Wisenheimer : A Childhood Subject to Debate
by Mark Oppenheimer

The most interesting part of this book is the outside cover. The title is written as: wis-en-heim-er and then goes on to give the meaning of the word telling you that it is a noun and can be of German origin. Clever and that's where it stops.
Mark Oppenheimer was a child who talked like an adult and because of this didn't really have any friends and had no social skills. Most people found him irritating. When he found debating, he was finally fulfilled.
I lasted until page 48. It's very hard to read about somebody who is totally self-absorbed and an elitist. Oppenheimer is supposed to be good with words, but his writing is boring. He teaches English at Yale. I wouldn't want to be in that class.