Oprah is one of the most prolific world media personalities today who touches the hearts of everyone she interacts with. She is not only a media star but is also a writer, philanthropist, actor, and producer. Born as Oprah Gail Winfrey in rural Mississippi, Oprah is best known for "The Oprah Winfrey Show," in which she interviews prominent personalities with her own personal style of interviewing. She is also the first African-American millionaire and has a true rags-to-riches story. But that is not all that can be said about her. Oprah Winfrey has written and co-authored many books that can be an excellent addition to your reading list. Here are five of the best books of Oprah Winfrey you should read today:
1. What Happened to You?
A book on trauma, resilience, and healing, this book is written by Oprah in collaboration with Renowned trauma expert Dr. Bruce Perry. This is a known fact that Oprah was abused as a child, and in this book, she reveals many of those traumatic memories for the first time.
The book focuses on personal experiences of trauma and aims to shift the perspective from a victim to a survivor. It has been a New York Times bestseller ever since its release and helps heal the readers from their own trauma and change their lives for the better. Dr. Bruce Perry shares the adversities people face when they encounter trauma and why people act a certain way if they have gone through such experiences.
2. What I know for Sure
A collection of some of her most popular essays from The Oprah magazine, this book is very candid and shares personal moments from Oprah's life. The book focuses on life lessons and how to create the best opportunity out of a bad situation. Throughout the book, what shines is Oprah's way of dealing with the most challenging problems life throws at her and the inspiring stories of her resilience.
The book derives its name from the column Oprah used to write for her magazine across the span of 14 years. She has picked her best essays and revised them for her readers in this masterpiece book.
There are 8 chapters in the book which follow various themes like joy, gratitude, connection, resilience, power, possibility, awe, and clarity. They guide you and allow you to redirect your life using real-life experiences.
3. The Wisdom of Sundays
Based on Oprah's show "The Super Soul Sunday," this book contains an inspiring collection of insights shared by world leaders featured on the show. It is a lavish book with breathtaking photographs that make reading it a very engaging experience. This book is divided into 10 chapters.
Each chapter starts with an essay written by Oprah herself. World leaders and personalities like Shonda Rhimes, Wayne Dyer, Elizabeth Gilbert, etc., share their spiritual experiences on healing, forgiveness, love, mindfulness, intention, etc., in this book.
All the episodes of the show (The Super Soul Sunday) are filmed on Oprah's own private property, so the book shares some beautiful images of her personal life as well. The Wisdom of Sundays is a timeless classic that takes you on a captivating journey of healing and upliftment every time you pick it up.
4. The Path Made Clear
Featuring a young Oprah walking through the wilderness, this book contains anecdotes and life lessons to guide you in the direction of your life. It has short essays drawing from personal experiences of Oprah and offers wisdom from her unique point of view. There is no one who knows how to transform their life more than Oprah as she rose from her traumatic past to a glorious present.
This book can be read and re-read several times, and even then, you will still find something new to learn from Oprah's life experiences.
There are instances that show the human side of Oprah and how she handled negative comments about her work or personality that help the readers relate to her warm and kind nature.
5. Food, Health, and Happiness
When we see a celebrity like Oprah, all we see is how perfect her life is, but that is never the case. Oprah struggled with her weight for quite a long time and has had a complicated relationship with food. This book contains recipes prepared by famous celebrity chefs alongside Oprah's personal notes on how these recipes helped her overcome her struggle with food.
The recipes include value points, too, if you are on weight watchers, so all the recipes are quite healthy and can be enjoyed guilt-free.
These recipes are definitely doable, and the book is designed with so much love that it can be seen in the photographs.
A unique aspect of this book is that the recipes range from simple home cooking recipes to elaborate fancy spreads. So, whether you're eating alone or have several guests and want to make something special yet healthy, you will always find a healthy recipe that suits the moment.
Oprah's interviews are not the only ones that earned her raving fans and hardcore supporters. The books written by her in her book club are also loved by people across the world. All these books are timeless, so they can be read and re-read when you feel like life is pulling you down and need some motivation. Her style of writing is not very preachy but has personal anecdotes that make the reader connect to her quickly. We hope this book guide on Oprah helped you make up your mind to choose the next book for your book collection.
