Susan Cain

Location: Board Room, 3rd Floor

Join fellow readers the last Friday of every month, 12 noon, for our lively discussion about books, movies, culture, current events and anything else that pops up for discussion. Lots of fun and everyone welcome.

For July, it’s all about insight. We’ve chosen Julian Barnes’ Booker Prize-winning novella The Sense of an Ending for the first book, and Susan Cain’s non-fiction Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking as the second.

For free reading copies and more information, please call Diego at 780-496-7000 or send an e-mail to: dibarra@epl.ca (DiegoIbarra)… (mais)

At the CMC Edwards Campus June 26th at 5:30pm

Susan Cain is the author of the award-winning New York Times best seller Quiet and the record-smashing TED talk presenter on The Power of Introverts. She will be speaking at CMC Edwards, with a book signing to follow. "Quiet" has sparked a national conversation about introverts, who make up a third to a half of our workplaces and classrooms, and whose natural talents we can no longer afford to waste. "Quiet" has been translated into more than 35 languages, was the subject of a Time magazine cover story, has appeared on many "best of" lists and was named the No. 1 Best Book of the Year by Fast Company magazine.

Visit the CMC Foundation's website for more information and to purchase tickets.

Location: Street: 150 Miller Ranch Rd City: Edwards, Province: Colorado Postal Code: 81632-7932 Country: United States (adicionado a partir de IndieBound)… (mais)

Friday, December 6, 7:30 p.m.

Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking by Susan Cain

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.

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.

Location: Street: 1010 El Camino Real City: Menlo Park, Province: California Postal Code: 94025-4349 Country: United States (adicionado a partir de IndieBound)… (mais)

The book that started the Quiet Revolution ...

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.

This is our non-fiction selection for the year.... we always do one! Come ready to discuss and debate its conclusions.
This event is free and open to the public, all are welcome, newcomers are encouraged!

Our book club is open to all. We've chosen an eclectic, ambitious list of books for the coming year: join us for every meeting, or deal yourself in as the spirit moves you.

All meetings unless otherwise noted are on the first Monday of the month, and begin at 7:00, to give you time to have dinner and relax a bit first. Parking is free in the Capitol Commons garage and on the street, after 5 p.m... (GibsonsB)… (mais)

Susan Cain (Quiet)

Susan Cain is the author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller Quiet: The Power of Introverts in A World That Can’t Stop Talking, which is being translated into over thirty languages and was named the #1 best book of the year by Fast Company magazine. Cain’s book was the subject of a TIME magazine cover story, and her writing has appeared in the The New York Times; The Atlantic; The Wall Street Journal; O, The Oprah Magazine; Salon.com; Time.com; PsychologyToday.com, and many other publications. Cain has also spoken at Microsoft, Google, the U.S. Treasury, and West Point. Her record-smashing TED talk has been viewed over 4 million times, and was named by Bill Gates as one of his all-time favorite talks. She has appeared on national broadcast television and radio including CBS “This Morning,” NPR’s “All Things Considered,” NPR’s “Diane Rehm,” and her work has been featured in The New Yorker, Harvard Business Review, The Atlantic, Wired, Fast Company, Real Simple, Fortune, Forbes, PEOPLE, Scientific American, USA Today, The Washington Post, CNN, Slate.com, and many other publications. She is an honors graduate of Princeton and Harvard Law School. She lives in the Hudson River Valley with her husband and two sons. You can visit her at www.thepowerofintroverts.com. and follow her on twitter (@susancain). (adicionado a partir de Random House)… (mais)

Read and discuss a variety of books exploring how to create a more civil and engaged community. Join Mary Dumas on the third Wednesday of the month from noon to 1:30. Authors DO NOT attend. Meetings are in the Readings Gallery -- brown bag lunches are encouraged. Anyone interested in exploring their role as an engaged citizen is welcome.

Wed, May 15, noon

Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking by Susan Cain

With so many ways for people to be connected in today's world, it can be hard to imagine that some of us are not really all that interested in more interactions, social connections or endless opportunities to showcase our latest thoughts. In the book, Quiet, author Susan Cain explores the world of introverts and examines how introspection and expression are supported, rewarded and thwarted by personal habits, cultural norms and assumptions about success.

Location: Street: 1200 11th St City: Bellingham, Province: Washington Postal Code: 98225-7015 Country: United States (adicionado a partir de IndieBound)… (mais)