Oprah Winfrey

Author: (USA) Lucia Raatmah
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Oprah Winfrey is a renowned talk show host in the United States, born in 1954 along the Mississippi River. She was born to an unmarried mother and faced difficult early years. At the age of 33, she became the queen of talk shows, and by 48, she became a billionaire. Oprah's life journey is a miracle. Her magazine O sold 1.6 million copies in its first issue; her outstanding performance in the film The Color Purple earned her an Academy Award. However, her greatest influence comes from her talk show. When Oprah speaks, her audience—about 14 million people daily—listens attentively. Any book chosen by her for the Oprah's Book Club immediately becomes a bestseller. When she launched "The World's Largest Change Jar," people across the United States donated spare change, raising over $10 million to help impoverished students attend college. More than ten years ago, her show had already become the most popular talk show in the United States. At that time, Oprah said, "My mission is to use this position, power, and money to create opportunities for others." Today, she has fulfilled her promise.
Author Bio: Lucia Raatmah has written a wide range of books for children and young adults. Her books include Libraries and How Books Are Made; an eight-book general safety series and a four-book fire safety series; a fourteen-title character education series; and several titles for CompassPoint Books. She has also written career biographies of Maya Angelou, Bill Gates, Charles Lindbergh, and Laura Ingalls Wilder for the Ferguson Career Biographies service.