• What I Know for Sure

  • By: Oprah Winfrey
  • Narrated by: Oprah Winfrey
  • Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (10,396 ratings)

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What I Know for Sure

By: Oprah Winfrey
Narrated by: Oprah Winfrey
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Audie Award, Personal Development, 2015

After film critic Gene Siskel asked her, "What do you know for sure?" Oprah Winfrey began writing the "What I Know for Sure" column in O, The Oprah Magazine. Saying that the question offered her a way to take "stock of her life", Oprah has penned one column a month over the last 14 years, years in which she retired The Oprah Winfrey Show (the highest-rated program of its kind in history), launched her own television network, became America's only black billionaire, was awarded an honorary degree from Harvard University and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, watched friends and colleagues come and go, lost beloved pets and adopted new ones, and celebrated milestone birthdays. Throughout it all, she's continued to offer her profound and inspiring words of wisdom in her "What I Know for Sure" column in O, The Oprah Magazine.

Now, for the first time, these thoughtful gems have been revised, updated, and collected in What I Know for Sure, a beautiful book packed with insight and revelation from Oprah Winfrey. Organized by theme - joy, resilience, connection, gratitude, possibility, awe, clarity, and power - these essays offer a rare and powerful glimpse into the mind of one of the world's most extraordinary women. Candid, moving, exhilarating, uplifting, and dynamic, the words Oprah shares in What I Know for Sure shimmer with the sort of wisdom and truth that listeners will turn to again and again.

©2014 Oprah Winfrey (P)2014 Macmillan Audio

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Motivational!

I find myself coming back to this audiobook every couple of months. its not just something you enjoy once. Oprah is. great narrator and having her voice brings an added authenticity and power to the words. this book is a reminder on what is important in life. it always leaves me feeling good about life and myself.

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Wonderful Inspiration , thanks Oprah

I'm so thankful I listened to this book and I'm sure I will share it with others.

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So good!

This I know for sure...Oprah is one of the most amazing people ever born and receives exactly what she puts out in the universe...love, kindness, abundance and mercy. Please read this book. All the lessons you need to live abundantly are here. Really if I didn't love books so much this could be the only book I need for my life! -Rev John

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Nourishing soul food!

A must read, a must share book of wisdom and truths. These words will give you life! Thank you Oprah for sharing and being an extension of GOD's love and light. #ToGODbeTheGlory

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Insightful

This gives you a broader outlook on life. things that you know but just don't act on.

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excellent book!!!

loved it, excellent source of self awareness, guidance and finding your inner peace. Oprah is narrative is excellent.

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Changed me.

This book is transformative. It’s made me think about life in such a broader way.

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Great book inspiring message a true humanitarian.

Great book, inspiring message, and a true humanitarian
Oprah spreads love, inspiration and a belief system we all should participate in

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Wonderful

Inspiring. Kind. Transparency this book was all of those. Thank you Ophra, for sharing yourself with the world.

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Nothing Better Than Hearing From a Master

What made the experience of listening to What I Know for Sure the most enjoyable?

So much to be said of the fact that Oprah is telling her own story, using her own experiences to make the point. The stories are so human that they are easy to relate to.

What was one of the most memorable moments of What I Know for Sure?

I love the story of how she came to Chicago, her thoughts about what made it a right move for her, and how her previous experience led to this point. I was making a similar transition in my life at the time and her experiences resonated with me.

Have you listened to any of Oprah Winfrey’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No I have not. but I will look for others because this was excellent!

Any additional comments?

I started the book by reading the physical copy because it was a gift. I was wearing my highlighter out. When I found it on audible, i was even more excited because I knew that I would heard the story from the woman herself. that just did it for me and it was an over the top sort of experience.

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