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2 months ago | 
newyorker.com | Ian Crouch |Tara Westover
In today’s newsletter, a new essay about seeking family, by the best-selling author of “Educated,” from this week’s 100th Anniversary Issue. Plus:• What happens if Trump defies the courts? My friend Sukrit invited me to India. His mother lived in Delhi. He said I should get out of England and give my eyes something new to look at. He wouldn’t be there—he was trapped in a biology lab at Stanford—but his mother would look after me. I could stay as long as I liked. The invitation confused me.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
scirp.org | Alek M Westover |Tara Westover
Interrater Reliability Estimation via Maximum Likelihood for Gwet’s Chance Agreement Model () 1. IntroductionInterrater reliability (IRR) (also known as “kappa” ( κ)) statistics, are used to measure agreement between two raters or coders classifying items into mutually exclusive categories. κ statistics are widely used in fields such as psychology and medicine to evaluate the reliability or consistency of expert judgments [1].
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
eriereader.com | Tara Westover |Erin Phillips
Join the members of the Erie Reader Book Club in September as we discuss the book Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover in correlation with our Back to School issue.
Educated tells the story of Tara and her family – counterculture parents who fall deeper and deeper into conspiracy, Mormonism, and isolation in rural Idaho. The book begins by telling the story of Tara's early life through the lens of someone who had little to no contact with mainstream life until she was 17.
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May 24, 2024 | 
scholarsarchive.byu.edu | Tara Westover |Brigham Young
KeywordsThetean, Student Publication, prefaceAbstractFor the past thirty-seven volumes, The Thetean has showcased the work of history students at Brigham Young University. The selection process is difficult: often staff members disagree and engage in spirited debates as they defend or critique various submissions. There are many moments when it seems the group will never reach consensus. With this in mind, I am always surprised to see the polished and pristine finished product.
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Mar 24, 2024 | 
readtheprofile.com | Tara Westover |Polina Marinova Pompliano
Good morning, friends! Last week, I published my interview with Jason Halbert, the behavioral scientist who has interviewed serial killers, terrorists, spies, and startup founders.
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Mar 10, 2024 | 
badredheadmediallc.substack.com | Stieg Larsson |Tara Westover
Several of my recent clients struggled a bit with this topic - Do genres have specific parameters? Should I worry about it as I write or wait til edits? Who really cares about this stuff? Yes, maybe, and lots of people. Let’s break it down with specific examples.*BadRedhead Media, LLC’s All Things Book Marketing! is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. (*Amazon affiliate links are included in this post.
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Mar 9, 2024 | 
cherwell.org | Emma Jeffries |Georgia Campbell |Adam Saxon |Tara Westover
Emma Jeffries: Educated: A Memoir by Tara WestoverIt’s rare that I find non-fiction to be such a page-turner, but Tara Westover’s autobiography was just that. It reads more like a novel than biography, but the exciting passages of prose are interspersed with Westover’s reflections on the experiences she went through and her wider message about the importance of education in forming an individual.
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Mar 1, 2024 | 
trillmag.com | Emma Murri |Abby Jimenez |Phillip Williams |Tara Westover
It’s easy to fall off track when it comes to New Year’s resolutions. Don’t give up on that reading goal for 2024 just yet. Finding the right book to get back into the groove can be a struggle. So, here are 11 books with at least one option for everyone. Credit: Goodreads “I wondered distantly if we’d known each other in a former life and we’d found each other again.
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
shepherd.com | Yong Takahashi |Tara Westover |Jenny Heijun Wills |David Sedaris
Tara Westover grew up in a survivalist family where her parents were suspicious of the outside world. She didn’t attend school until she was seventeen. Learning algebra and other subjects on her own, she did well on her college entrance exams and was accepted into Brigham Young University. She went on to attend Harvard and Cambridge Universities. Westover tries to hold together family ties while some relatives constantly planted doubts in her mind.
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Dec 29, 2023 | 
likewise.com | Tara Westover |Liz Kleinrock |Joe Feldman |Alex Shevrin Venet
Suggested byTiffany and upvoted by 1 otherEducatedby Tara WestoverLiked by 142.2KPixJonathan Kozol's Savage Inequalities tackles the disparity within America's education system. It's a well-researched critical analysis of the inequalities that exist between schools in impoverished areas compared to affluent areas. To add a comment, download the Likewise app from your device's app store.
