false 813235 7 It was a simple incident in the life of James Clavell -- a talk with his young daughter just home from school -- that inspired this chilling tale of what could happen in twenty-five quietly devastating minutes.  He writes, "<i>The Children's Story</i> came into being that day.  It was then that I really realized how vulnerable my child's mind was -- any mind, for that matter -- under controlled circumstances.  Normally I write and rewrite and re-rewrite, but this story came quickly -- almost by itself.  Barely three words were changed.  It pleases me greatly because I kept asking the questions....<br><br><br><br>Questions like, What's the use of 'I pledge allegiance' without understanding?  Like Why is it so easy to divert thoughts? Like What is freedom? and Why is so hard to explain?<br><br><br><br><i>The Children's Story</i> keeps asking me all sorts of questions I cannot answer.  Perhaps you can--then your child will...." 2880047 book 1981 The Children's Story total:177|5:82|4:62|3:19|2:11|1:3| 177 740 249 35 813235 0440204682 9780440204688 156 31 4.18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178632667m/813235.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/813235.The_Children_s_Story 2 1 false Sun Aug 10 19:52:04 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 13:44:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 813235 0440204682 9780440204688 156 31 4.18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178632667m/813235.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/813235.The_Children_s_Story 5 1 false Tue Jan 13 07:46:37 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 07:46:37 -0800 2009 813235 0440204682 9780440204688 156 31 4.18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178632667m/813235.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/813235.The_Children_s_Story 4 0 false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 22:20:35 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 22:38:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 886198 0440012422 9780440012429 9 2 4.18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1260213675m/886198.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/886198.The_Children_s_Story 5 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1981 Fri Sep 04 21:22:50 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 17:44:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 813235 0440204682 9780440204688 156 31 4.18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178632667m/813235.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/813235.The_Children_s_Story 2 0 false Thu Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 31 10:41:30 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 10:42:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 813235 0440204682 9780440204688 156 31 4.18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178632667m/813235.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/813235.The_Children_s_Story 5 0 false Mon Feb 23 13:08:04 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 13:08:44 -0800 2009 813235 0440204682 9780440204688 156 31 4.18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178632667m/813235.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/813235.The_Children_s_Story 2 0 false Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Sun Oct 11 15:00:28 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 15:00:28 -0700 2009 813235 0440204682 9780440204688 156 31 4.18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178632667m/813235.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/813235.The_Children_s_Story 5 0 false Wed Dec 31 18:30:15 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 18:31:18 -0800 2008 813235 0440204682 9780440204688 156 31 4.18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178632667m/813235.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/813235.The_Children_s_Story 0 0 false Mon Apr 20 14:55:51 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 14:56:42 -0700 2009 813235 0440204682 9780440204688 156 31 4.18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178632667m/813235.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/813235.The_Children_s_Story 5 0 false Sat Mar 07 18:53:42 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 18:54:27 -0800 2009 813235 0440204682 9780440204688 156 31 4.18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178632667m/813235.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/813235.The_Children_s_Story 5 0 false Fri May 08 08:34:59 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 08:35:42 -0700 2009 813235 0440204682 9780440204688 156 31 4.18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178632667m/813235.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/813235.The_Children_s_Story 5 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Thu Dec 25 11:16:21 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 11:17:56 -0800 2008 813235 0440204682 9780440204688 156 31 4.18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178632667m/813235.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/813235.The_Children_s_Story 0 0 false Fri May 01 16:53:49 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 16:53:49 -0700 2009 813235 0440204682 9780440204688 156 31 4.18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178632667m/813235.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/813235.The_Children_s_Story 5 0 false Thu Jun 12 15:23:38 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 15:27:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 813235 0440204682 9780440204688 156 31 4.18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178632667m/813235.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/813235.The_Children_s_Story 0 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Sun Aug 26 01:53:24 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 26 01:53:24 -0700 2007
Once ...more...]]> 813235 0440204682 9780440204688 156 31 4.18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178632667m/813235.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/813235.The_Children_s_Story 4 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Jun 10 13:02:38 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 13:04:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2853913 0340332972 9780340332979 2 1 4.18 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2853913.The_Children_s_Story 5 0 false Sat Mar 15 10:47:23 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 15 11:16:52 -0700 2008
A thought-provoking story.]]> 886198 0440012422 9780440012429 9 2 4.18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1260213675m/886198.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/886198.The_Children_s_Story 5 0 false Wed Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 22:12:53 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 22:16:43 -0700 2008 813235 0440204682 9780440204688 156 31 4.18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178632667m/813235.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/813235.The_Children_s_Story 4 0 false Fri May 02 09:43:45 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 08:35:50 -0700 2008
I read this a couple of years ago. Great little thinker read.]]> 813235 0440204682 9780440204688 156 31 4.18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178632667m/813235.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/813235.The_Children_s_Story 5 0 false Fri Mar 07 21:03:01 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 07 21:05:22 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=4768522