Quiet (The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking)

By Susan Cain

Published March 29, 2012 / Viking Hardback and ebook, £20 *EMBARGO – no reviews to be published before March 25*

Quiet? Thoughtful? Bit of a wallflower? It’s time to join the Quiet Revolution. Our society rewards the oversharers, the loudmouths and the spotlight-hoggers (your Lilys, Pixies and Jordans)… But while everyone else fights for their 15 minutes of fame, introverts have been (quietly) changing the world by giving us the theory of relativity, Van Gogh’s sunflowers, and even the Apple computer. As many as one third of us are introverts. For years, this entire section of the population has been told that the very foundation of their personality is a character flaw. As a result, the introvert has become the eternal underdog, and most of us are taught to repress – not nurture – our introverted tendencies. Why do we place so much value on volume? And what if we’ve been wrong all along? Quiet explains how the brain chemistry of introverts and extroverts differs, and how society misunderstands and undervalues the quiet people. In this groundbreaking book, Susan Cain discusses the many ways in which the extrovert bias affects our lives: • the financial crisis and the “myth of charismatic leadership” in business. • the way we work – job postings asking for “outgoing” personalities, open plan offices, and the ubiquitous “brainstorm”.• the way we raise and educate our children – why a quiet child isn’t necessarily a problem.• when extroverts and introverts fall in love (and how to compromise on those dinner parties).

This book will change the way we think about personality.

‘Quiet is a startling, important and readable page-turner. It will make quiet people see themselves in a whole new light’ Naomi Wolf, Author of The Beauty Myth

‘Quiet legitimizes and even celebrates the “niche” that represents half the people in the world. Think Malcolm Gladwell for people who don’t take themselves too seriously. Mark my words, this book will be a bestseller’ Guy Kawasaki, Author of Enchantment

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