Oprah's Book Club
| 1996 | |
|---|---|
| The Deep End of the Ocean | Jacquelyn Mitchard |
| Song of Solomon | Toni Morrison |
| The Book of Ruth | Jane Hamilton |
| She's Come Undone | Wally Lamb |
| 2002 | |
|---|---|
| Fall on Your Knees | Ann-Marie MacDonald |
| Sula | Toni Morrison |
| 2003 | |
|---|---|
| East of Eden | John Steinbeck |
| Cry, The Beloved Country | Alan Paton |
| 2004 | |
|---|---|
| One Hundred Years of Solitude | Gabriel Garcˆ‚a Mˆ°rquez |
| The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter | Carson McCullers |
| Anna Karenina | Leo Tolstoy |
| The Good Earth | Pearl S. Buck |
| 2005 | |
|---|---|
| The Sound and the Fury,
As I Lay Dying, Light in August |
William Faulkner |
| A Million Little Pieces | James Frey |
| 2006 | |
|---|---|
| Night | Elie Wiesel |
| 2008 | |
|---|---|
| A New Earth | Eckhart Tolle |
How Oprah chooses her books
In 1983, Winfrey relocated to Chicago to host WLS-TV's low-rated half-hour morning talk-show, AM Chicago. The first episode aired on January 2, 1984. Within months after Winfrey took over, the show went from last place in the ratings to overtaking Donahue as the highest rated talk show in Chicago. It was renamed The Oprah Winfrey Show, expanded to a full hour, and broadcast nationally beginning September 8, 1986. On her 20th anniversary show, Oprah revealed that movie critic Roger Ebert was the one who persuaded her to sign a syndication deal with King World. Ebert predicted that she would generate 40 times as much revenue as his television show, At the Movies. Already having surpassed Donahue in the local market, Winfrey's syndicated show quickly doubled his national audience, displacing Donahue as the number one day-time talk show in America. Their much publicized contest was the subject of enormous scrutiny.
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During a lawsuit against Winfrey (see Influence), she hired Dr. Phil McGraw's company Courtroom Sciences, Inc. to help her analyze and read the jury. Dr. Phil made such an impression on Winfrey that she invited him to appear on her show. He accepted the invitation and was a resounding success. McGraw appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show for several years before launching his own show, Dr. Phil, in 2002, which was created by Winfrey's production company, Harpo Productions in partnership with Paramount which produced the show.
Winfrey recently made a deal to extend her show until the 2010’Äì2011 season, by which time it will have been on the air for twenty-five years. She plans to host 140 episodes per season, until her final season, when it will return to its current number, 130.[1]
The 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Concert was hosted by Oprah and Tom Cruise. There were musical performances by Cyndi Lauper, Andrea Bocelli, Joss Stone, Chris Botti, Diana Krall, Tony Bennett and others. The concert was broadcasted in the United States on December 23, 2004, by E!.
As well as hosting and appearing on television shows, Winfrey co-founded the women's cable television network Oxygen. She is also the president of Harpo Productions (Oprah spelled backwards).
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The 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Concert was hosted by Oprah and Tom Cruise. There were musical performances by Cyndi Lauper, Andrea Bocelli, Joss Stone, Chris Botti, Diana Krall, Tony Bennett and others. The concert was broadcasted in the United States on December 23, 2004, by E!.
As well as hosting and appearing on television shows, Winfrey co-founded the women's cable television network Oxygen. She is also the president of Harpo Productions (Oprah spelled backwards).