VB Reads... Engaged Citizens Book Group

With so many ways for people to be connected in today's world, it can be hard to imagine that some of us are not really all that interested in more interactions, social connections or endless opportunities to showcase our latest thoughts. In the book, Quiet, author Susan Cain explores the world of introverts and examines how introspection and expression are supported, rewarded and thwarted by personal habits, cultural norms and assumptions about success.

This book puts our collective wisdom to the test, something to consider as the U.S. continues to assert a sense of supremacy across the world. Seems to some like we're getting dumber, are we? Join us for a discussion on this author's proposals for reforming our institutions—the government, the media, civic organizations, political parties—to make them work better for the American people and his assertion that, first we must reform ourselves.