How to Work a Room : Learn the Strategies of Savvy Socializing - For Business and Personal Success by Susan Roane

Always have something interesting to say by following the simple and effective ways of connecting with people.

Bird by Bird : Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott

You learn that you are loved for your flaws, not your perfection from this humorous and true-to-life look at people through the eyes of a writer teaching her craft.

In Search of the Miraculous : Fragments of an Unknown Teaching by P. D. Ouspensky a student of Gurdjieff

“Awakening begins with realizing you are going nowhere”.

How People Change by Allen Wheelis

“... a change in the way we live will make a change in what we feel.”

“... freedom depends on awareness ...”

What We May Be : Techniques for Psychological and Spiritual Growth Through Psychosynthesis by Piero Ferrucci

Learn to understand and integrate the many parts of yourself.

Beyond Shyness : How to Conquer Social Anxieties by Jonathan Berent

Excellent information on the importance of independence. Helpful to both the shy person and caring parents.

alt.support.shyness

A great newsgroup on shyness.  Age range from 16-50+ Good place to post your thoughts and fears to receive feedback from many perspectives.

Just configure your news reader (usually news.yourISP.net). Contact your Internet Service Provider for help in setting up your news reader.