Educated
*Educated* is a 2018 memoir by the American author Tara Westover. Westover recounts overcoming her survivalist Mormon family in order to go to college, and emphasizes the importance of education in enlarging her world. She details her journey from her isolated life in the mountains of Idaho to completing a PhD program in history at Cambridge University. She started college at the age of 17 having had no formal education. She explores her struggle to reconcile her desire to learn with the world s
ISBN: 9781473538641
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Olivia Wilde
Entertainment"Sat down in my plane seat, didn't feel take-off, 6 hours of flying, or landing. Unreal. Thank you, Tara Westover. Consider me educated."
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Barack Obama
Politics & Government"A remarkable memoir of a young woman raised in a survivalist family in Idaho."
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Marty Cagan
Technology"My personal favorite book of 2018."
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Melinda Gates
Activism & Nonprofits"Phenomenal."
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Michelle Obama
Politics & Government"An engrossing read, a fresh perspective on the power of an education, and it’s also a testament to the way grit and resilience can shape our lives."
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