Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

I don't usually read non-fiction. I don't like it very much. It tends to bore me, and I find it (generally) unengaging. I will admit, I was forced to read Quiet. It was part of a class project. I was surprised by how interesting I found it to be--at first, anyway. Susan Cain lays out extremely interesting facts about the progression of American society from a Culture of Character to a Culture of Personaliy and the tendancy of Americans to prefer extroversion. She even explains the DNA reasoning behind this. This part of the book was very, very engaging and just simply fun to read. The book later turns into a self-help book, however. This I was not interested in at all. The book's title makes it seem as if the book is going to be completely filled with the benefits of introversion, not how to become better at being an introvert. I would highly recommend the first chapter or so of Quiet. I cannot, however, say the same for the rest of the book.