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Educated

by Tara Westover · 2018

Biography & Memoir · ranked #2 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

A woman raised off-grid by survivalist parents finds her way to a PhD; an astonishing memoir of self-invention.

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The verdict

Category
Biography & Memoir
First published
2018 · 2010s
Author
Tara Westover
Standing
Essential Read

About Biography & Memoir

The best biography and memoir gives you both the person and their world. These are the books where the story of one life opens up into history, society or something essential about what it means to be human.

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