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  • What I Know for Sure

  • Tenth Anniversary Edition
  • By: Oprah Winfrey
  • Narrated by: Oprah Winfrey
  • Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (41 ratings)

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What I Know for Sure

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"Winfrey’s warm, familiar voice makes each personal story powerful and entertaining. Her narration adds authenticity to the underlying teachings on the importance of spirit and love. Every lesson is presented with affection and touches the listener with its significance."—AudioFile

This program is read by the author.

In this updated edition of the bestseller that launched Flatiron's list ten years ago, Oprah shares what she has come to know for sure in the last decade.

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 fourteen 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, 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 audiobook 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.

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.

©2014 Oprah Winfrey (P)2024 Macmillan Audio

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“Winfrey's warm, familiar voice makes each personal story powerful and entertaining. Her narration adds authenticity to the underlying teachings on the importance of spirit and love.”—AudioFile Magazine

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Must listen!

Beautifully written! Oprah’s narration is so magical to the point it makes you wonder how 5 hours went by so fast! Thank you Oprah! 💕💕💕

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Honest and open sharing on number of life challenges that are relatable

Wealth of advice on all important aspects of life. No matter where you are in your life journey and what questions or challenges you are facing - this book will come handy and provide that guiding voice that you internally might be asking for.

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everything

Not sure why I bought this version, because I do have the other version, which is fantastic. But although I have the other version, listening to this again was well worth the money has been for it.. again. I absolutely love Oprah's voice it is so soothing, exactly what I need to hear when listening to a book of this type. allowed me to reconnect with things that we tend to take for granted. My favorite chapter is the chapter on gratitude, it just makes me so happy and grateful to have listened again!! Thank you Oprah, for always inspiring me through your books!

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Oprah’s relatableness

This is authentic, warm and relatable, impactful and inspiring. Oprah’s transparency about her life and experiences is what really stood out.

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Inspirational and Captivating

I loved every minute of this book, in which Oprah blesses us with her wisdom, humor, and beautiful outlook on life. I, and I'm certain, many others resonate deeply with the topics discussed in 'What I Know For Sure.'

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A pure heart.

I like how a simple person, using the gift God bless them with can change the world. Thank you.

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Soothing narration and great stories

Oprah’s connection with Spirit comes through beautifully. She is inspiring and optimistic about our future while also acknowledging the suffering present in the world.

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What We All Know For Sure… because we do!

This is a refreshing listen. It resonates so strongly the importance of our spirit and mind and knowing when to listen to ourselves. Pay attention to your inner voice. Love yourself first the way you want others to love you. It’s important to give yourself grace. I learned that when my mom died and I didn’t know what to do with myself or my time because I was always on a schedule lovingly taking care of her. When she died, my life schedule died. That I know for sure. It lends itself to what I now know for sure, that our lives cannot be one focused, it can be and should be multi-focused…with purpose and direction. This book brings all of this together. Great job!

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It’s good listening for everyone

If you need some good positivity this is a wonderful read. Everyone can take something from this book!

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best ever

love the audio book, wise and refreshing, highly recommended for everyone who needs life advice

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