Review: Shyness
Editorial Review - Kirkus ReviewsZimbardo, a psychologist who is best known for a Stanford experiment that turned students into hypothetical prisoners and prison guards--and then into savages (so much for human nature)--tackles the business of overcoming shyness. So he gives us a ""Feel Good Chart,"" tells us to list the five best things that ever happened to us, then the five worst, in order to help us understand that we're responsible for ourselves only; tells us how to be our own best friends, to ""let another you come through,"" and, generally, offers us. . . pap.
Review: Shyness: What It Is, What To Do About It
User Review - Martyna - Goodreads"It's the most pointless book since 'How to Learn French" was translated into French." Read full review
Review: Shyness: What It Is, What To Do About It
User Review - Isabel - GoodreadsAll of us want to live a more fulfilling, rich life. But to accomplish this, we must be willing to risk freedom, to break out of our own prisons, to gamble on a new friendship, to take the chance on a ... Read full review
Review: Shyness: What It Is, What To Do About It
User Review - Caitlin - GoodreadsI am definitely a keep my light under a bushel kind of lady and I almost want to detail all of the mental things I did as a kid (and an adult) to avoid attention because it really is tragicomic. I think my mother summed me up best with "Caitlin, I swear you want to be ugly." Read full review
Review: Shyness: What It Is, What To Do About It
User Review - Jenny - GoodreadsI had the old version, which was published in 1977. The examples were very dated and used quotes from 70's movie stars. Perhaps the new version would be better. Still, a pretty good book. After ... Read full review
Review: Shyness: What It Is, What To Do About It
User Review - Teresa - GoodreadsGreat book for anyone dealing with social anxiety. Zimbardo is a genius. I have great respect for his studies and writings. Read full review
Review: Shyness
User Review - Valerie - GoodreadsI think this is the book I read, except I remember the edition having a green background. In common with most self-help books, this book is very good at delineating a problem; not so good with ... Read full review
Review: Shyness: What It Is, What To Do About It
User Review - Sandra - GoodreadsI'm overcoming shyness! Really interesting how people get shy sometimes. I'm a blushing person, so that's one thing I still need to deal with, but it isn't going to be a problem. Read full review
Review: Shyness: What It Is, What To Do About It
User Review - Stark - GoodreadsI picked this up because I was intrigued by the fact that the man who conducted the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment had written it. Yup shyness is but another form of prison but more importantly I ... Read full review
Review: Shyness
User Review - Geri - GoodreadsThis book was a godsend and literally changed my life! I read the earlier version of it back in the '80s. I was painfully shy as a child & teenager. I read the book, did the exercises & followed ... Read full review
