| Introduction "Am I a dog that you should come to me with sticks?" |
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PART ONE THE ADVANTAGES OF DISADVANTAGES (AND THE DISADVANTAGES OF ADVANTAGES) |
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One "It was really random. I mean, my father had never played basketball before" |
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Two "My largest class was twenty-nine kids. Oh, it was fun" |
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39 | (24) |
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Three "If I'd gone to the University of Mary-land, I'd still be in science" |
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63 | (36) |
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PART TWO THE THEORY OF DESIRABLE DIFFICULTY |
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Four You wouldn't wish dyslexia on your child. Or would you? |
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99 | (26) |
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Five "How Jay did it, I don't know" |
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125 | (40) |
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Six "De rabbit is de slickest o' all de animals de Lawd ever made" |
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165 | (32) |
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PART THREE THE LIMITS OF POWER |
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Seven "I wasn't born that way. This was forced upon me" |
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197 | (35) |
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Eight "We have all done something dreadful in our lives, or have felt the urge to" |
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232 | (31) |
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Nine "We feel obliged to tell you that there are among us a certain number of Jews" |
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263 | (14) |
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| Acknowledgments |
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277 | (2) |
| Notes |
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279 | (18) |
| Index |
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