Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother - Amy ChuaCondition: New An awe inspiring, often hilarious, and unerringly honest story of one mother's exercise in extreme parenting, revealing the rewardsand the costsof raising her children the Chinese way. "This is a story about a mother, two daughters, and two dogs. This was supposed to be a story of how Chinese parents are better at raising kids than Western ones. But instead, it's about a bitter clash of cultures, a fleeting taste of glory, and how I was

It is a unique and triumphant work of fiction - at once romantic

New York Times best-selling author Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her keen insights into the hearts and minds of real people

and the Commonwealth Club of California's Gold Medal

to say sorry for deserting me

escaping the trauma of his last case in squalid opium dens

But suddenly and dramatically

this is how I found myself on a flight to Bloemfontein one Friday afternoon

at work and at play

A breakup that starts a spiral

this searing

Detective Harry Hole is assigned to the case with his long-time adversary Tom Waaler and initially wants no part in it

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother chronicles Chua's iron-willed decision to raise her daughters