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Oprah Winfreybook recommendations

Oprah Winfrey is an American media executive, actress, talk show host, television producer, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from Chicago, which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history.

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Oprah Winfrey on Freedom
"It’s got everything—sex and love, even rock n’ roll, and everything you want in a book."

Oprah Winfrey on Open House
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on Mother of Pearl
"That, my dear, is called reading."

Oprah Winfrey on River, Cross My Heart
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on Here on Earth
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on Songs in Ordinary Time
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on The Sound and the Fury
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on Cry, the Beloved Country
"Captures the very essence of South Africa in transition from a rural, tribal nation of spiritual heritage to a modern country of big cities, violence and upheaval."

Oprah Winfrey on Where the Heart Is
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on Breath, Eyes, Memory
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on Cane River
"[Opens] the door for a lot of people who want to trace their own roots or look at what their heritage, what that legacy has meant for them."

Oprah Winfrey on Song of Solomon
"Fills me with admiration and awe."

Oprah Winfrey on The Heart of a Woman
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on The Measure of a Man
"A beautifully crafted book, written like poetry."

Oprah Winfrey on Caste
"Shows us how to rebuild a world in which all are truly equal and free."

Oprah Winfrey on A Map of the World
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on Stones from the River
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on Back Roads
"Raw."

Oprah Winfrey on The Pilot's Wife
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on Drowning Ruth
"It will drive you crazy with suspense. I loved it, loved it, loved it; I stayed up all night reading it."

Oprah Winfrey on The Corrections
"A grandly entertaining novel for the new century."

Oprah Winfrey on Love Warrior
"I read it as a testament to the power of vulnerability."

Oprah Winfrey on Anna Karenina
"[The author] weaves an extravagant web."

Oprah Winfrey on Rapture of Canaan
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on Vinegar Hill
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on The Poisonwood Bible
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on The Best Way to Play
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on Great Expectations
"You get something new every time."

Oprah Winfrey on The Bluest Eye
"One of the things [the author is] able to do in this book is [to let] people know that they are not alone."

Oprah Winfrey on The Deep End of the Ocean
"An intense tale that really is a mother's worst nightmare."

Oprah Winfrey on White Oleander
"Page after page, I fell in love with a story that deeply moved me."

Oprah Winfrey on Love in the Time of Cholera
"One of the greatest love stories I have ever read."

Oprah Winfrey on The Good Earth
"[The author's words] evoke the simple beauty of the characters and the harsh mystery of China's ancient culture."

Oprah Winfrey on Wild
"About the difference between deciding to do something and really having to do it."

Oprah Winfrey on Sula
"There would have been no Oprah's Book Club if this woman had chosen not to share her love of words with the world."

Oprah Winfrey on A Lesson Before Dying
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
"The book I love so much—recommended to me by Julia [Roberts]."

Oprah Winfrey on The Underground Railroad
"Every now and then a book comes along that reaches the marrow of your bones, settles in, and stays forever. This is one."

Oprah Winfrey on Lean In
"Honest and brave... The new manifesto for women in the workplace."

Oprah Winfrey on The Pillars of the Earth
"Nobody who reads it—looks at a church or a cathedral the same."

Oprah Winfrey on Ruby
"I have never been more excited about a find."

Oprah Winfrey on East of Eden
"So rich and full of drama you won't be able to turn the pages fast enough!"

Oprah Winfrey on A Virtuous Woman
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on The Book of Ruth
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on Black and Blue
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on Say You're One of Them
"Masterfully both captures the innocence and the horror of the unimaginable events these children witness."

Oprah Winfrey on Strength in Stillness
"I am one-thousand percent better when I do it. Meditation Bob: He’s got it!"

Oprah Winfrey on House of Sand and Fog
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on She's Come Undone
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on Stolen Lives
"People read [this book] and they are changed by it—enlightened by it—opened up by it."

Oprah Winfrey on Deacon King Kong
"Reminds us that when we come together as a community in compassion and empathy, our love triumphs."

Oprah Winfrey on To Kill a Mockingbird
"I remember starting it and just devouring it, not being able to get enough of it, because I fell in love with Scout."

Oprah Winfrey on A Million Little Pieces
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on What Looks Like Crazy On an Ordinary Day
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on Fall On Your Knees
"What a wild ride. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough."

Oprah Winfrey on The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
"I think that this is right up there with the greatest American novels ever written."

Oprah Winfrey on Jewel
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on Gap Creek
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on Night
"Required reading for all of humanity."

Oprah Winfrey on We Were the Mulvaneys
"I read this book over a year ago, but this family still haunts me."

Oprah Winfrey on The Road
"Unlike any book I have chosen."

Oprah Winfrey on The Invention of Wings
"It is impossible to read this book and not come away thinking differently about our status as women."

Oprah Winfrey on While I Was Gone
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on A Fine Balance
"I've never encountered pages that took me so far, and removed me from my own way of life and way of thinking the way [this book] did."

Oprah Winfrey on Light in August
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on Middlesex
"I promise it will grab you from the first sentence."

Oprah Winfrey on Ellen Foster
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on One Hundred Years of Solitude
"As steamy, dense and sensual as the jungle that surrounds the surreal town of Macondo!"

Oprah Winfrey on Icy Sparks
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
"So astonishing, it left me speechless."

Oprah Winfrey on As I Lay Dying
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on The Reader
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on A Tale of Two Cities
"Such a beautiful book. I love this book."

Oprah Winfrey on Midwives
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on Tara Road
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

Oprah Winfrey on I Know This Much Is True
"It’s not just a book, it’s a life experience."

Oprah Winfrey on Paradise
"Worth waiting for."

Oprah Winfrey on Daughter of Fortune
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club."

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