Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts was released in May, 2016 from Dial Books in the U.S., and from Penguin Life in the U.K. “QUIET: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking,” was released in January, 2012, from Crown Publishers in the U.S., and from Viking/Penguin in the U.K. Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader’s guide and bonus content. 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. The book that started the Quiet RevolutionĪt least one-third of the people we know are introverts.
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