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Amy Chua
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Language
English
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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 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
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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Description
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 parts of the world, the group identities that matter most – the ones that people will kill and die for – are ethnic,...
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,...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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"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 and Hispanic subgroups in the United States far outperforming many white and Asian subgroups. Moreover, there’s a demonstrable...
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...
