Discover the New Releases Audiobooks in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

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  • The Disorganized Mind Audiobook by John Ratey MD - foreword, Nancy A. Ratey
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    Title: The Disorganized Mind
    Subtitle: Coaching Your ADHD Brain to Take Control of Your Time, Tasks, and Talents
    Author: John Ratey MD - foreword, Nancy A. Ratey
    Narrator: Virginia Wolf
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 06-27-17
    Publisher: Tantor Audio
    Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 15 votes
    Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind
    Publisher's Summary:
    For the millions of adults diagnosed with ADHD, The Disorganized Mind will provide expert guidance on what they can do to make the most of their lives. The inattention, time mismanagement, procrastination, impulsivity, distractibility, and difficulty with transitions that often go hand-in-hand with ADHD can be overcome with the unique approach that Nancy Ratey brings to turning these behaviors around. The Disorganized Mind addresses the common issues confronted by the ADHD adult:
    Professional ADHD coach and expert Nancy Ratey helps listeners better understand why their ADHD is getting in their way and what they can do about it.
    Critic Reviews:
    "Ratey has produced a valuable resource for people addressing the daily challenges caused by the neurobiological condition of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder." (
    Library Journal)
    Members Reviews:
    Useful Teaching Stories creatively insightful
    For the many adults who would be diagnosed if evaluated or who are receiving medical treatments of primarily medication, the behavioral coaching offered here in is very valuable information. The style is well explained by the stories of single emphasis focus. This is an excellent style for self improvement. Get it!
    self aggrandizing garbage
    This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
    people who like making money of those who have ADHD
    Has The Disorganized Mind turned you off from other books in this genre?
    YES if this is one of the highest rated books on adhd i can't imagine what the other titles are like
    How did the narrator detract from the book?
    monotone and disinterested
    If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Disorganized Mind?
    all of the we did this and we invented the universe claims
    Any additional comments?
    i wish i could get a refund this was a complete waste of my credit and time
    very clear and practical for add'rs.
    add friendly. followable. and understandable. the whole book was read by a female, even the parts by John.
    Love it, thank you
    Thank you for creating this book. I was very young when I was diagnosed and my mom decided not to give me medication and not talk about it. Ive been embarrassed of having it but didnt really Now what it was. Ive been so hard on my self for years and this book didnt just liberate me but gave me solutions. I wish there was a section of school and College suggestions. That would really help
    helpful
    helps people like me with adult ADHD, and will help all understand more about it.
    8 hr 15 min
  • Stick with It Audiobook by Sean D. Young
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    Title: Stick with It
    Subtitle: A Scientifically Proven Process for Changing Your Life - for Good
    Author: Sean D. Young
    Narrator: Roger Wayne
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 06-20-17
    Publisher: HarperAudio
    Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 85 votes
    Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind
    Publisher's Summary:
    An award-winning psychologist and director of the UCLA Center for Digital Behavior shows everyone how to make real, lasting change in their lives in this exciting work of popular psychology that goes beyond The Power of Habit with science and practical strategies that can alter their problem behaviors - forever.
    Whether it's absent-minded mistakes at work, a weakness for junk food, a smartphone addiction, or a lack of exercise, everyone has some bad habit or behavior that they'd like to change. But wanting to change and actually doing it - and sticking with it - are two very different things.
    Dr. Sean Young, an authoritative new voice in the field of behavioral science, knows a great deal about our habits - how we make them and how we can break them. Stick with It is his fascinating look at the science of behavior, filled with crucial knowledge and practical advice to help everyone successfully alter their actions and improve their lives.
    As Dr. Young explains, you don't change behavior by changing the person; you do it by changing the process. Drawing on his own scientific research and that of other leading experts in the field, he explains why change can be difficult and identifies the crucial forces that combine to make transformation permanent, from the right way to create new habits to how to harness emotional meaning to motivate change. He also helps us understand how the mind often interferes with creating lasting change and how we can outsmart it, including using "neurohacks" to shortcut the brain's counterproductive instincts. In addition he provides a powerful corrective to the decades-old science of habits, offering a next-generation discussion of how habits can change behavior with the right approach.
    Packed with pragmatic exercises and stories of real people who have used them successfully, Stick with It shows that it is possible to control spending, stick to a diet, become more social, exercise regularly, stop compulsively checking email, and overcome problem behaviors - forever.
    Contact me for any questions: [email protected]
    6 hr 56 min
  • Can Archetypal Images Contain Chimeras? Audiobook by Andrey Davydov, Olga Skorbatyuk
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    Title: Can Archetypal Images Contain Chimeras?
    Subtitle: Archetypal Pattern: Fundamentals of Non-Traditional Psychoanalysis, Book 2
    Author: Andrey Davydov, Olga Skorbatyuk
    Narrator: Robin Gabrielli
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 51 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 06-12-17
    Publisher: HPA Press
    Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind
    Publisher's Summary:
    It is logical to suppose that the matrix of human psyche is recorded by exclusively taking into account its transmission "through nations, centuries and cataclysms". According to researchers of antiquity, the human race is tens of thousands to tens of millions years old. Therefore, there must be that language, by the means of which all baseline information about human species could be passed on.
    Images of natural objects and phenomena are not only understandable by any inhabitant of the world, regardless of his or her nationality, religious views, level of education and intelligence and so on, but also cannot be destroyed as a result of wars, revolutions, catastrophes, and collapse of cultures, which have occurred in the history of humanity in huge quantities, destroying huge layers of information. According to researchers, about 10,000 years before the Christian era, there was a period that lasted for several centuries, when any knowledge was suppressed, any information got destroyed, monuments were overthrown, and all material traces of disappeared civilizations were literally erased from the face of the earth. With this in mind, the ancient sages went to inconceivable extremes to make certain that their knowledge is preserved.
    51 min
  • How ADHD Affects Home Organization Audiobook by Lisa Woodruff
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    Title: How ADHD Affects Home Organization
    Subtitle: Understanding the Role of the 8 Key Executive Functions of the Mind
    Author: Lisa Woodruff
    Narrator: Lisa Woodruff
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 06-08-17
    Publisher: Lisa Woodruff
    Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 55 votes
    Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind
    Publisher's Summary:
    Do you walk in a room to organize and find yourself paralyzed and overwhelmed?
    Do you find yourself spending money on organizing solutions that don't work?
    Do you feel like you put in effort but never make any progress?
    Or maybe you know exactly what you want to do, and yet for some reason, you just can't get started.
    Organizing isn't easy. And having ADHD doesn't make it any easier.
    But it doesn't have to be impossible.
    If you have ADHD and you've been struggling with organization, it doesn't mean there's something wrong with you.
    It just means it's time to try working with your brain instead of against it.
    That means:
    As a professional organizer, productivity coach, and former teacher, Lisa Woodruff knows that organization is more than just 15-minute daily tasks or cute ways to use fun containers. She's successfully parented, taught, and professionally organized people who struggle with ADHD, and she has been able to help hundreds of women in Cincinnati, Ohio - and thousands of women around the world - get their homes organized and keep them that way.
    Members Reviews:
    advertising
    This is little more than advertising for services that you pay for. Ok material if free and good presentation but I got the gist that it was advertising foe the writer's website and professional services.
    Good but not great
    I was expecting more information about techniques for people who have ADHD. However, instead, she references her podcast and /or blog posts by #. Which means you have to go somewhere else to find information. The last part of the book is about her reviewing apps. Had a lot of good info but be ready to have a pen & paper to write down other resources since this isn't all inclusive.
    Great one ! And great value !!!
    I enjoyed this direct approach and specifically speaking to adults with ADHD in relation to cutting clutter. This isn't just the same ol' suggestions but ideas and recommendations for those with ADHD trying to overcome clutter/mess.
    I've listened to it three times now and each time I've taken away something different !
    Awesome Value for this audiobook !!
    ~MICHELE
    a new way to train my brain to be more organized
    quick and easy to understand. love her podcast links. I plan to listen to her podcast on a regular basis.
    A God-send for the Scatterbrained like me!
    Finally found a book that works for ME!!
    I haven't been officially diagnosed with ADHD but boy do I struggle with remembering things and keeping on track!
    I easily become overwhelmed, so this book has been a God-send!
    It's short, quick, and to the point. it helps give direction, hope, and simpleness to my life.
    thank you, Lisa, from one Lisa to another!
    2 hr 15 min
  • Careful! Audiobook by Steve Casner
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    Title: Careful!
    Subtitle: The surprising science behind everyday calamities - and how you can avoid them
    Author: Steve Casner
    Narrator: Steve Casner
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 06-01-17
    Publisher: Macmillan Digital Audio
    Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes
    Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind
    Publisher's Summary:
    The modern world can be a dangerous place, filled with fast cars, smartphones, drugs and extreme sports. Meanwhile, we humans are as fragile as ever. In fact after a century of decline in injuries and accidental deaths, they are on the rise again. The question is - why?
    Steve Casner has devoted his career to studying the psychology of safety, and he knows that there's not a safety warning we won't ignore or a foolproof device we can't turn into an implement of disaster.
    Based on years of research and understanding of human behavior learnt as a research psychologist, Careful! is the definitive user guide to avoiding everyday calamity. It will help us understand why we behave in such contradictory ways - insisting on fat-free salad dressing but then texting while driving - and explain the psychological traps that can lead us to the scene of an accident. By showing us how and when injuries happen, we learn what we should really be worrying about. Helping to keep our fingers attached in the kitchen, our children afloat at the pool and teenagers safe behind the wheel, Casner shows us all the ways we can take control of our own safety and get through the day in one piece.
    Members Reviews:
    the fun police are out on patrol
    the hand wringing is endless. These are the people ruining the world with pretend safety rubbish who would wrap every one up in cotton wool if given half a chance.
    7 hr 16 min
  • Everybody Lies Audiobook by Steven Pinker - foreword, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
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    Title: Everybody Lies
    Subtitle: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are
    Author: Steven Pinker - foreword, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
    Narrator: Tim Andres Pabon
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 05-09-17
    Publisher: HarperAudio
    Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2020 votes
    Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind
    Publisher's Summary:
    Blending the informed analysis of The Signal and the Noise with the instructive iconoclasm of Think Like a Freak, a fascinating, illuminating, and witty look at what the vast amounts of information now instantly available to us reveal about ourselves and our world - provided we ask the right questions.
    By the end of an average day in the early 21st century, human beings searching the Internet will amass eight trillion gigabytes of data. This staggering amount of information - unprecedented in history - can tell us a great deal about who we are - the fears, desires, and behaviors that drive us and the conscious and unconscious decisions we make. From the profound to the mundane, we can gain astonishing knowledge about the human psyche that less than 20 years ago seemed unfathomable.
    Everybody Lies offers fascinating, surprising, and sometimes laugh-out-loud insights into everything from economics to ethics to sports to race to sex, gender, and more, all drawn from the world of big data. What percentage of white voters didn't vote for Barack Obama because he's black? Does where you go to school effect how successful you are in life? Do parents secretly favor boy children over girls? Do violent films affect the crime rate? Can you beat the stock market? How regularly do we lie about our sex lives, and who's more self-conscious about sex, men or women?
    Investigating these questions and a host of others, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz offers revelations that can help us understand ourselves and our lives better. Drawing on studies and experiments on how we really live and think, he demonstrates in fascinating and often funny ways the extent to which all the world is indeed a lab. With conclusions ranging from strange-but-true to thought-provoking to disturbing, he explores the power of this digital truth serum and its deeper potential - revealing biases deeply embedded within us, information we can use to change our culture, and the questions we're afraid to ask that might be essential to our health - both emotional and physical. All of us are touched by big data every day, and its influence is multiplying. Everybody Lies challenges us to think differently about how we see it and the world.
    PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
    Members Reviews:
    Interesting but not flawless
    Interesting book, easy to listen to. The problem is the author likes to jump to conclusions he can't substantiate. And he even knows it, as in some cases he explains how the data is not enough. And he still does it anyway.
    Could have been shorter for information contained
    I thought the reader possibly changed the author's meaning with tonality. The author seems full of himself, but there's good information there and it's a quick, fun, read.
    Good, but not Freakanomics great
    I very much enjoyed this audiobook, but I was a little disappointed because he did not live up to the personal expectation I had after having heard the author in a handful of podcasts. I was under the impression the book was going to be filled with an endless amount of conclusions drawn from Big Data.
    7 hr 39 min
  • Insight Audiobook by Tasha Eurich
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    Title: Insight
    Subtitle: Why We're Not as Self-Aware as We Think, and How Seeing Ourselves Clearly Helps Us Succeed at Work and in Life
    Author: Tasha Eurich
    Narrator: Tasha Eurich
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 05-02-17
    Publisher: Random House Audio
    Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 109 votes
    Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind
    Publisher's Summary:
    The first definitive book on the science of self-awareness, Insight is a fascinating journey into everyone's favorite topic: themselves.
    Do you understand who you really are? Or how others really see you? We all know people with a stunning lack of self-awareness - but how often do we consider whether we might have the same problem?
    Research shows that self-awareness is the meta-skill of the 21st century - the foundation for high performance, smart choices, and lasting relationships. Unfortunately, we are remarkably poor judges of ourselves and how we come across, and it's rare to get candid, objective feedback from colleagues, employees, and even friends and family.
    Integrating hundreds of studies with her own research and work in the Fortune 500 world, organizational psychologist Tasha Eurich shatters conventional assumptions about what it takes to truly know ourselves - like why introspection isn't a bullet train to insight, how experience is the enemy of self-knowledge, and just how far others will go to avoid telling us the truth about ourselves. Through stories of people who've made dramatic gains in self-awareness, she offers surprising secrets, techniques, and strategies to help listeners do the same - and therefore improve their work performance, career satisfaction, leadership potential, relationships, and more.
    At a time when self-awareness matters more than ever, Insight is the essential playbook for surviving and thriving in an unaware world.
    PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.
    Critic Reviews:
    "Think of the most cluelessly unselfaware person you know: your boss, annoying neighbor, brother-in-law. How can we avoid being that person? And teach our kids to avoid being that person as well? Eurich summarizes the fascinating science about self insight, but - perhaps more importantly - she studies admirable individuals who are self-aware in a way that is applauded by their peers. You'll benefit from knowing what they know. Buy a copy for yourself and buy another to leave, anonymously, on your boss's desk." (Chip Heath, coauthor of
    New York Times best sellers
    Switch and
    Decisive)
    Members Reviews:
    Chicken noodle soup for the faux-llectual
    What would have made Insight better?
    I was hoping for an analysis of our inner processes as seen through experiments and statistical surveys. Instead, I was given portrait after portrait of *unicorns* who run into crummy circumstances, change their minds and begin the *thrive*.
    What could Tasha Eurich have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
    The use of buzz words in this *bold* work were a clue to the inner lack of substance. So much garnish, so little meat.
    Have you listened to any of Tasha Eurichs other performances before? How does this one compare?
    I think authors that can read their own books are awesome, and I have no problem with her narration skills. I didn't realize she was the author at first; I just thought she was really "in tune" with the content.
    What character would you cut from Insight?
    George Washington, Ben Franklin, Ben, Susan, all these portraits. History must be full of people who did bad and then good.
    11 hr 28 min
  • Deviate Audiobook by Beau Lotto
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    Title: Deviate
    Subtitle: The Science of Seeing Differently
    Author: Beau Lotto
    Narrator: Beau Lotto
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 04-25-17
    Publisher: Hachette Audio
    Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 216 votes
    Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind
    Publisher's Summary:
    Beau Lotto, the world-renowned neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and two-time TED speaker, takes us on a tour of how we perceive the world - and how disrupting it leads us to create and innovate.
    Perception is the foundation of human experience, but few of us understand why we see what we do, much less how. By revealing the startling truths about the brain and its perceptions, Beau Lotto shows that the next big innovation is not a new technology: It is a new way of seeing.
    In his first major book, Lotto draws on over two decades of pioneering research to explain that our brain didn't evolve to see the world accurately. It can't! With clear and comprehensive explanations of the science behind how our perceptions operate, Deviate will revolutionize the way you see yourself, others, and the world.
    With this new understanding of how the brain functions, Deviate is not just an illuminating account of the neuroscience of thought, behavior, and creativity: It is a call to action, enlisting listeners in their own journey of self-discovery.
    PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
    Critic Reviews:
    "Beau Lotto engages us with a host of philosophical ideas and brain-changing experiences to explore why we see what we see and how we create. Deviate is beautifully written - giving us a truly novel, playful, and sophisticated window into the nature of human perception and innovation." (Helen Fisher, senior research fellow at the Kinsey Institute and author of Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love)
    "In a brilliant and skillful way, Beau Lotto pulls the rug from under our naive view of reality - bit by bit. In reading this book, we discover how our conventional way of seeing, of perceiving reality, is incomplete and illusory. He begins to dismantle this illusion by showing us why we see the world the way we do, and in doing so he opens the curtain to a new beginning, a new beginning of seeing past our individual interpretation of reality, to recognize that others may surely have a different interpretation. In daring us to deviate Lotto encourages us to discover that compassion has a root that can be revealed through scientific insights." (Peter Baumann, founder of Tangerine Dream)
    "Deviate by Beau Lotto promises to be a groundbreaking book that will be as entertaining as it is provocative. As human beings, we don't live in the world directly: we perceive and conceive it through many filters. What we do perceive is refracted through our own interests, dispositions, and cultures, and by the context in which we experience it. Deviate analyses and illustrates these processes with the precision and vitality that is the hallmark of Beau Lotto's work as a scientist and as a presenter. Among the libraries of quick fixes and formulaic programs, the need is growing too for well-grounded insights and tested strategies that reach to the roots of human understanding. Deviate is uniquely placed to meet this need.
    8 hr 23 min
  • The Empath's Survival Guide Audiobook by Judith Orloff
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    Title: The Empath's Survival Guide
    Subtitle: Life Strategies for Sensitive People
    Author: Judith Orloff
    Narrator: Pam Tierney
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 04-04-17
    Publisher: Sounds True
    Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 241 votes
    Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind
    Publisher's Summary:
    What Is the Difference Between Having Empathy and Being an Empath?
    "Having empathy means our heart goes out to another person in joy or pain," says Dr. Judith Orloff. "But for empaths, it goes much further. We actually feel others' emotions, energy, and physical symptoms in our own bodies, without the usual defenses that most people have." The Empath's Survival Guide is an invaluable resource for empaths who want to develop coping skills in a high-stimulus world while embracing their gifts of intuition, compassion, creativity, and spiritual connection.
    In this unabridged recording of The Empath's Survival Guide read by Pam Tierney, Dr. Orloff shares practical, empowering, and loving advice for supporting empaths through their unique challengesand for loved ones to better understand an empath's needs and gifts. Here listeners will discover crucial practices, including:
    For any sensitive person whos been told to "grow a thick skin," here is a guide for staying open while building resilience, exploring your singular gifts, and feeling welcomed by a world that desperately needs what you have to offer.
    Members Reviews:
    Typically Fabulous Practical Info From Judith
    I am an avid reader of Judith Orloff's writings, and listener of her speaking! I have always known I was an empath, but after experiencing an empathic illness last year when my friend had cancer, I was moved to attend Judith's workshop in Big Sur to try and find out how to deal with this 'gift' that has been given to me. At the time, it honestly did not feel like a gift.
    I have read all of her other books and this is the latest and greatest. Everything that I've ever known and learned about being an empath was addressed in this book. This truly is a survival guide. It brings everything together into one place and sorts it all out with these wonderful how-to lists.
    I tend to use food to build my armor, to keep me protected from the feelings of the world. After the death of my daughter almost 14 years ago, a couple of relationship fails, several other deaths of people I care about and most recently, my pending divorce, I've been flailing around for a while and feeling rudderless.
    Most of the info in this book I knew instinctively, and from years of therapy and Al-Anon, but it's been hard for me to put it all together and pull myself together. Now I feel like my thoughts are more organized and I'm able to move forward.
    I've been wanting to start a support group for years and I think it's time to do that.
    If you are an empath you must read this book! Judith covers every issue I could have possibly thought of, and there were even some I hadn't thought of!!
    This is by far my favorite, and it's always a pleasure, the way that Judith puts her own life experience into her works!!!
    Great info.. Bad narration.
    Great information but narration is not very inspiring. It sounds like the narrator is being forced to read this work and makes it difficult to continue on for long lengths of time, which is what I'd like to do, but the lackluster monotone timbre of the narrator makes this a chore.
    7 hr 15 min
  • Shrinking Violets Audiobook by Joe Moran
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    Title: Shrinking Violets
    Author: Joe Moran
    Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 03-23-17
    Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks
    Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind
    Publisher's Summary:
    In Shrinking Violets, Joe Moran explores the hidden world of shyness, providing insights on everything from timidity in lemon sharks to the role of texting in Finnish love affairs. As he seeks answers to the questions that shyness poses, he uncovers the fascinating stories of the men and women who were 'of the violet persuasion', from Charles Darwin to Agatha Christie. Joe Moran explores how being shy is a different way of seeing the world that can be both enriching and inspiring.
    Critic Reviews:
    "An intriguing, poignant and passionate story about shyness in humans and animals. I was captivated from start to finish." (Joanna Bourke)
    "Joe Moran is the most perceptive and original observer of British life that we have." (Matthew Engel)
    Members Reviews:
    Good book
    I found this a fun book to read. It is full of anecdotes and historical tidbits. The author conflates shyness, social anxiety, depression, melancholy, etc. But why not? Are these separate and discrete or are they on a continuum or mixed up in a pudding? The book is a thoroughly enjoyable page-turner. The author has true command of language and writes elegant, accessible, flowing and coherent sentences, paragraphs, and chapters. It's a fun book even when Moran describes tragic characters. The point being that we're not alone; we're ok.
    Disappointing
    I was disappointed by this book. However, if you are fascinated by eccentrics, British âaristocratsâ and celebrities you may enjoy it more than I did. For the greater part of the book is taken up with anecdotal accounts of such characters and their shyness
    This may be intended to reassure shy readers that there is no reason to be ashamed about being shy. And that it need not be an insurmountable barrier to personal achievement. That may be valid. But the characters that the author cites are too out of the mainstream to be useful models. The author himself, who seems to be very shy, provides more inspiration.
    Apparently shyness also goes with Englishness. I do not see, however how that notion fits with what the author tells us about shyness among the Nordic peoples. I have an English mother and an Irish-American father. Now I don't know whether to attribute my shyness to my mum for being English or to both parents for raising me in England. I doubt that either would be right. But then the author is a professor of British cultural history, not a psychologist.
    I found some of the author's language a little irritating at timmes. He more than once uses the informal âtwiggingâ to refer to someone coming to understand something. And he also likes the word âfritâ, one that I cannot find in the dictionary at all although I understand it to means âfrightâ.
    I recommend Susan Cain's Quiet if you want a better understanding of shyness and introversion.
    Five Stars
    Very interesting book. I have been called shy all my life so its insights are applicable to me.
    Five Stars
    Good book
    Four Stars
    Excellent
    8 hr 18 min

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