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Educated :
Format: 
Large print
Physical Description 
493 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
Production / Publication Information 
[New York] : Random House Large Print, [2018]
Summary 
"Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag." In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard. The 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 Tara's older brothers became violent. As a way out, Tara began to educate herself, learning enough mathematics and grammar to be admitted to Brigham Young University. Her quest for knowledge would transform her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge. Only then would she wonder if she'd traveled too far, if there was still a way home. With the acute insight that distinguishes all great writers, Tara Westover has crafted a universal coming-of-age story that gets to the heart of what an education offers: the perspective to see one's life through new eyes, and the will to change it."--Provided by publisher.
Call Number 
LP BIO WESTOVER
Publication Date 
2018
Language 
English
ISBN 
9780525589983
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Educated :
Format: 
Books
Physical Description 
xiii, 334 pages ; 24 cm
Production / Publication Information 
New York : Random House, [2018]
Summary 
Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag." In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard. Her father distrusted the medical establishment, so Tara never saw a doctor or nurse. Gashes and concussions, even burns from explosions, were all treated at home with herbalism. The 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 an older brother became violent. When another brother got himself into college and came back with news of the world beyond the mountain, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. She taught herself enough mathematics, grammar, and science to take the ACT and was admitted to Brigham Young University. There, she studied psychology, politics, philosophy, and history, learning for the first time about pivotal world events like the Holocaust and the Civil Rights Movement. 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 she'd traveled too far, if there was still a way home
Call Number 
BIO WESTOVER
Publication Date 
2018
Language 
English
ISBN 
9780399590504 9781786330512 9781443452472 9780399590511 9780399590528
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Educated :
Format: 
Audio disc
Physical Description 
10 audio discs (approximately 12 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition 
Unabridged.
Production / Publication Information 
New York, NY : Random House Audio ; [Westminster, MD] : Books on Tape, [2018]
Summary 
Traces the author's experiences as a child born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, describing her participation in her family's paranoid stockpiling activities and her resolve to educate herself well enough to earn acceptance into a prestigious university and the unfamiliar world beyond.
Call Number 
AUDIOBOOK CD BIO WESTOVER
Publication Date 
2018
Language 
English
ISBN 
9780525528050 9780525528074 9780593105320
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Westover, Tara
Format: 
eBook
Electronic Format: 
HTML, ADOBE EPUB, KINDLE
Vendor 
Libby
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Westover, Tara
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eAudiobook
Electronic Format: 
LIBBY AUDIOBOOK, MP3
Vendor 
Libby
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