Quiet the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307452207 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 0307452204 (electronic bk.)
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Physical Description:
electronic resource
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1 online resource (x, 333 p.) - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers, c2012.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-323) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The north and south of temperament -- 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 Groupthink and the power of working alone -- Your Biology, Your Self? 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 -- Do All Cultures Have an Extrovert Ideal? Soft power: Asian-Americans and the extrovert ideal -- How to Love, How to Work. 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 -- Wonderland -- A note on the words Introvert and Extrovert. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. Requires OverDrive Media Console (Adobe EPUB file size: 2097 KB). |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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Subject: | Introverts Introversion Extraversion Interpersonal relations |
Genre: | Electronic books. |