{"product_id":"wisenheimer-a-childhood-subject-to-debate-paperback","title":"Wisenheimer: A Childhood Subject to Debate - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Oppenheimer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHAVE YOU EVER MET A CHILD WHO TALKED LIKE AN ADULT? \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Oppenheimer\u003c\/b\u003e is a regular writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine, Slate, The New York Times Book Review, The Boston Globe, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Forward\u003c\/i\u003e. His journalism has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's, Details\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTravel + Leisure\u003c\/i\u003e, and his essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Believer, The American Scholar, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Yale Review. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is the author of two books, a founding editor of \u003ci\u003eThe New Haven Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and an occasional commentator on NPR's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDay to Day\u003c\/i\u003e. In the school year 2008-2009, Oppenheimer was a lecturer in the English and Political Science departments of Yale University and a visiting professor of creative writing at Wellesley College. He has also taught at Wesleyan and Stanford. He holds a doctorate in religious studies from Yale and is currently the coordinator of the Yale Journalism Initiative. With his wife, daughters, dog, and two cats, he lives in the Westville neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8.43 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52450305835315,"sku":"9781451611915","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UDhTM2FoY2dRNDFyVGZDblRUTVNDUT09.webp?v=1759060646","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/wisenheimer-a-childhood-subject-to-debate-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}