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Oprah Winfrey's Book Recommendations

Oprah Winfrey's Book Recommendations

Recommended Blinks from the inspirational icon and media queen

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No one does inspiration like Oprah Winfrey—especially when it comes to books! A bestselling nonfiction author in her own right, Oprah also launched a book club on a global scale that has brought the titles that inspire her to the masses. This collection covers her recommendations on a range of topics from race to spirituality, and everything in between!

Oprah Winfrey's Book Recommendations

Recommended Blinks from the inspirational icon and media queen

Unbound
Unbound
Tarana Burke
My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement
30 min4.5
Your Money Or Your Life
Your Money Or Your Life
Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez
9 Steps to Achieving Financial Independence
26 min4.2
Caste
Caste
Isabel Wilkerson
The Origins of Our Discontents
28 min4.5
The Soul of America
The Soul of America
Jon Meacham
The Battle for Our Better Angels
26 min4.2
The Power of Now
The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle
A guide to spiritual enlightenment
19 min4.4
Becoming
Becoming
Michelle Obama
Teaser: The intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States
36 min4.4
Hidden Valley Road
Hidden Valley Road
Robert Kolker
Inside the Mind of an American Family
31 min4.3
Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates
The 2015 National Book Award Winner is a deep look at being black in America today
19 min4.3
The Sun Does Shine
The Sun Does Shine
Anthony Ray Hinton, Lara Love Hardin
How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row
29 min4.9
A New Earth
A New Earth
Eckhart Tolle
Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
13 min4.3
Will
Will
Will Smith
Inspiring Observations and Life Lessons
24 min3.8
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
Emmanuel Acho
Teaser: An introduction to race and race-related issues in America
26 min4.2

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