Description |
237 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-235). |
Contents |
Part One. 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 -- Part Two. 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 -- Part Three. Pushkin ; Rebellion ; Darkness ; Rebellion, part 2 ; Katrin ; The sack of rice ; Despair ; "Hebrew melody" ; Red Square ; The symbol ; Going West ; The ending -- Coda. |
Summary |
The unerringly honest, often hilarious, and always provocative story of one mother's adventure in extreme parenting. Totally at odds with Western parental indulgence, Amy Chua has made an iron-willed decision to raise her daughter's, Sophia and Lulu, the Chinese way. |
Subject |
Chua, Amy.
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Chinese American women -- Biography.
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East and West -- Biography.
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Mothers -- United States -- Biography.
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Mothers and daughters -- China.
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Mothers and daughters -- United States.
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ISBN |
9781594202841 |
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1594202842 |
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