"A lot of people wonder how Chinese parents raise such stereotypically successful kids. They wonder what Chinese parents do to produce so many math whizzes and music prodigies, what it's like inside the family, and whether they could do it too. Well, I can tell them, because I've done it....."  says Amy Chua at one point in the book but read further and you will be amazed at the lengths she goes to in raising her two daughters. A full review of the book is available here by Yvette Vignando: "News Flash - Tiger Mother is Really a Pussycat"