About this title: One out of every four people feels overwhelmed at the thought of a business meeting, dreads walking into a party, hates having to make small talk with strangers, feels alone in a crowd - and always prefers to sit on the sidelines and observe. They're introverts, and now comes the book to buttress their resolve and help them find understanding and ...
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Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Workman Publishing, New York
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780761123699ISBN:0761123695
Description: Near Fine. Psychology. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Making the most of your hidden strengths. This book is in near fine condition and appears unread. read more
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
ISBN-13:9780761123699ISBN:0761123695
Description: Very Good. 0761123695 Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light curve to the spine / light reading creases to the covers. read more
Edition: Number Line 10987654321
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Workman Pub Co, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780761123699ISBN:0761123695
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 9 X 6. Pages are tight, bright & clean Binding straight and firm. Covers, spine, edges and corners very good. If needed for reference, research, analysis, dissertation, lucubrations or just enjoyment this is the one. 330 pages, selected bibliography & suggested reading, indexed. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Workman Pub Co, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780761123699ISBN:0761123695
Description: Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 330 pp. Light tan boards have minor scuffing, small smudge on front. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
ISBN-13:9780761123699ISBN:0761123695
Description: Good. Minimal damage to cover and binding. Pages show light use. With pride from Motor City. All books guaranteed. Best Service, Best Prices. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780761123699ISBN:0761123695
Description: Fine. Complete customer satisfaction guaranteed. Very fast shipping! Used book in pristine condition. Cover is perfect. The binding is very tight and pages are extremely crisp as you'd expect from a new book. There are no creases along the spine to indicate use. There are no marks, writing, highlights, or dog ears. read more
Edition: First edition. September 2002
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Workman Publishing, NY
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780761123699ISBN:0761123695
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Gift Quality. Pristine. Tight. Brand New. Fast Arrival. Collectors item. Carefully packed in bubble wrap. 1st Edition. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 336 p. Audience: General/trade. Gift Quality. Pristine. Tight. Brand New. Fast Arrival. Collectors item. Carefully packed in bubble wrap. 1st Edition. read more
Description: Laney, Marti Olsen. THE INTROVERT ADVANTAGE: HOW TO THRIVE IN AN EXTROVERT WORLD. NY: Workman Publishing, c2002. First printing. 330pp, index. 8vo. As new trade softcover. read more
"I found section I the most interesting, skimmed section III, and pretty much was overwhelmed and uninterested in section II.
I'm apparently a contradiction in terms. I'm a mixed introvert-extrovert, with no apparent predictable pattern to follow to meet my needs. Nice.
I have always wondered how my husband and I can misunderstand each other's needs so often, since we are both so heavily introverted in a lot of ways. But this book points out another difference--I am a right-brained introvert, and my husband is a textbook left-brained introvert. I didn't think there would be that much difference, but WOW the book was spelling my personal life out for me as though it could see through the windows of my home."
"This book has a lot of insightful information about introverts, especially the biological differences between extroverts and introverts. Written by a psychologist, this books walks the line between scientific, useful information and pandering, opinionated drivel on how introverts act, feel, react, and cope with daily life. Obviously written for introverts, the author continually tries to reassure the reader that it's okay to be an introvert, implying that a great number of people think it's not okay. One has to wade through the patronizing life advice to find the useful tidbits. I would have given it one star if I hadn't actually learned some interesting facts.
"I almost gave this four stars for being so enlightening and explaining to me the true nature of introversion vs. extroversion, which I either forgot or somehow failed to remember from personality psych in college. (It's not that we hate people! When I hate people, it's for completely different reasons than my introversion!) I mean, I knew I was an introvert all along, but I didn't realize exactly what that meant about my neuropathways or energy derivation, and I had NO IDEA how many seemingly unconnected bits of my personality/tendancies/characteristics are probably actually connected to introversion. That, and the implications of it all in how people interact, is endlessly interesting to me. I gave this a three, though, because so much of the book devolves into very cheesy how-to instructions for people who are so paralysed by their introversion that they step-by-step instructions in how to cope - literally, exactly what to say. I guess I should feel compassion for people who have that much difficulty, but truly the book just started to sound like a parody at points. A shame, because other parts of it were so terrific."
"It's like she wrote this book specifically about me! In the opening of the book, I was literally laughing and talking out loud about how much it sounded like me. I didn't find the 'advantage' that the title mentions, and it got a little bit redundant. I've definitely slowed down my reading pace toward the end because of its redundancy, but it's a good read. I read a lot of things out loud to my extroverted sister, and she actually understood me! All extroverts need to read a few chapters out of this book to better understand their friends and family members."
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