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" Battle hymn of the tiger mother "
Amy Chua.
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BL
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795340
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b615379
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Amy Chua.
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Battle hymn of the tiger mother\ Amy Chua.
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| Publication Statement
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New York: Penguin Audio, ℗, 2011
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5 audio discs (approximately 6 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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| ISBN
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0142429104
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: 9780142429105
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Unabridged.; Compact discs.
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| Contents
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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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| Abstract
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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.
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Chinese American women -- Biography.
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Chua, Amy.
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Mothers -- United States -- Biography.
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HQ759.A493 2011
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Amy Chua
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