{"product_id":"throwing-the-hammer-gary-j-kirchner-9781038344113","title":"Throwing the Hammer","description":"Paranoid administrators, interdepartmental feuds, quirky staff members, and an eccentric headmaster: welcome to Winston Grant High School.\u003cbr\u003eMark Patterson has a master's degree in physics, wants to do nothing more than surf and ski, and believes that high school teaching will be the cushy job of his dreams. He receives a rude awakening when he becomes a physics teacher at Winston Grant, a begrudging little brother amidst rival private school heavyweights. \u003cbr\u003eFrom the outset, Mark must tiptoe through a virtual minefield of Procrustean rules, coddling parents, scheming colleagues, and, of course, teen-aged students. \u003cbr\u003eThings don't go well, inside or outside the classroom. His students call him Mr. Goofegg. His football team is pathetic. His lunch-table kids behave like Neanderthals. His teaching supervisor, aka the \"education implementation strategist,\" criticizes him for using equations. His colleagues have even organized a betting pool for when he will get fired. \u003cbr\u003eAnd when Mark discovers that a weak student in his class is a physics genius, he finds himself caught in the middle of a conflict between father and son, a conflict which could destroy the young man's potential. Or help Mark find his.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary J. Kirchner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1038344115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781038344113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e FriesenPress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/03\/2025","brand":"Gary J. Kirchner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48242087067903,"sku":"9781038344113","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9cf18d99-00c9-45ea-a428-61300adc79d2.jpg?v=1772657441","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/throwing-the-hammer-gary-j-kirchner-9781038344113","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}