Amy Chua
Author
Language
English
Description
"Amy Chua's debut novel, The Golden Gate, is a sweeping, evocative, and compelling historical thriller that paints a vibrant portrait of a California buffeted by the turbulent crosswinds of a world at war and a society about to undergo massive change. In Berkeley, California, in 1944, Homicide Detective Al Sullivan has just left the swanky Claremont Hotel after a drink in the bar when a presidential candidate is assassinated in one of the rooms upstairs....
Author
Language
English
Description
Discusses the failure of America's political elites to recognize how group identities drive politics both at home and abroad, and outlines recommendations for reversing the country's foreign policy failures and overcoming destructive political tribalism at home.
"Humans are tribal. We need to belong to groups. In many parts of the world, the group identities that matter most--the ones that people will kill and die for--are ethnic, religious, sectarian,...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It may be taboo to say, but some groups in America do better than others.Why do some groups rise? Drawing on groundbreaking original research and startling statistics, The Triple Package uncovers the secret to their success. A superiority complex, insecurity, impulse control--these are the elements of the Triple Package, the rare and potent cultural constellation that drives disproportionate group success.Americans are taught that everyone is equal,...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Mormons have recently risen to astonishing business success. Cubans in Miami climbed from poverty to prosperity in a generation. Nigerians earn doctorates at stunningly high rates. Indian and Chinese Americans have much higher incomes than other Americans; Jews may have the highest of all.
Why do some groups rise? Drawing on groundbreaking original research and startling statistics, The Triple Package uncovers the secret to their...
Why do some groups rise? Drawing on groundbreaking original research and startling statistics, The Triple Package uncovers the secret to their...
6) Wo zai Meiguo zuo ma ma: Yelu fa xue yuan jiao shou de yu er jing = Battle hymn of the tiger mother
Author
Publisher
Zhong xin chu ban she
Pub. Date
2011
Language
中文
Description
Summary in vernacular field only.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Historians have long debated the rise and fall of empires. To date, however, no one has studied the far rarer phenomenon of hyperpowers--those few societies that amassed such extraordinary military and economic might that they essentially dominated the world. Here, globalization expert Chua explains how hyperpowers rise and why they fall. She examines history's hyperpowers--Persia, Rome, Tang China, the Mongols, the Dutch, the British, and the United...
11) Hu ma de zhan ge
Author
Series
Qin zi sheng huo volume 25
Publisher
Tian xia yuan jian chu ban gu fen you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2011
Language
中文
Author
Series
Trend volume 27
Publisher
San cai wen hua shi ye you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
中文
Author
Series
Bo ya wen ku volume 102
Publisher
Wu nan tu shu chu ban gu fen you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
中文
15) Stars and Strife
Author
Language
English
Description
An inspiring film about a divided America gorging on hate. A remarkable cast-from the head of Black Lives Matter-NY to Secretaries of State and Defense-takes an expedition into how to halt today's epidemic of contempt and save America's soul. A film of resilience, reform, empathy and hope coming in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic and George Floyd riots, the cast confronts what it means to be an American at a time when things we thought could...
