Battle hymn of the tiger mother / 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: 1594202842
- ISBN: 9781594202841
- ISBN: 9780143120582
- Physical Description: 237 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, [2011]
- Copyright: ©2011
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-235).
- 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.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 306.8743 CHU (Text) | 36015000671111 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | B Chua A (Text) | 38344101356143 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Canton Library | B Chua (Text) | 33115006884644 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | 306.874 CHUA (Text) | 22281500006396 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Corolla Library | B CHUA (Text) | 39488600111977 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Denton Public Library | 306.87 C (Text) | 25908006085588 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Dorothy Wightman Library | B CHUA CHU (Text) | 30372101002480 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Eden Library | 306.874 C (Text) | 31554009171884 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Erwin Public Library | B CHUA Chu (Text) | 33631001547366 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | B Chua, Amy (Text) | 0112518249803 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
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