When we asked Oprah to pick the 10 books she's read in the past decade that have mattered to her most, she was momentarily stumped. For someone who describes herself as --inspired, challenged, and sustained by books, it was almost impossible for Oprah to stay within our limit of 10. Still, she offered up the following, but she emphasized that it was only a sampler of delightful titles that have also managed to teach her -- and all of us -- a few things. 

1. Discover the Power Within You 

By Eric Butterworth 

256 pages; Harper One 

Advice from the internationally known spiritual teacher. 

2. A New Earth 

By Eckhart Tolle 

316 pages; Plume 

There's a reason Oprah picked this for her Book Club in 2008 -- and that she gave audience members Post-it pens along with their copies.So much wisdom, so little time! A real-life guide to living your best life. 

3. The Poisonwood Bible 

By Barbara Kingsolver 

576 pages; Harper Perennial 

This novel is about a family involved in the political trouble of postcolonial Africa. It established Kingsolver as one of our wisest observers of history, politics, and human nature. 

4. Night 

By Elie Wiesel 

120 pages; Hill and Wang 

A memoir of a childhood suffered in concentration camps during the Holocaust. It's horrific butuplifting. --I gain courage from his courage,|| Oprah says. 

5. A Fine Balance 

By Rohinton Mistry 

624 pages; Vintage 

A Dickensian novel about India during the Emergency. Like the aftermath of September 11, it teaches us about cultures we haven't understood. "It takes us out of our own little shell and exposes us to a whole other world out there." Oprah say. 

6. East of Eden 

By John Steinbeck 

608 pages; Penguin 

This classic is about good and evil as played out in a late-19th-century California ranch family. If you didn't read it in high school, read it now. If you did, reread it! 

7. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle 

By David Wroblewski 

576 pages; Harper Collins 

A kind of Hamlet on the prairie, this is the wrenching story of a mute boy and his dog. Oprah compares it to East of Eden and To Kill a Mickingbird. 

8. The Pillars of the Earth 

By Ken Follett 

973 pages; Penguin 

About the challenges of building cathedrals in 12th-century England. This novel couldn't be more different in setting, time, and plot from the author's breakthrough success, Eye of the Needle. Oprah declares it simply "great". 

9. The Bluest Eye 

By Toni Morrison 

224 pages; Penguin 

How to choose among the great Morrison's novel? Start with this one about a girl who thinks she has to have blue eyes to be beautiful. Oprah considered it one of the best in a crowded Morrison field. 

10. The Known World 

By Edward P. Jones 

400 pages, Harper Collins 

When this book was published in 2003, it shocked everybody with its description of slave-owning blacks before the Civil War. A daring, unusual examination of race. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Whose book club is being discussed?
2. Whose book club is the article about?
3. Whose book club is at the center of the article?
Q2:
1. Did they ask Oprah to choose 12 books?
2. Was Oprah asked to highlight 12 books for the article?
3. Was Oprah supposed to choose 12 books to talk about?
Q3:
1. How many books was Oprah asked to highlight?
2. What number of books was Oprah asked to select?
3. How many books did they want Oprah to pick out?
Q4:
1. Did Oprah choose an exhaustive list of books she loved?
2. Was this the definitive list of books loved by Oprah?
3. Were these the only 10 books that Oprah found important?
Q5:
1. Did the books Oprah chose all come out very recently?
2. Had the books Oprah chose all just come out last year?
3. Were the books Oprah selected all released last year?
Q6:
1. Are each of the 10 books written by a different author?
2. Do the 10 books Oprah chose all have a different author?
3. Did Oprah select 10 books all from different authors?
Q7:
1. Who is the author of book #3?
2. Who wrote the third book Oprah chose?
3. Who is the author of the third book on Oprah's list?
Q8:
1. What is the third book on Oprah's list called?
2. What's the title of Barbara Kingsolver's book?
3. Which book did Barbara Kingsolver pen?
Q9:
1. Of how many subjects is Barbara Kingsolver a wise observer?
2. How many subjects is Barbara Kingsolver purported to be an expert on?
3. How many topics does Barbara Kingsolver have keen insight into?
Q10:
1. Which book title is also the name of a body part?
2. Which of Oprah's books also describes a physical attribute?
3. What book that Oprah chose also describes a part of the body?
Q11:
1. Who is the author of The Bluest Eye?
2. Which author penned the Bluest Eye?
3. Who wrote the Bluest Eye?
Q12:
1. How long is The Bluest Eye?
2. How long is the book written by Toni Morrison?
3. How many pages long is Toni Morrison's novel The Bluest Eye?
Q13:
1. Has Toni Morrison written many novels?
2. Is Toni Morrison a prolific author?
3. Has the author of the Bluest Eye penned many other works?
Q14:
1. What title was featured in Oprah's book club in 2008?
2. Which book did Oprah choose for her book club in 2008?
3. Which volume appeared in the 2008 edition of Oprah's book club?
Q15:
1. Who is the author of A New Earth?
2. Which author penned A New Earth?
3. Who wrote A New Earth?
Q16:
1. What did Oprah give readers with their copy of A New Earth?
2. What did Oprah's audience receive with their copies of A New Earth?
3. What were readers gifted with alongside a copy of A New Earth?
Q17:
1. Which title resembles a Shakespeare play?
2. Which title contains echoes of Shakespeare?
3. In what book can similarities to Shakespeare be found?
Q18:
1. How long is The Story of Edgar Sawtelle?
2. How long is the book written by David Wroblewski?
3. How many pages long i sDavid Wroblewski's book, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle?
Q19:
1. Who is the publisher of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
2. Who published David Wroblewski's work?
3. What company was responsible for publishing The Story of Edgar Sawtelle?
Q20:
1. What Shakespeare play is The Story of Edgar Sawtelle compared to?
2. What work of Shakespeare does The Story of Edgar Sawtelle resemble?
3. Which of Shakespeare's plays seems to echo throughout The Story of Edgar Sawtelle?
