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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 Detecti... Read More about The Golden Gate: A Novel

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 Detecti... Read More about The Golden Gate: A Novel

“Courageous and thought-provoking.” —David Brooks, The New York Times“Breathtakingly personal . . . [Chua’s] tale is as compelling as a good thriller.” —The Financial Times"[F]ascinating. . . . the most stimulating book on the subject of child rearing since Dr. Spock." —Seattle P... Read More about Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

Following her award-winning monograph 5683 miles away, Yael Ben-Zion fixes her camera on another personal but politically charged theme: intermarriage. Ben-Zion initiated the project in 2009, inviting couples who define themselves as "mixed" to participate. Her own marriage "mixed," she was interest... Read More about Intermarried

"That certain groups do much better in America than others—as measured by income, occupational status, test scores, and so on—is difficult to talk about. In large part this is because the topic feels racially charged. The irony is that the facts actually debunk racial stereotypes. There are black an... Read More about The Triple Package: How Three Unlikely Traits Explain the Rise and Fall of Cultural Groups in America

The bestselling author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Yale Law School Professor Amy Chua offers a bold new prescription for reversing our foreign policy failures and overcoming our destructive political tribalism at home   Humans are tribal.  We need to belong to groups.  In many... Read More about Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations