Oprah: A Biography by Kitty Kelley
The first complete portrait of one of the most influential, powerful, and admired public figures of our time - the international talk show queen revealed as never before.
Based on three years of research and reporting as well as 850 interviews with sources, many of whom have never before spoken for publication, Oprah is the first comprehensive biography of one of the most influential, powerful, and admired public figures of our time, by the most widely read biographer of our era. Anyone who is a fan of Oprah Winfrey or who has followed her extraordinary life and career will be fascinated and newly informed by the closely observed, detailed, and well-rounded portrait of her provided by Kitty Kelley's exhaustively researched book. Readers will come away with a greater appreciation of who Oprah really is beyond her public persona and a fuller understanding of her important place in American cultural history.
About the Author
Kitty Kelley is the bestselling author of biographies about Jacqueline Onassis, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Reagan, the British Royal Family and the Bush family. Among the awards that Kitty Kelley has been honoured with by her professional peers are the Outstanding Author Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors for her 'courageous writing on popular culture', the Philip M. Stern Award for her 'outstanding service to writers and the writing profession', the Medal of Merit from the Lotos Club in New York City, and the 2005 PEN Oakland Literary Censorship Award. She has also been selected as a member of Vanity Fair magazine's Hall of Fame. Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, People, Ladies' Home Journal, McCall's, the Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune.
Format: Paperback | 544 pages
Dimensions (cm): 23.2 x 15.3 x 3.8 | 736g
Publication Date: 01 Apr 2010
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publication City/Country: Crows Nest, Australia
Language: English
Illustrations note: illustrations
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 1741759617
ISBN13: 9781741759617
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Some minor damage to the cover including creasing, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with very minimal creasing but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.