She never attended school and was home-schooled only when there was time after work in the family salvage and herbalist ...

Oregon women’s lacrosse (6-2) hit its stride offensively in its final game of the non-conference schedule. Firing off 33 shots, 24 on net,... No. 18 Oregon softball cruised through the Oregon Classic ...

“Educated” is not only a memoir of change but also one of great determination. Tara Westover was born to a survivalist Mormon family in the mountains of Idaho in 1986. Her father, Gene Westover, ...

Survivalists have been preparing for the end of the world for decades in the Rocky Mountains, living off-grid and becoming ...

I finished the book late a few nights ago, having not heard of the book at all only a week prior. Blame my discounted Oprah magazine subscription with its list of top books to read. Beneath a bright ...

The next 2020-21 William N. Skirball Writers Center Stage Series will feature authors Tara Westover and Terry Tempest Williams in a discussion May 6 at 7 p.m. The 2020-21 William N. Skirball Writers ...

Here & Now's Robin Young talks with Westover about her best-selling memoir, in which she recounts growing up in and ultimately leaving behind an... Author Tara Westover On What It Means To Be ...

When Tara Westover left for college, her worldview was no longer dominated by her father's perspective. Source: Photo by Sharefaith from Pexels “There’s a world out there, Tara,” he said. “And it will ...

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