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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 s...

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

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

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Full title

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

Author / Creator

Publisher

New York : Crown Publishers, c2012.

Call Numbers

N155.232/56

Record Identifier

74Vv82rR40DO

MMS ID

991014059939702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

x, 333 p. ; 25 cm.

Contents

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 -- When collaboration kills creativity: the rise of the new...

Publication information

Publisher

New York : Crown Publishers, c2012.

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

c2012.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

This book 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. At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking, readi...

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Full title

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

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Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-323) and index.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

c2012.

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

N155.232/56

Record Identifier

74Vv82rR40DO

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv82rR40DO

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ISBN

0307352145

9780307352149

DDC

155.2/32

MMS ID

991014059939702626

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