Quiet : the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking /
| Main Author: | Cain, Susan. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Call Number: | BF698.35.I59 C35 2013 |
| Institution: | Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Negeri Perak |
| Library: | Main Library |
| Record Id / ISBN-0: | ppap.53214 / 9780307352156 |
| Online Public Access Catalog: | Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Negeri Perak |
| Published: |
New York :
Broadway Paperbacks,
c2013.
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| Edition: | 1st pbk. ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: the north and south of temperament
- 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 groupthink and the power of working alone
- Is temperament destiny?: nature, nurture, and the orchid hypothesis
- Beyond temperament: the role of free will (and the secret of public speaking for introverts)
- "Franklin was a politician, but Eleanor spoke out of conscience": why cool is overrated
- Why did Wall Street crash and Warren Buffett prosper?: how introverts and extroverts think (and process dopamine) differently
- Soft power: Asian-Americans and the extrovert ideal
- When should you act more extroverted than you really are?
- The communication gap: how to talk to members of the opposite type
- On cobblers and generals: how to cultivate quiet kids in a world that can't hear them
- Conclusion: Wonderland.