Yale law professor Amy Chua discusses the differences between Eastern and Western parenting techniques and her new memoir, *Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother*. All decent parents want to do what's best for their children. What Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother reveals is that the Chinese just have a totally different idea of how to do that. The Chinese believe that the best way to protect your children is by preparing them for the future and arming them with skills, strong work habits, and inner confidence. *Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother* chronicles Chua's iron-willed decision to raise her daughters, Sophia and Lulu, her way—the Chinese way.
Amy Chua is the John M. Duff Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Her first book, *World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability*, a *New York Times* bestseller, was selected by *The Economist* as one of the best books of 2003. Her second book, *Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance—and Why They Fall*, was a critically acclaimed *Foreign Affairs* bestseller.