Oprah Winfrey and the Glamour of Misery

Oprah Winfrey and the Glamour of Misery
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 326
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ISBN-10 : 0231118120
ISBN-13 : 9780231118125
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Book Synopsis Oprah Winfrey and the Glamour of Misery by : Eva Illouz

Download or read book Oprah Winfrey and the Glamour of Misery written by Eva Illouz and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oprah Winfrey is an unprecedented and important cultural phenomenon. This book aims to understand the reasons for her spectacular success and visibility. Based on nearly one hundred show transcripts; a year and a half of watching the show regularly; and analysis of magazine articles, several biographies, O Magazine, Oprah Book Club novels, self-help manuals promoted on the show, and hundreds of messages on the Oprah Winfrey Web site, it takes the Oprah industry seriously in order to ask fundamental questions about how culture works today.


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