Quiet : the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking
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- ISBN: 9780307352149 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780307352156 (trade pbk.) :
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Physical Description:
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x, 333 pages ; 25 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Crown ; Broadway Books, [2012]
- Copyright: ©2012
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction : the north and south of temperament -- Part one: 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 -- Part two: 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 -- Part three: do all cultures have an extrovert ideal? -- Soft power : Asian-Americans and the extrovert ideal -- Part four: 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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Subject: | Introverts Extraversion Interpersonal relations Introversion |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Bowen Island Public Library | 155.2 CAI (Text) | 30947000668000 | Non Fiction | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-05-21 |