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Biography & Memoir
Educated
by Tara Westover
A woman raised off-grid in Idaho, who first set foot in a classroom at seventeen and kept going to Cambridge.
Biography & Memoir
Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer
Chris McCandless gave away his savings and walked into the Alaskan interior.
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- Biography & Memoir
- Audience
- Adult
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- Adventure
- Reporting
- Alaska
About the book
Krakauer reconstructs McCandless's journey and refuses to reduce it to either romance or foolishness.
Why we recommend it
Reporting that keeps its subject complicated. Ideal for readers who argue with books.
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