{"product_id":"9781451611915","title":"Wisenheimer : A Childhood Subject to Debate","description":"\u003cp\u003eHAVE YOU EVER MET A CHILD WHO TALKED LIKE AN ADULT? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48921486688491,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":29.29,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9781451611915-1.jpg?v=1784278410","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9781451611915","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}