Shrinking violets : the secret life of shyness / Joe Moran.

Author
Moran, Joe, 1970- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • New Haven : Yale University Press, 2017.
  • ©2016
  • ©2017
Description
272 pages ; 22 cm

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    Summary note
    A deeply perceptive and beautifully written cultural history of shyness, from one of our most astute observers of the everyday.
    Notes
    "First published in the English language in a different form by Profile Books."--Title page verso.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-254) and index.
    Contents
    • A tentative history
    • This odd state of mind
    • How embarrassing
    • Tongue-tied
    • Stage fright
    • Shy art
    • The war against shyness
    • The new ice age.
    Other title(s)
    Secret life of shyness
    ISBN
    • 9780300222821 ((hardcover))
    • 0300222823 ((hardcover))
    LCCN
    2016948565
    OCLC
    953985620
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