{"product_id":"genie-9780060924652","title":"Genie","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\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50608953491730,"sku":"9780060924652","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3bd4735b-0b2b-4122-9ad4-b5a503a6730a.jpg?v=1732327339","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/genie-9780060924652","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}