Because Tara Westover had never been allowed to go to school, the only history she had learned was the history her father taught her. "His perspective was my perspective," she says, and his fears ...

EDUCATED by Tara Westover, chosen by Jenny Kleeman THE WREN, THE WREN by Anne Enright, chosen by Harriett Gilbert GIVING UP THE GHOST by Hilary Mantel, chosen by Sam Knight ...

Read compelling life stories from the best autobiographies and memoirs. From triumphs to trials, hear inspiring narratives ...

chooses Tara Westover's memoir Educated, which caused a sensation when it was first published. It's about her childhood growing up in an isolated Mormon family in rural Idaho, who were preparing ...

Educated' by Tara Westover, a memoir of transformation through education from an abusive upbringing to a PhD from Cambridge. 'The Kite Runner' by Khaled Hosseini, a novel fostering empathy through ...

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Citing constitutional rights and privacy violations, his defense submitted 14 briefs with the court Thursday evening in efforts to have evidence possessed by prosecutors thrown out before trial.

As a child, Jacob Westover remembers being asked by a counselor if he felt helpless. The word stung within the deepest parts of him. One parent diagnosed with terminal cancer, the other ensnared in ...

New U.S. Census Bureau estimates reveal which states people are leaving to move to Idaho. Idaho Transportation Department The Census Bureau estimates that 81,708 people moved to Idaho from a ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jodi Wright, a 56-year-old stay-at-home mother whose family moved from Sacramento, California, to Caldwell, Idaho, a small town about 30 ...

WESTOVER, W.Va. — Police are looking for a man who robbed a bank in Westover Wednesday afternoon. The man entered the WesBanco branch on Commerce Drive at around 1:30 p.m. and demanded money.

A liberal group, fueled by out-of-state money, has successfully placed Proposition 1 on Idaho’s November ballot. Contrary to its proponents’ assertions, Proposition 1 does not broaden primary election ...