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    They Taught Me to Think: A Memoir
    They Taught Me to Think: A Memoir
    They Taught Me to Think: A Memoir
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    They Taught Me to Think: A Memoir

    By Michelle A. Edwards

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    They Taught Me To Think tells the story of an immigrant who fails in her pursuit of the American dream. The tension is constant as you glimpse into her family, faith, and personal struggles. Prepare to laugh, cry, and shake your head as Edwards guides you towards a timeless paradigm for reshaping your mind.

    An account of the American dream gone wrong that alternates wildly between the troubling and the uplifting.

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateOct 4, 2017
    ISBN9781973610663
    They Taught Me to Think: A Memoir
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    Michelle A. Edwards

    After more than fifteen years of teaching college English, Michelle A. Edwards joyfully embraces her calling to write and edit professionally. Here is a woman whose love relationship with words is trumped only by her devotion to the Word himself. Michelle was born and raised in Guyana, South America, and blissfully resides in Florida, United States of America.

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