02607cam a2200517 4500 2683815801 TxAuBib 20260216120000.0 ||||||s2026||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781454959410 145495941X 7a599c17-522c-42be-b011-6cb1e1227645 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 12073383 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib James, Oliver. Unread [Bridges eBook] : A Memoir of Learning (and Loving) to Read on TikTok. Union Square & Co., 2026. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Continuing Education. defy expectation. mental health. Disabilities. achievement. role model. motivation. Illiterate. celebrity. inspiring. Learning. behavior. literacy. reading. neglect. booktok. tiktok. goals. Books. story. HTML:As a result of childhood learning disabilities and educational neglect, Oliver James graduated from high school and became one of approximately 45 million functionally illiterate Americans. However, at age 32, with big dreams and few tools to actualize them, he dedicated himself to learning the key skill that had evaded him his entire life: reading.<br /> Oliver has become a TikTok/BookTok sensation for the way he’s candidly documented his decision to learn to read as an adult, and his struggles and triumphs along the way. Here, he tells the full story behind his journey for the first time through the 21 key books that shaped and informed his experience. His story reveals the ways in which reading can teach each of us how to be better, more empathetic people.<br /> In just 365 days, Oliver went from barely being able to read a restaurant menu to closing in on his goal of finishing 100 books in a year. <i>Unread</i> is a moving reminder to all of us that words and stories have power, and that, no matter our past, it's never too late to grow. Biography & Autobiography. Literary Criticism. Self-Improvement. Nonfiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-02-14 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=7a599c17-522c-42be-b011-6cb1e1227645&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)