Books by Amy Chua
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review 1: An easy, though at times repetitive, read that postulates that three traits - superiority complex, insecurity, and impulse control - describe the success of certain minority groups, mostly 1st and 2nd generation immigrants, in America. I enjoyed reading about the groups, especia...
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review 1: A really charming book. Although the mother definitely gets a little crazy at times, she knows she's crazy. She just can't help it. I almost wish my parents had been more like her! I was an over-achieving, hard-working kid by nature anyway, but I could have been even more over-ac...
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English
review 1: What I took away from this book was that Chinese parents know that their kids can be the best at everything, which is why they push their kids so far. I wish Western parents had that kind of faith in their kids. Instead they just let them do whatever they want and they become und...