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Shrinking Violets

by Joe Moran
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The author of Armchair Nation and On Roads examines shyness in a"sparkling cultural history rang[ing]from Jane Austen to Silicon Valley" (The Guardian).

Shyness is a pervasive human trait: even most extroverts know what it is like to stand tongue-tied at the fringe of an unfamiliar group or flush with embarrassment at being the unwelcome center of attention. And yet the cultural history of shyness has remained largely unwritten—until now.

With incisiveness, passion, and humor, Joe Moran offers an eclectic and original exploration of what it means to be a "shrinking violet." Along the way, he provides a collective biography of shyness through portraits of such shy individuals as Charles Darwin, Charles Schulz, Garrison Keillor, and Agatha Christie, among many others. In their stories often both heartbreaking and inspiring and through the myriad ways scientists and thinkers have tried to explain and "cure" shyness, Moran finds hope. To be shy, he decides, is not simply a burden; it is also a gift, a different way of seeing the world that can be both enriching and inspiring.

"Fantastic and involving . . . [A] feat of empathy. Every page radiates understanding; every paragraph, its (shy) author's gentle wit."—The Observer

"Whether you're boldly outgoing or reticent and self-effacing, you'll find something to inspire, inform, or surprise in this thoughtful, beautifully written, and vividly detailed cultural history."—Susan Cain, New York Times bestselling author of Quiet
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Publisher: Yale University Press

Kindle Book

  • ISBN: 9780300227956
  • Release date: August 11, 2020

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780300227956
  • File size: 1998 KB
  • Release date: August 11, 2020

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780300227956
  • File size: 1998 KB
  • Release date: August 11, 2020

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History Multi-Cultural Psychology Nonfiction

Languages

English

The author of Armchair Nation and On Roads examines shyness in a"sparkling cultural history rang[ing]from Jane Austen to Silicon Valley" (The Guardian).

Shyness is a pervasive human trait: even most extroverts know what it is like to stand tongue-tied at the fringe of an unfamiliar group or flush with embarrassment at being the unwelcome center of attention. And yet the cultural history of shyness has remained largely unwritten—until now.

With incisiveness, passion, and humor, Joe Moran offers an eclectic and original exploration of what it means to be a "shrinking violet." Along the way, he provides a collective biography of shyness through portraits of such shy individuals as Charles Darwin, Charles Schulz, Garrison Keillor, and Agatha Christie, among many others. In their stories often both heartbreaking and inspiring and through the myriad ways scientists and thinkers have tried to explain and "cure" shyness, Moran finds hope. To be shy, he decides, is not simply a burden; it is also a gift, a different way of seeing the world that can be both enriching and inspiring.

"Fantastic and involving . . . [A] feat of empathy. Every page radiates understanding; every paragraph, its (shy) author's gentle wit."—The Observer

"Whether you're boldly outgoing or reticent and self-effacing, you'll find something to inspire, inform, or surprise in this thoughtful, beautifully written, and vividly detailed cultural history."—Susan Cain, New York Times bestselling author of Quiet
Expand title description text
History Multi-Cultural Psychology Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Yale University Press

    Kindle Book
    ISBN: 9780300227956
    Release date: August 11, 2020

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9780300227956
    File size: 1998 KB
    Release date: August 11, 2020

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9780300227956
    File size: 1998 KB
    Release date: August 11, 2020

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English