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The Triple Package

How Three Unlikely Traits Explain the Rise and Fall of Cultural Groups in America
May 27, 2014writermala rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I picked up this book only because it was coauthored by Amy Chua, the writer of "Battle Hymn of the tiger mom." "Triple Package", while still dealing with success, and in particular, success by specific groups within America, was much more controlled. The book, by Chua and her husband Rubenfeld, talks about the premise, that the three traits of Superiority Complex, Insecurity, and Impulse control, all combined together, is largely responsible for certain ethnic and cultural groups within America. While this sounds counter-intuitive and paradoxical, I found the authors make their case so well and support their arguments so well with facts and statistics that it is difficult to argue with. I liked this book even more than "Battle Hymn...