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Oprahs Book Club

The Failure of Filters -- Why We're Getting Dumber by the Hour

Gerald Sindell | Posted 11.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Bertelsmann, Book Clubs, Scouts, Oprah, Filters, W.H. Auden, Jacques Barzun, Book Reviews, Finland, Oprah's Book Club, Lionel Trilling, Readers' Subscription, Stravinsky, Media News
Gerald Sindell

The expectation that most of the audience would rush out and purchase the book, as Oprah's audience does today, was not there. With a good book reviewer, you didn't need to do any page turning yourself.

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"Say You're One Of Them": Uwem Akpan Is Oprah's New Book Pick

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 11.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Oprah Book Pick, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah's Book Club, Say You're One of Them, Oprah Book Club, Books, Media News

CHICAGO — Oprah Winfrey has blessed the book world's eternal underdog: the short story. Publishing's surest hitmaker announced Friday that her ...

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A Role for Oprah in the Obama Administration?

Megan Harris | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Meet the Press, Oprah Winfrey, Face the Nation, This Week, Oprah, Hillary Clinton, Oprah's Book Club, Healthcare, Fox News Sunday, Barack Obama, Chris Matthews, Financial Crisis, President Elect Obama, White House, Politics News
Megan Harris

She has succeeded in getting millions of Americans to read. Now she will attempt to transform many of her viewers into political junkies.

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Kindle User Defends E-Book Reader, Makes Suggestions To Amazon

Seth Godin | Posted 06.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Kindle Upgrades, Books Are Not Dead, Kindle for Women, Kindle Features, Kindle E-Book, Kindle, Oprah Books, E-Books, Books for Women, Sustainable Publishing, Oprah's Book Club, Paperless Publishing, Green Publishing, Technology for Women, Kindle Review, Print Is Dead, Amazon, Business News

Might be of interest to investors, readers, writers, designers, marketers, etc. Or not... Two months ago, I got a Kindle. It's a fascinating device, ...

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Oprah Selects Ken Follett Book For Book Club

AP | Hillel Italie | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Ken Follett, Oprah's Book Club, Oprah, Ken Follett the Pillars of the Earth, The Pillars of the Earth, Media News

Oprah Winfrey went for the big time Wednesday with her latest book club pick, choosing Ken Follett's 973-page "The Pillars of the Earth," an announcem...

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Oprah Names "Cholera" As Next Book Club Pick

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Love in the Time of Cholera, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah's Book Club, Media News

Oprah Winfrey has picked "Love in the Time of Cholera," the epic love story by Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez, as her next book club selection....

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