Quiet

  • The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
  • By: Susan Cain
  • Narrated by: Kathe Mazur
  • Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
  • Categories: Health & Wellness

Publisher's Summary

Brought to you by Penguin. 

Quiet, the Sunday Times and New York Times best seller by Susan Cain, will permanently change how we see introverts - and how you see yourself. 

Our lives are driven by a fact most of us can't name and don't understand: whether we're an introvert or an extrovert. This defines who our friends and lovers are, which careers we choose and whether we blush when we're embarrassed. 

At least a third of us are on the introverted side. Some of the world's most talented people are introverts. Without them, we wouldn't have the Apple computer, the theory of relativity and Van Gogh's sunflowers. 

Yet extroverts have taken over. Shyness, sensitivity and seriousness are often seen as being negative. Introverts feel reproached for being the way they are.

In Quiet, Susan Cain shows how the brain chemistry of introverts and extroverts differs and how society misunderstands and undervalues introverts. She gives introverts the tools to better understand themselves and take full advantage of their strengths.

©2013 Susan Cain (P)2013 Penguin Audio

Customer Reviews

1-5 of 2 reviews

  • KatherineB

    HR pre-requisite

    Any HR professionals should listen to this book prior to getting involved in recruitment or setting personal policies. It’s bizarre that some discriminate the introverts in an age where gender discrimination is unacceptable.

    6 people found this helpful

    August 5, 2018
  • Shakya

    Interesting and informative

    Being an introvert and raising 2 children, 1 who is an extrovert and 1 introvert I found this book helpful and insightful. Susan explains the reasons why certain personality types do the things they do and it helped me understand my behaviours and those of my children in a whole new light. I wish I had this knowledge 20 years ago. A must read for anyone living with, working with or raising a child who is an introvert. Dramatically improved the relationships between our family members.

    3 people found this helpful

    August 5, 2018

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