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Genie: A Scientific Tragedy

by Russ Rymer · 1993

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The compelling story of a young woman's emergence into the world after spending her first 13 years strapped to a chair, and her rescue and exploitation by scientists hoping to gain new insight into language acquisition.

Subject
psychologybiographyscienceeducationhistory
Themes
medicalmental healthpsychological
Setting
Californiacollege
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 256 pages

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