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Cover of Educated: A Memoir
Hardcover
Pages 352 pages
Published 2018
Audiobook 12h 10m
Languages English, Catalan, Chinese +17

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Publisher's Summary

Tara Westover was 17 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".…

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Weighted Score
4.42 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
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R (Avg Rating): 4.43 ★
v (Ratings Count): 1,587
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
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Hardcover Avg: 4.43
True Ratings 1,587
Written Reviews 209
Shelved (Popularity) 3,458
Users Read 1,937
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