New Release Books by Susan Cain

The author of the bestselling phenomenon Quiet reveals the power of a bittersweet, melancholic outlook on life, and why our culture has been so blind to its value. With her mega-bestseller Quiet, Susan Cain urged our society to cultivate space for the undervalued, indispensable introverts among us, thereby revealing an untapped power hidden in plain sight. Now, she employs the same mix of research, storytelling, and memoir to explore why we experience sorrow and longing, and the surprising lessons these states of mind teach us about creativity, compassion, leadership, spirituality, mortality and love. Bittersweetness is a tendency to states of longing, poignancy, and sorrow; an acute awareness of passing time; and a curiously piercing joy when beholding beauty. It recognizes that light and dark, birth and death--bitter and sweet--are forever paired. A song in a minor key, an elegiac poem, or even a touching television commercial all can bring us to this sublime, even holy, state of mind--and, ultimately, to greater kinship with our fellow humans. But bittersweetness is not, as we tend to think, just a momentary feeling or event. It''s also a way of being, a storied heritage. Our artistic and spiritual traditions--amplified by recent scientific and management research--teach us its power. Cain shows how a bittersweet state of mind is the quiet force that helps us transcend our personal and collective pain. If we don''t acknowledge our own sorrows and longings, she says, we can end up inflicting them on others via abuse, domination, or neglect. But if we realize that all humans know--or will know--loss and suffering, we can turn toward each other. And we can learn to transform our own pain into creativity, transcendence, and connection. At a time of profound discord and personal anxiety, Bittersweet brings us together in deep and unexpected ways.

Based on the monumental bestseller Quiet, this new version focuses on the strengths and challenges of being an introverted kid Susan Cain sparked a worldwide conversation when she published Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can''t Stop Talking. With her inspiring book, she permanently changed the way we see introverts and the way introverts see themselves. The original book focused on the workplace; this book focuses on kids--school, extracurriculars, family life, and friendship. It also features Susan Cain''s own story. There''s even a guide at the end of the book for parents and teachers. This insightful, accessible, and empowering book, illustrated with amusing comic-style art, will be eye-opening to extroverts and introverts alike.

"Prepare to learn about leadership from the experts...Horses!" Leaders today are faced with unprecedented challenges. Leaders have to build relationships that allow for easy transfer of knowledge, skills, and abilities. Horse Sense for Leaders: Building Trust-Based Relationships provides an engaging case study of inter-species trust between horses and humans. The book features the work of Horse Whisperer Monty Roberts, author of the New York Times bestseller The Man Who Listens To Horses. The book blends Robert''s work as a world leader of non-violent horse training with current research on the value of being a trust-based leader. This unique blend of research, anecdotal stories, and engaging models allows for an interesting and provocative read on how leaders can engage followers in more effective relationships at work.

Dark Illumination is a collection of poetry that revolves around the simple truth that to enjoy the light we must first submit ourselves to the darkness. It is our journey that makes us who we are as individuals, as people, and as a society.

At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking, reading to partying; who invent and create but prefer not to pitch their own ideas; who favor working on their own over brainstorming in teams. Although they are often labeled quiet, it is to introverts we owe many of the great contributions to society--from Van Gogh''s sunflowers to the invention of the personal computer. Passionately argued, impressively researched, and filled with the indelible stories of real people, Quiet shows how dramatically we undervalue introverts, and how much we lose in doing so. Susan Cain charts the rise of the extrovert ideal over the twentieth century and explores its far-reaching effects--how it helps to determine everything from how parishioners worship to who excels at Harvard Business School. And she draws on cutting-edge research on the biology and psychology of temperament to reveal how introverts can modulate their personalities according to circumstance, how to empower an introverted child, and how companies can harness the natural talents of introverts. This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and, equally important, how they see themselves. The north and south of temperament Pt. 1: The extrovert ideal. The rise of the mighty likeable fellow : how extroversion became the cultural ideal The myth of charismatic leadership: the culture of personality, a hundred years later When collaboration kills creativity: the rise of the new Groupthink and the power of working alone Pt. 2: Your biology, your self? Is temperament destiny?: nature, nurture, and the Orchid Hypothesis Beyond temperament: the role of free will (and the secret of public speaking for introverts) Franklin was a politician, but Eleanor spoke out of conscience : why cool is overrated Why did Wall Street cash and Warren Buffett prosper?: how introverts and extroverts think (and process dopamine) differently Pt. 3: Do all cultures have an extrovert ideal? Soft power: Asian-Americans and the extrovert ideal Pt. 7: How to love, how to work. When should you act more extroverted than you really are? The communication gap: how to talk to members of the opposite type On cobblers and generals: how to cultivate quiet kids in a world that can''t hear them Wonderland A note on the words Introvert and Extrovert.

Life Lessons from The Man Who Listens To Horses is a fascinating journey through the life of New York Times bestselling author Monty Roberts. It is a companion field guide to the book, The Man Who Listen to Horses, The Story of a Real-Life Horse Whisperer. Monty Roberts has written a forward that will draw readers into his life''s work, and send them on a journey to reflect on their own life lessons. Several noted authors have contributed to the eBook, including Daniel Pink (Drive), Tom Rath (How Full is Your Bucket?), and Susan Scott (Fierce Conversations).This book retraces the path that Roberts took from the rodeo circuit to training thoroughbred racehorses for Queen Elizabeth IIof England. It offers keen insights about the value of rebounding from setbacks, why your personal vision matters, and how to persist beyond life''s challenges. Co-authors Susan Cain and Debbie Roberts-Loucks present six learning tools to apply learning concepts to real life. The book will help you find their best way forward, in an interesting field guide format. Many readers buy both books, The Man Who Listens to Horses and Life Lesson from The Man Who Listens to Horses, together. You will walk away from the book amazed at Monty''s life lessons, and energized to develop the next chapter in your life.