#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Experience the book that started the
Quiet Movement and revolutionized how the world sees introverts--and how
introverts see themselves--by offering validation, inclusion, and
inspiration
"Superbly researched, deeply insightful, and a fascinating read, Quiet
is an indispensable resource for anyone who wants to understand the
gifts of the introverted half of the population."--Gretchen Rubin,
author of The Happiness Project
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR--People, O: The Oprah Magazine,
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At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. 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. It is to introverts--Rosa Parks, Chopin, Dr. Seuss, Steve
Wozniak--that we owe many of the great contributions to society.
In Quiet, Susan Cain argues that we dramatically undervalue introverts
and shows how much we lose in doing so. She charts the rise of the
Extrovert Ideal throughout the twentieth century and explores how deeply
it has come to permeate our culture. 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. Passionately argued,
impeccably 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.
