books recommended by Oprah Winfrey

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.

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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books recommended by Oprah Winfrey

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The Four Agreements

The Four Agreements

Don Miguel Ruiz

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Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

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Becoming

Becoming

Michelle Obama

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To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

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A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

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One Hundred Years of Solitude

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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East of Eden

East of Eden

John Steinbeck

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The Road

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

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Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon

Toni Morrison

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Wild

Wild

Cheryl Strayed

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A Fine Balance

A Fine Balance

Rohinton Mistry

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An American Marriage

An American Marriage

Tayari Jones

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Sula

Sula

Toni Morrison

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The Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead

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A New Earth

A New Earth

Eckhart Tolle

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The Corrections

The Corrections

Jonathan Franzen

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Light in August

Light in August

William Faulkner

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Love in the Time of Cholera

Love in the Time of Cholera

Gabriel García Márquez

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Love Warrior

Love Warrior

Glennon Doyle

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The Bluest Eye

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

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The Sound and the Fury

The Sound and the Fury

William Faulkner

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The Seat of the Soul

The Seat of the Soul

Gary Zukav

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Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Charles Dickens

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As I Lay Dying

As I Lay Dying

William Faulkner

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Cry, the Beloved Country

Cry, the Beloved Country

Alan Paton

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Freedom

Freedom

Jonathan Franzen

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I Know This Much Is True

I Know This Much Is True

Wally Lamb

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Middlesex

Middlesex

Jeffrey Eugenides

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She's Come Undone

She's Come Undone

Wally Lamb

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The Good Earth

The Good Earth

Pearl S. Buck

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The Tiger's Wife

The Tiger's Wife

Téa Obreht

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While I Was Gone

While I Was Gone

Sue Miller

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After Visiting with Friends

After Visiting with Friends

Michael Haney

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There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé

There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé

Morgan Parker

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All That You Leave Behind

All That You Leave Behind

Erin Lee Carr

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Devotions

Devotions

Mary Oliver

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A Lesson Before Dying

A Lesson Before Dying

Ernest J. Gaines

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A Map of the World

A Map of the World

Jane Hamilton

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A Million Little Pieces

A Million Little Pieces

James Frey

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A Virtuous Woman

A Virtuous Woman

Kaye Gibbons

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Back Roads

Back Roads

Tawni O'Dell

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Behold the Dreamers

Behold the Dreamers

Imbolo Mbue

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Black and Blue

Black and Blue

Anna Quindlen

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Breath, Eyes, Memory

Breath, Eyes, Memory

Edwidge Danticat

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Cane River

Cane River

Lalita Tademy

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Daughter of Fortune

Daughter of Fortune

Isabel Allende

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Drowning Ruth

Drowning Ruth

Christina Schwarz

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Ellen Foster

Ellen Foster

Kaye Gibbons

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Fall On Your Knees

Fall On Your Knees

Ann-Marie MacDonald

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Gap Creek

Gap Creek

Robert Morgan

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Here on Earth

Here on Earth

Alice Hoffman

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House of Sand and Fog

House of Sand and Fog

Andre Dubus III

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Icy Sparks

Icy Sparks

Gwyn Hyman Rubio

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Jewel

Jewel

Bret Lott

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Midwives

Midwives

Chris Bohjalian

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Mother of Pearl

Mother of Pearl

Melinda Haynes

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Night

Night

Elie Wiesel

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Olive, Again

Olive, Again

Elizabeth Strout

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Open House

Open House

Elizabeth Berg

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Paradise

Paradise

Toni Morrison

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Rapture of Canaan

Rapture of Canaan

Sheri Reynolds

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River, Cross My Heart

River, Cross My Heart

Breena Clarke

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Ruby

Ruby

Cynthia Bond

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Say You're One of Them

Say You're One of Them

Uwem Akpan

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Songs in Ordinary Time

Songs in Ordinary Time

Mary McGarry Morris

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Stolen Lives

Stolen Lives

Malika Oufkir

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Stones from the River

Stones from the River

Ursula Hegi

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Tara Road

Tara Road

Maeve Binchy

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The Best Way to Play

The Best Way to Play

Bill Cosby

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The Book of Ruth

The Book of Ruth

Jane Hamilton

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The Deep End of the Ocean

The Deep End of the Ocean

Jacquelyn Mitchard

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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

Carson McCullers

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The Heart of a Woman

The Heart of a Woman

Maya Angelou

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The Invention of Wings

The Invention of Wings

Sue Monk Kidd

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The Measure of a Man

The Measure of a Man

Sidney Poitier

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The Pillars of the Earth

The Pillars of the Earth

Ken Follett

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The Pilot's Wife

The Pilot's Wife

Anita Shreve

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The Poisonwood Bible

The Poisonwood Bible

Barbara Kingsolver

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The Reader

The Reader

Bernhard Schlink

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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

David Wroblewski

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The Sun Does Shine

The Sun Does Shine

Anthony Ray Hinton

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The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

Ayana Mathis

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The Water Dancer

The Water Dancer

Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Vinegar Hill

Vinegar Hill

A. Manette Ansay

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We Were the Mulvaneys

We Were the Mulvaneys

Joyce Carol Oates

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What Looks Like Crazy On an Ordinary Day

What Looks Like Crazy On an Ordinary Day

Pearl Cleage

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Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is

Billie Letts

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White Oleander

White Oleander

Janet Fitch

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What I Know For Sure

What I Know For Sure

Oprah Winfrey

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The Path Made Clear

The Path Made Clear

Oprah Winfrey

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