The Society of Timid Souls or, How To Be Brave by Polly Morland

from palmaceae

The Society of Timid Souls was a decent book; it was compelling enough that I read through until the end. I went into the book thinking that it was about the actual Society of Timid Souls and would be more of a historical discussion about that group; instead, it was a collection of musings on cou...

from modlibrary

Polly Morland explores the original Society of Timid Souls established in the weeks following Pearl Harbor by Bernard Gabriel to help musicians overcome their stage fright. His unusual methods seemed to work. Morland is intrigued by the fact that people can be taught to become brave. She seeks ou...

from fundevogel

The book takes its name from a long forgotten group of shy pianists. Rallied together by a man that promised to squelch their paralyzing stage fright they met and took turns preforming to an audience of their peers. Fellow timid souls hooting hollering and generally doing everything possible to b...

from bookworminc

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I liked the premise of a book about how to be brave. As an introvert, it can be hard to feel confident and brave in social situations. But as Morland's book indicates, being brave is not as difficult as it might seem. Most people agree on what makes you brave but i...

from vasquirrel

I struggled with the opening chapter(s) of this non-fiction study of the concept of courage. Too much space spent going in circles about the similarities and differences between bravery, courage, valor, etc. Though the entire book continues to ask the question of how bravery or courage can be def...