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Battle hymn of the tiger mother [electronic resource] / Amy Chua.
Traces the rewards and pitfalls of a Chinese mother's exercise in extreme parenting, describing the exacting standards applied to grades, music lessons, and avoidance of Western cultural practices.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781101467114 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1101467118 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 9781101475454 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1101475455 (electronic bk.)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource
- Publisher: New York : The Penguin Press, c2011.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographic references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1: The Chinese mother -- Sophia -- Louisa -- The Chuas -- On generational decline -- The virtuous circle -- Tiger luck -- Lulu's instrument -- The violin -- Teeth marks and bubbles -- "The little white donkey" -- The cadenza -- 2: Coco -- London, Athens, Barcelona, Bombay -- Popo -- The birthday card -- Caravan to Chautauqua -- The swimming hole -- How you get to Carnegie Hall -- How you get to Carnegie Hall, part 2 -- The debut and the audition -- Blowout in Budapest -- 3: Pushkin -- Rebellion -- Darkness -- Rebellion, part 2 -- Katrin -- The sack of rice -- Despair -- "Hebrew melody" -- Red square -- The symbol -- Going West -- The ending. |
| System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console |
| Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Chua, Amy. Chinese American women > Biography. East and West > Biography. Mothers > United States > Biography. Mothers and daughters > China. Mothers and daughters > United States. |
| Genre: | EBOOK. Electronic books. Electronic books. |
