Educated - A Memoir

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1 NEW YORK TIMES WALL STREET JOURNAL AND BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER One of the most acclaimed books of our time an unforgettable memoir about a young woman who kept out of school leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University An amazing story and truly inspiring Its even better than youve heardBill Gates NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMAS FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR BILL GATESS HOLIDAY READING LIST FINALIST National Book Critics Circles Award In Autobiography and John Leonard Prize For Best First Book PENJean Stein Book Award Los Angeles Times Book Prize Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education and no one to intervene when one of Taras older brothers became violent When another brother got himself into college Tara decided to try a new kind of life Her quest for knowledge transformed her taking her over oceans and across continents to Harvard and to Cambridge University Only then would she wonder if shed traveled too far if there was still a way home Beautiful and propulsive Despite the singularity of Westovers childhood the questions her book poses are universal How much of ourselves should we give to those we love A


Peso 06 kg
ISBN10 0399590501
ISBN13 9780399590504
Número de páginas 352
Ano de edição 2018
Idioma Inglês
Tipo de produto Livro
Educação Disciplina Pedagogia e Educação
Tipo de produto Novo e Impresso