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BOOK 143: QUIET: THE POWER OF INTROVERTS IN A WORLD THAT CAN'T STOP TALKING: SUSAN CAIN

Cain argues that modern Western culture misunderstands and undervalues the traits and capabilities of introverted people, leading to "a colossal waste of talent, energy, and happiness."

Notable individuals described by Cain as introverts, or whose notability is based on introverted personality characteristics:

Abraham Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Marcel Proust, Frédéric Chopin, Charles Darwin, Steve Wozniak, Mother Teresa, Gandhi

Steven Spielberg, J.K. Rowling, Charles Schulz, Bill Gates

Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul

Dale Carnegie, Albert Einstein, Dr. Seuss

Warren Buffett, Al Gore, Larry Page

Charles Schwab

David Letterman, Barbara Walters

Isaac Newton

Pablo Picasso ("Without great solitude, no serious work is possible”)

W. B. Yeats, J. M. Barrie, George Orwell

"Seekers"—Moses, Jesus, Buddha

Johnny Carson, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Steve Martin

The Wall Street Journal's Philip Delves Broughton reviewed Quiet as "an earnest and enlightening 300-page inquiry into introversion and its uses," described examples of the research and investigations Cain undertook, and closed by stating "Ms. Cain's rich, intelligent book will probably have broad appeal."

FILM 1440: VERY BAD THINGS

TRIVIA: Adam Sandler was originally cast as Michael Berkow but dropped out at the last minute to make The Waterboy (1998). Jeremy Piven took the role.

The rabbi at the funeral is played by actor Jeremy Piven's real life father, Byrne Piven.

FILM 1417: ARLINGTON ROAD

TRIVIA: The script for "Arlington Road", written by Ehren Kruger, was discovered when it won the Nicholl Fellowship Screenwriting competition from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This film is only the sixth winner of the competition to actually be produced.

FILM 1330: CONFESSIONS

A psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death.

FILM 1325: CATCH AND RELEASE

TRIVIA: Jennifer Garner was pregnant while filming this movie.

Jason Lee was offered the part of Sam but turned it down to provide the voice of Syndrome in The Incredibles (2004). The role was subsequently offered to Kevin Smith.

Kevin Smith was allowed to pick his own wardrobe for the film. Because of that, most of the clothes he wears in the movie bear his trademark number "37".

Kevin Smith was cast as Sam after Susannah Grant saw him in his Q&A DVD An Evening with Kevin Smith (2002).