Peak Performer Profile: Oprah Winfrey

www.oprah.com: Website for the Oprah Winfrey Show and O Magazine, including Oprah’s Book Club.

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According to Oprah Winfrey, “Books gave me the idea there was a life beyond my poor Mississippi home.” At www.oprah.com, you will find not only books recommended by Oprah’s Book Club, but also Oprah’s personal favorites and reasons they had an impact on her. (Click on “Oprah.com” and click on “Oprah’s Book Club.”) Also included are recommended books for children of all ages. Think about books you have read, either in school or on your own, that affected you and in what ways. Consider creating your own list of personal favorites. (Note that you must register on the web site if you want to become an active member in Oprah’s Book Club. Many features and book recommendations, however, are not password protected.)