The Uncommon Wisdom Of Oprah Winfrey: A Portrait in Her Own Words (Unauthorized) (Hardcover)

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 290 pages
• Publisher: Citadel; 1st ptg edition (June 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559724196
• ISBN-13: 978-1559724197
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #505,784 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A chronology of quotations, August 23, 1998

By A Customer

While this is a very interesting and well researched book on Oprah, keep in mind that it is an unauthorized biography. This book is basically a chronology of Oprah's life, and Adler does a decent job of stringing her quotes into a coherent history. A nice bonus is the section of short quotes on a wide variety of subjects. If you love Oprah, you'll probably love this book!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Her own words as expressed verbally and through writing!, June 17, 2005

By	Chap Gmunderson (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

I purchased this book expecting to bathe in the luxury of Oprah's soothing whirlpool bath of motivational language, and I was not disappointed! I come to Operah through my long and growing interest in Dr. Phil, her advisor and close personal muse, and I was right in thinking that the acorn doesn't fall far from the original acorn. While Phil (Dr.) concentrates on homespun advice about how to be more like him (not tall, but living a good life, I mean), Oprah talks about motivational talking and finding your "spirit place", and although her "spirit place" often involves a separate home in the woods with waterfalls and a brook passing through the living room, you can get the same effect in a tent with a small fan or other noisy machine (one time I just left my car running and that seemed to do the trick - make sure your garage door isn't closed though!). I only give this book 3 stars because apparantly Oprah did not make this book herself but rather people followed her around and wrote everything down that she said without her noticing or hearing them. Still, though, it gives off her magic and essence, and is therefore worthy of your attention. Huzzah!

13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars An unauthorized book of Oprah Winfrey quotes., August 13, 1998

By A Customer

Bill Adler has taken past interviews, articles, and speeches of Oprah Winfrey and complied _his list_ of her best quotations. It's an unauthorized book - meaning Oprah didn't write it nor was she involved in the production. Some quotations show the source of information with a date and some don't -- which makes it a bit disappointing not to have the history or context pertaining to the quote. If you have an extensive Oprah collection, you'll want this book just to say you have everything, otherwise there are many other good Oprah biographies available.