• What I Know for Sure

  • By: Oprah Winfrey
  • Narrated by: Oprah Winfrey
  • Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (10,399 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

Featured Article: 45+ Quotes to Help You Make Peace with—and Take Charge of—Change


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Oprah does it again

Oprah reads books so beautifully. It's light-hearted and has some excellent messages. Thoroughly enjoyed. thank you Oprah.

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Best time spent hanging on to her every word

Who did you love? Whose life did you touch? Who loved you back that's what really matters ... a transformation of conciouness I simply am my a ha moment

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great over. short and quick listen.

Loved that it was narrated by Oprah. each chapter contains great biggest of tried and true wisdom

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Beautiful

sometimes it's so nice to hear just what we need to hear and need a little inspiration

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Excellent read!

Oprah needs a sequel to this book! I enjoyed listening to her thoughts and words regarding the human spirit.

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love love love this book

Inspiring and clarified my soul and spirit thank you thank you thank you love m

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Profoundly simple. Lovely.

From beginning to end, a truly lovely book. I ended up purchasing the hard copy for future reference.

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Highly recommended

This was a poingnant look into how many persons should know but havent defined in their lives. Totally felt like she was speaking directly to me. When I had to put it down, couldnt wait to get back to it...Made me laugh, made me tear up, made me think.

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Good but not great

I picked this book up because I learned Oprah and I share the exact same personality profile. It was very insightful and I loved that she was the narrator however it jumped from one lesson to another. Wish it could have been organized into more of a story than a collage.

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I love it

oprah again gives insight and inspiration. there are aah ha moments and heart warming instances. I got my journal out to take notes and answer some of the questions proposed to and for myself

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