Succeed Like Oprah: from Troubled Teen to Media Queen

Oprah Winfrey is a well-known figure in the United States, a charming girl who has touched the hearts of hundreds of millions of people, and a legendary and controversial black American woman. She was born in a remote town in Mississippi, USA. With her extraordinary personal charm, she stood out in talk TV shows and won the love of hundreds of millions of TV viewers in the United States and around the world. She is not only a famous TV host, entertainment star, and business woman, but also a charity activist. She is "the most convenient and honest psychiatrist in the United States" and a billionaire in the United States. In the 2003 Forbes list of the world's 100 richest people, Oprah ranked first among black billionaires in the United States. Some people call her success the "Oprah phenomenon." So, what is so attractive about her? Why does success always follow her? As a black child, after suffering a tragic childhood of sexual abuse, how did Oprah break down the barriers of social discrimination, digest her own complex emotions, and achieve unprecedented success in the television industry? How did a girl who grew up in a neighborhood full of violence and crime build her own media empire and become an icon of an era after enduring a tragic childhood of family division, poverty, and even rape? What kind of private and legendary truth lies behind her successful life? This book gives a very complete introduction to Oprah's transformation process from a troubled girl to a media queen. Some classic stories are very inspiring.