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Oprah Winfrey
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Oprah Winfrey
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Audie Award, Personal Development, 2015
After film critic Gene Siskel asked her, "What do you know for sure?" Oprah Winfrey began writing the "What I Know for Sure" column in O, The Oprah Magazine. Saying that the question offered her a way to take "stock of her life", Oprah has penned one column a month over the last 14 years, years in which she retired The Oprah Winfrey Show (the highest-rated program of its kind in history), launched her own television network, became America's only black billionaire, was awarded an honorary degree from Harvard University and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, watched friends and colleagues come and go, lost beloved pets and adopted new ones, and celebrated milestone birthdays. Throughout it all, she's continued to offer her profound and inspiring words of wisdom in her "What I Know for Sure" column in O, The Oprah Magazine.
Now, for the first time, these thoughtful gems have been revised, updated, and collected in What I Know for Sure, a beautiful book packed with insight and revelation from Oprah Winfrey. Organized by theme - joy, resilience, connection, gratitude, possibility, awe, clarity, and power - these essays offer a rare and powerful glimpse into the mind of one of the world's most extraordinary women. Candid, moving, exhilarating, uplifting, and dynamic, the words Oprah shares in What I Know for Sure shimmer with the sort of wisdom and truth that listeners will turn to again and again.
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- Mich G.
- 2021-10-13
this book gives me so much peace
I'll be re-listening to it several times. This book gives me peace and makes things very clear for me. Thank you :)
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- Alexandra
- 2022-06-08
Great great great
Oprah isn’t just reading the book, she’s telling you one great story after another with a wonderful lesson hidden in each.
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- Donna
- 2024-01-05
The message - so inspiring!
Loved that Oprah read the book herself. It gave the message more meaning. It was a great book to listen to on my
daily walks.
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- DC
- 2022-02-28
Riveting and inspiring
I connected with every moment and scenario. Gave me confirmation to stay focused on the process that works for my objectives.
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- Ellymae
- 2024-05-22
The bit of wisdom everyone needs
This was a wonderful ‘read’. Oprah shares painful parts of her life’s journey with grace and imparts kernels of wisdom that everyone will find utility from.
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- Rebecca C
- 2023-03-20
Unremarkable
Perhaps I expected too much for a book from Oprah. I didn't find it very insightful or interesting unfortunately.
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- Purchaser
- 2022-05-14
NO USE
I tried to Give this book a chance, but it taught me nothing..it's all about her yapping about her life and what she does..I don't care..I wasn't looking for anyone's BIO..I want a self development book that will teach me something GOOD..not this blah blah blah about nothing
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