Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (Paperback)

from JaneSteen

Where I got the book: from the library. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother is Amy Chua's much touted (I could say notorious) memoir of how she raised her two daughters to become academic high achievers and musical prodigies using Chinese methods. Chua states up front that her sweeping assessments of...

from jcbrunner

If you like Arrested Development or Little Miss Sunshine, you will love this memoir whose ironic German title "The Mother of Success" captures the futility of controlling other people's lives. Contrary to the media reception, it is not about superior Chinese parenting techniques. During a visit t...

from whitreidtan

If you have even a marginal interest in what books are generating conversation both inside and outside the publishing world, you've likely heard of Chua's controversial parenting memoir. People are outraged that she touts the strict "Chinese" parenting model, denigrates the much more laissez-fair...

from Eagleduck86

This book is much misunderstood, as many have missed the self-parody and self-examination and have taken it to be some sort of child-rearing manual. Viewed in the correct light, it is an entertaining and engaging account of cultural adaptation and self-discovery.

from DFlanders

The Most Important Parenting Book of the Decade Amy Chua's little memoire on parenting is both fascinating and controversial. I read the Time magazine article and immediately downloaded the book to the Kindle app on my iPhone. I then read the entire book in two evenings with rapt enthusiasm, as i...