{"product_id":"genie-a-scientific-tragedy-9780060924652","title":"Genie: A Scientific Tragedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A tragic tale of obsession, exploitation, and lost souls. And the questions Rymer poses about human experience and experiments on humans make the story both intellectually absorbing and emotionally disturbing. \u003cem\u003eGenie\u003c\/em\u003e is a wondrous feat of storytelling and investigative journalism, compulsively readable while forcing us to think hard about our own humanity.\" --Amy Tan, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe compelling story of a young woman's emergence into the world after spending her first 13 years strapped to a chair in a closed room, and her rescue and exploitation by scientists hoping to gain new insight into language acquisition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russ Rymer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.16h x 5.88w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060924652\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRymer, Russ:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Russ Rymer is a journalist who has written for \u003cem\u003e The New Yorker, Harper's, \u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003e New York Times.\u003c\/em\u003e His first book, \u003cem\u003e Genie, \u003c\/em\u003e was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He lives in Los Angles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43110589300851,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":22.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_b842653b-7e9b-4dbb-8baf-c2f85208e7ff.jpg?v=1748980720","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/genie-a-scientific-tragedy-9780060924652","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}