Quiet

The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

By: Susan Cain

Narrated by: Kathe Mazur

Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's summary

#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, Christian Science Monitor, Inc., Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews

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.

©2012 Susan Cain (P)2012 Random House

Critic reviews

2013, Carnegie Medal, Long-listed

2012, Goodreads.com Readers Choice Award for Best Debut Author and Best Nonfiction Book of the Year, Winner

“As an introvert often called upon to behave like an extrovert, I found the information in this book revealing and helpful. Drawing on neuroscientific research and many case reports, Susan Cain explains the advantages and potentials of introversion and of being quiet in a noisy world.” (Andrew Weil, author of Healthy Aging and Spontaneous Happiness)

“Susan Cain has done a superb job of sifting through decades of complex research on introversion, extroversion, and sensitivity—this book will be a boon for the many highly sensitive people who are also introverts.” (Elaine Aron, author of The Highly Sensitive Person)

As an introvert

What an awesome book! thank you for all your hard word Susan & Kathe! So much to learn

Enlightening and very interesting .

Eye opening information on differences between introverts and extroverts. Backed by a number of scientific studies. It was interesting to see how different cultures view intro/extroverts. Also useful advice on parenting an introverted child.

a life changing experience

Everyone should read this. no exceptions. If you draw breath and you life in modern society this is a companion to all things personality.

Great book! Quiet affirmed me.

Quiet affirmed me in a world that questions me and has often made we question myself. I feel more confident, reassured and most importantly, more valued.

Life Changing for me

Includes practical tips, research, proofs and great examples. It answered a lot of questions for me and showed me how to structure my life to be happier, more productive and most importantly: made me realize that traits I thought were negative and had to be overcome, were actually perfectly normal and that I can work with them not against them.

Fantastic!

Really great information that kept my interest. Fantastic performance by the reader. Highly recommended to anyone with any personality type.

Very insightful

This is a very in depth look at introversion and how our society responds to it. We refer to it mostly as shy or quiet, and often misunderstand it as a weakness or setback. However, this book argues that it can very much be associated with a deep thinker that is well informed, well planned, and therefore, well prepared.

The book uses many examples (scientific and anecdotal) of actions/traits of extroverts & introverts and how they are viewed as a strength or weakness. The very detailed statistics can get overwhelming, maybe bc I'm an introvert, but they help support the very in depth look at introverts and their obstacles in social interaction.

Overall, it is a great read, and helped very much to get the reader to understand the "quiet" person

Great listen

This book does a great job explaining all aspects of introverts and how they have to deal with the world. It does a wonderful job explaining social situations and feelings that were barely noticeable before being brought up in this book.

Remarkable

Changes the way you understand and perceive other people. Really interesting and an excellent audiobook voice.

A smart insightful must read for all introverts!

I thought I knew everything there was to know about introverts. Decades ago I self identified myself as being a non shy introvert , sought information about them and pardoned myself and my heavily introverted family for thriving in our close but isolated world. What I did not understand was the physiology and more importantly the value and power of introverts. This was indeed intriguing and has given me some useful tools to go forward with. There were parts of this book where I found myself feeling emotional, almost teary and yet freed with permission to be how I am physiologically designed. If you are an extrovert you will also gain some useful insight because most likely if you are successful, you have an introvert in close proximity to you. You may learn the values we have in each other's lives as introverts need extroverts in their lives too.