Genie: An Abused Child's Flight from Silence - Hardcover

Rymer, Ross

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060169109 ISBN 13: 9780060169107

Publisher: Harpercollins, 1993

Synopsis

An account of one young woman's emergence from a tragic childhood describes how, after spending her early years trapped in a chair in a closed room, Genie learned to walk, chew, and speak, with the help of the scientists who adopted her. $20,000 ad/promo.

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Review:

"Russ Rymer, in the process of telling the poignant story of one desperately unfortunate little girl, raises profound questions about both the origins of language and the ultimate source of what we call 'human nature.' At once a scientific detective story and an examination of professional ethics, "Genie" is disturbing, enlightening, and impossible to forget." -- Michael Dorris, author of "The Broken Cord""A child deprived of her birthright of love...and then almost rescued: out of that 'almost' comes this remarkable story of dedication impeded by personal squabbles and the research bureaucracy."-- Roger Shattuck, author of "The Forbidden Experiment""Topical books by journalists rarely afford the reading pleasures of "Genie: " high drama, intellectual and philosophical substance, and vivid, poetic reportage...brilliant."-- Richard Higgins, "Boston"

Synopsis:

An account of one young woman's emergence from a tragic childhood describes h after spending her early years strapped in a chair in a closed room, Genie learned to walk, chew, and speak, with the help of the scientists who adopte her.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0060169109
• ISBN 13: 9780060169107
• Binding: Hardcover