“Susan Cain's "Quiet" was both an encouragement and an inspiration to this introvert. So often, she was spot on in describing my thoughts, feelings and motivations - some of which I've never even been able to put into words myself. Introverts will be thankful to read it. Extroverts may not be as excited about the amount of research and theories she includes, but you should give it a go. Especially if you are married to an introvert, or if you parent one, or teach one, or live near one, or lead one, or know one... Cain reveals a beautiful passion for her subject matter, and for those whom it describes, and the writing is smooth and easy. A few of her final words, "So the next time you see a person with a composed face and a soft voice, remember that inside her mind she might be solving an equatin, composing a sonnet, designing a hat. She might, that is, be deploying the powers of quiet." ”
bnj wrote this review Thursday, February 16, 2012.
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