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 crash and Warren Buffett prosper?: how introverts and extroverts think (and process dopamine) differently -- pt. 3. Do all cultures have an extrovertg ideal?. Soft power: Asian-Americans and the extrovert ideal -- pt. 4. 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 ; Conclusion: Wonderland.

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