{"product_id":"wisenheimer-a-childhood-subject-to-debate-9781451611915","title":"Wisenheimer: A Childhood Subject to Debate","description":"\u003cb\u003eHAVE YOU EVER MET A CHILD WHO TALKED LIKE AN ADULT? \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho knew big words and knew how to use them? Was he a charmer or an insufferable smart aleck--or maybe both? Mark Oppenheimer was just such a boy, his talent for language a curse as much as a blessing. Unlike math or music prodigies, he had no way to showcase his unique skill, except to speak like a miniature adult--a trick some found impressive but others found irritating. Frustrated and isolated, Oppenheimer used his powers for ill--he became a wisenheimer--pushing his peers and teachers away, acting out with prank phone calls, and worse. But when he got to high school, Oppenheimer discovered an outlet for his loquaciousness: the debate team. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis smart, funny memoir not only reveals a strange, compelling subculture, it offers a broader discussion of the splendor and power (including the healing power) of language and of the social and developmental hazards of being a gifted child. Oppenheimer's journey from loneliness to fulfillment affords a fascinating inside look at the extraordinary subculture of world-class high-school debate and at the power of language to change one's life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451611915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.53w x 0.66d","brand":"Mark Oppenheimer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41229591380149,"sku":"9781451611915","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7602307f-5336-4261-9668-f8c840ca8f6e.jpg?v=1634041723","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/wisenheimer-a-childhood-subject-to-debate-9781451611915","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}