Wisenheimer

Journalist and author Mark Oppenheimer was a precocious child. He argued a lot and won enough intelligence to annoy parents, peers and elementary school teachers alike. But when he reached middle school, Oppenheimer discovered his verbal facility was an asset, not a drawback, as he became a champion debater, competing all over the world and he writes about those days in a new book, “Wisenheimer, A Childhood Subject to Debate.”

Audio Embed: BBC, PRI & WBUR's Here & Now. Host: Robin Young. Book excerpt.