Though nobody at her high school knows it, Jessica is a published author. Her vampire novel, Tiger, Tiger, has just come out under the pen name Ash Night. Now two new students have just arrived in Ramsa, and both want Jessica’s attention. She has no patience with overly friendly Caryn, but she’s instantly drawn to Alex, a self-assured, mysterious boy who seems surprisingly familiar. If Jessica didn’t know better, she’d think Aubrey, the alluring villain from her novel had just sprung to life. That’s impossible, of course; Aubrey is a figment of her imagination. Or is he?
The year is 1799, and Richard Sharpe is just beginning his military career. An inexperienced young private in His Majesty's service, Sharpe becomes part of an expedition to India to push the ruthless Tippoo of Mysore from his throne and drive out his French allies.
Added by: ladyluck | Karma: 11.08 | Black Hole | 3 February 2012
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Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Top selling book on Amazon. "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 humbled by a thirteen-year-old.”
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Added by: ladyluck | Karma: 11.08 | Fiction literature | 3 February 2012
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Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Top selling book on Amazon. “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 humbled by a thirteen-year-old".
Amy L. Chua is the John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Prior to starting her teaching career, she was a corporate law associate at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. She specializes in the study of international business transactions, law and development, ethnic conflict, and globalization and the law.
Anyone who has dealt with pet loss, and especially a child's pet loss, knows the helpless feeling that can result. Yolan's short children's book presents the life-to-death cycle in a sensitive, positive style through the story of Tiger Rose, an older cat who is weary of her earthly life and ready for more peaceful times. One morning Tiger Rose says goodbye to her family, her home, the critters she chased, curls up under a rosebush and envisions "gathering for one last jump.."
