Shrinking violets : the secret life of shyness /
Moran, Joe, 1970-
Shrinking violets : the secret life of shyness / Secret life of shyness Joe Moran. - 272 pages ; 22 cm
"First published in the English language in a different form by Profile Books."--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-254) and index.
A tentative history -- This odd state of mind -- How embarrassing -- Tongue-tied -- Stage fright -- Shy art -- The war against shyness -- The new ice age.
A deeply perceptive and beautifully written cultural history of shyness, from one of our most astute observers of the everyday.
9780300222821 0300222823
2016948565
Bashfulness.
Bashfulness--Social aspects.
Shyness.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural Heritage.
HISTORY / Social History.
PSYCHOLOGY / Emotions.
BF575.B3 / M67 2017
Shrinking violets : the secret life of shyness / Secret life of shyness Joe Moran. - 272 pages ; 22 cm
"First published in the English language in a different form by Profile Books."--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-254) and index.
A tentative history -- This odd state of mind -- How embarrassing -- Tongue-tied -- Stage fright -- Shy art -- The war against shyness -- The new ice age.
A deeply perceptive and beautifully written cultural history of shyness, from one of our most astute observers of the everyday.
9780300222821 0300222823
2016948565
Bashfulness.
Bashfulness--Social aspects.
Shyness.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural Heritage.
HISTORY / Social History.
PSYCHOLOGY / Emotions.
BF575.B3 / M67 2017