Quiet by Susan Cain will change how you think about introverts forever A Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller Our lives are driven by a fact that most of us can‎'‎t name and don‎'‎t understand‎.‎ It defines who our friends and lovers are‎,‎ which careers we choose‎,‎ and whether we blush when we‎'‎re embarrassed‎.‎ That fact is whether we‎'‎re an introvert or an extrovert‎.‎ The introvert/extrovert divide is the most fundamental dimension of personality‎.‎ And at least a third of us are on the introverted side‎.‎ Some of the world‎'‎s most talented people are introverts‎.‎ Without them we wouldn‎'‎t have the Apple computer‎,‎ the theory of relativity and Van Gogh‎'‎s sunflowers‎.‎ Yet extroverts have taken over‎.‎ Shyness‎,‎ sensitivity and seriousness are often seen as being negative‎.‎ Introverts feel reproached for being the way they are‎.‎ In Quiet‎,‎ Susan Cain shows how the brain chemistry of introverts and extroverts differs‎,‎ and how society misunderstands and undervalues introverts‎.‎ She gives introverts the tools to better understand themselves and take full advantage of their strengths‎.‎ Passionately argued‎,‎ superbly researched‎,‎ and filled with real stories‎,‎ Quiet will permanently change how we see introverts ‎- and how you see yourself‎.‎ ‎'‎I can‎'‎t get Quiet out of my head‎.‎ It is an important book ‎- so persuasive and timely and heartfelt it should inevitably effect change in schools and offices‎'‎ Jon Ronson‎,‎ The Guardian ‎'‎Susan Cain‎'‎s Quiet has sparked a quiet revolution‎.‎ In our booming culture‎,‎ hers is a still‎,‎ small voice that punches above its weight‎.‎ Perhaps rather than sitting back and asking people to speak up‎,‎ managers and company leaders might lean forward and listen‎'‎ Megan Walsh‎,‎ The Times ‎'‎Quiet is a very timely book‎,‎ and Cain‎'‎s central thesis is fresh and important‎.‎ Maybe the extrovert ideal is no longer as powerful as it was‎;‎ perhaps it is time we all stopped to listen to the still‎,‎ small voice of calm‎'‎ Daisy Goodwin‎,‎ The Sunday Times Susan Cain is the owner of The Negotiation Company‎,‎ a firm that trains people in negotiation and communication skills‎.‎ Her clients include Merrill Lynch‎,‎ Standard & Poor‎,‎ University of Chicago Business School and many of the US‎'‎s most powerful law firms‎.‎ She previously practiced corporate law for seven years with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton‎.‎ She lives in New York with her husband and two sons‎.‎ www‎.‎ThePowerOfIntroverts‎.‎com