Best Selling Books by Oprah Winfrey

The inspirational wisdom Oprah Winfrey shares in her monthly O., The Oprah Magazine column updated, curated, and collected for the first time in a beautiful keepsake book. As a creative force, student of the human heart and soul, and champion of living the life you want, Oprah Winfrey stands alone. Over the years, she has made history with a legendary talk show - the highest-rated program of its kind, launched her own television network, become the nation''s only African-American billionaire, and been awarded both an honorary degree by Harvard University and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. From all her experiences, she has gleaned life lessons—which, for fourteen years, she''s shared in O, The Oprah Magazine''s widely popular "What I Know For Sure" column, a monthly source of inspiration and revelation. Now, for the first time, these thoughtful gems have been revised, updated, and collected in What I Know For Sure, a beautiful cloth bound book with a ribbon marker, 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, powerful and intimate glimpse into the heart and mind of one of the world''s most extraordinary women—while providing readers a guide to becoming their best selves. Candid, moving, exhilarating, uplifting, and frequently humorous, the words Oprah shares in What I Know For Sure shimmer with the sort of truth that readers will turn to again and again.

Everyone has a purpose. And, according to Oprah Winfrey, “Your real job in life is to figure out as soon as possible what that is, who you are meant to be, and begin to honor your calling in the best way possible.” That journey starts right here. In her latest book, The Path Made Clear, Oprah shares what she sees as a guide for activating your deepest vision of yourself, offering the framework for creating not just a life of success, but one of significance. The book’s ten chapters are organized to help you recognize the important milestones along the road to self-discovery, laying out what you really need in order to achieve personal contentment, and what life’s detours are there to teach us. Oprah opens each chapter by sharing her own key lessons and the personal stories that helped set the course for her best life. She then brings together wisdom and insights from luminaries in a wide array of fields, inspiring readers to consider what they’re meant to do in the world and how to pursue it with passion and focus. Renowned figures such as Eckhart Tolle, Brene Brown, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Elizabeth Gilbert, Jay-Z, and Ellen DeGeneres share the greatest lessons from their own journeys toward a life filled with purpose. Paired with over 100 awe-inspiring photographs to help illuminate the wisdom of these messages, The Path Made Clear provides readers with a beautiful resource for achieving a life lived in service of your calling – whatever it may be.

A gorgeous, lavishly-designed and beautifully-photographed book, The Wisdom of Sundays includes Oprah''s reflections on her own spiritual journey and showcases the aha moments and gems of insight the inspiring spiritual leaders who have been featured on Super Soul Sunday have shared with her.

Now for the first time The Uncommon Wisdom of Oprah Winfrey tells the incredibly moving story of America''s most beloved star in her own words. She evokes her impoverished childhood in the Deep South, her heralded rise as America''s most successful talk show host, her experience as a movie actress and Academy Award nominee, and her life as a single, enormously wealthy black woman in a white, male-dominated world. She talks, too, in her always candid and intimate way, about her passions, her hurts, and her ambitions. She describes the affairs with men that left her weeping and the joy she has found in her love for Stedman Graham. And she talks about the travail she suffered fighting her weight problems and her triumph in overcoming them. Filled with hundreds of quotations, The Uncommon Wisdom of Oprah Winfrey plumbs such sensitive subjects as the abuse she suffered from relatives when she was a child, her experimentation with drugs, her feelings about the enormous success of her show, how she relates to her family, and the causes and charities that drive her.

The #1 national bestseller that helped millions to get fit for life--finally in paperback! Revealing her often heartbreaking, life-long struggle with excess weight, Oprah tells of her fortuitous meeting with Bob Greene, who helped her change her life by creating a diet and exercise program that worked for her. Color photos.

ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Our earliest experiences shape our lives far down the road, and What Happened to You? provides powerful scientific and emotional insights into the behavioral patterns so many of us struggle to understand. “Through this lens we can build a renewed sense of personal self-worth and ultimately recalibrate our responses to circumstances, situations, and relationships. It is, in other words, the key to reshaping our very lives.”—Oprah Winfrey This book is going to change the way you see your life. Have you ever wondered "Why did I do that?" or "Why can''t I just control my behavior?" Others may judge our reactions and think, "What''s wrong with that person?" When questioning our emotions, it''s easy to place the blame on ourselves; holding ourselves and those around us to an impossible standard. It''s time we started asking a different question. Through deeply personal conversations, Oprah Winfrey and renowned brain and trauma expert Dr. Bruce Perry offer a groundbreaking and profound shift from asking “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?” Here, Winfrey shares stories from her own past, understanding through experience the vulnerability that comes from facing trauma and adversity at a young age. In conversation throughout the book, she and Dr. Perry focus on understanding people, behavior, and ourselves. It’s a subtle but profound shift in our approach to trauma, and it’s one that allows us to understand our pasts in order to clear a path to our future—opening the door to resilience and healing in a proven, powerful way.

Oprah Winfrey will be the first to tell you, she has had a complicated relationship with food. It’s been both a source of delight and comfort for her, but also the cause of an ongoing struggle with her weight. In Food, Health, and Happiness, Oprah shares the recipes that have allowed eating to finally be joyful for her. With dishes created and prepared alongside her favorite chefs, paired with personal essays and memories from Oprah herself, this cookbook offers a candid, behind-the-scenes look into the life (and kitchen!) of one of the most influential and respected celebrities in the world. Delicious, healthy, and easy to prepare, these are the recipes Oprah most loves to make at home and share with friends and family. From simple pleasures like Unfried Chicken and Turkey Chili, to such celebrations of freshness as Tuscan Kale and Apple Salad and Pasta Primavera, this is food as it should be: a taste of happiness, a ritual to be shared, a toast to life.

Featuring an original introduction by Oprah Winfrey, this beautiful journal is a wonderful gift that''s destined to become a trusted companion as you reflect on your own life’s journey. “The most valuable gift you can give yourself is the time to nurture the unique spirit that is you.”—Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey has been keeping journals since she was fifteen years old. She has long considered the act of writing down her most personal experiences and giving thanks at the end of the day to be a form of therapy. For Oprah, journaling is a life-long, spiritual practice inspiring some of her most powerful aha moments and offering insight into her own evolution. The Wisdom Journal features an exclusive introduction by Oprah and showcases the hand-picked quotations from the world renowned thought-leaders who have enlightened and her throughout the years. Destined to become a trusted companion and beloved keepsake, recording your own life’s journey, The Wisdom Journal will prompt you to express all that you hold within your heart and to discover what it means to actualize the truest expression of yourself.

Oprah Winfrey has spent her life trying to make peace with food, which has been such a source of pleasure and meaning for her. Now Oprah has found ways to have her favourite meals while also controlling her weight, and in Food, Health and Happiness she shares not only her struggles with food but also the recipes that have allowed food to be a source of joy for her again. With help from the chefs who have cooked for her over the years such as Rosie Daley, Art Smith, Mei Lin, Taryn Huebner and Sonny Sweetman, this is an extraordinarily personal cookbook while also being an invitation to Oprah''s many fans to eat both healthfully and happily. From simple pleasures such as ''Unfried Chicken'' or ''Turkey Chilli'' to such celebrations of freshness as ''Farro With Peas, Asparagus, Pesto and Cured Olives'' and ''Chilean Sea Bass with Lemon Fennel Chutney'', this is food as it should be: a source of happiness, a ritual to be shared, a celebration of life.

A spiral-bound journal allows readers to keep a record of their feelings and own progress in their daily exercise program, and includes daily inspirational quotes, plus a check-off list of accomplishments.

You can get happier. And getting there will be the adventure of your lifetime. INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In Build the Life You Want, Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey invite you to begin a journey toward greater happiness no matter how challenging your circumstances. Drawing on cutting-edge science and their years of helping people translate ideas into action, they show you how to improve your life right now instead of waiting for the outside world to change. With insight, compassion, and hope, Brooks and Winfrey reveal how the tools of emotional self-management can change your life―immediately. They recommend practical, research-based practices to build the four pillars of happiness: family, friendship, work, and faith. And along the way, they share hard-earned wisdom from their own lives and careers as well as the witness of regular people whose lives are joyful despite setbacks and hardship. Equipped with the tools of emotional self-management and ready to build your four pillars, you can take control of your present and future rather than hoping and waiting for your circumstances to improve. Build the Life You Want is your blueprint for a better life.

Drawn from decades of interviews, public statements and media coverage, Oprah Winfrey''s thought-provoking insights in her own words.

Of all the events in Oprah Winfrey''s life, none has affected her powerfully as playing the part of Sethe, the former slave who must come to terms with a haunting past, in Jonathan Demme''s film of Toni Morrison''s Pulizer Prize-winning novel - coming from Touchstone Pictures in Fall 1998. Oprah fell in love with the book when it was first published in 1988, and instantly became determined to deliver this powerful story to film herself. But making the movie was something even more profound than she might have imagined, and JOURNEY TO THE BELOVED is her own emotional account of that experience. With Oprah''s heartfelt words and the evocative images of Ken Regan, JOURNEY TO THE BELOVED is an elegant book that will interest fans of Oprah, of Toni Morrison, and of fine filmmaking. Accompanying Oprah''s personal journals and thoughts about the Beloved experience is a foreword by Jonathan Demme and a chorus of voices, from Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Kimberly Elise, and Beah Richards. The result is a tribute to a courageous work of art, expressed as only Oprah can express it.

This journal is a companion to 3Make the Connection,2 in which Oprah Winfrey and Bob Greene show you how to get fit and stay fit, in 10 easy-fo-follow steps. One of the most important suggestions in that book is to keep a daily journal of your innermost thoughts and emotions as you begin your weight-loss experience, just as Oprah did as she was losing unwanted pounds. In this ring-bound journal, Bob and Oprah have provided daily quotations to inspire you to keep with the program; daily reminders to consume the proper amounts of water, fruits, and vegetables; and a gorgeous format in which you can write down your goals and feelings each day for three months. Using the journal regularly will help you stay on track and keep motivated to change your body and your life.

Walker is a 5-time Emmy Award-winning hairstylist for The Oprah Winfrey Show, and has the solutions to your hair problems. His philosophy about hair: it should be healthy, fit your lifestyle &, above all, be easy to manage every day. All hair falls into 1 of 4 categories, and once you find your own hair type, you can make your hair look its best all the time. Andre will fill you in on the dos and don''ts of hair care and help you determine the best look for your lifestyle. He even celebrates the beauty of gray hair with advice on how to create a well-cut, healthy head of gorgeous silver. Hundreds of color and B&W photos, and a foreword by Oprah Winfrey.

Dit gedicht werd door de schrijfster Amanda Gorman op 20 januari 2021 bij de inauguratie van de 46e president van de Verenigde Staten van Amerika, Joe Biden, voorgedragen.