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CICELY TYSON, here: Cicely Tyson is an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee. She has received three Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She is the recipient of the NAACP’s highest honor, the prestigious Spingarn Award. In 2016, Ms. Tyson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States.
IYANLA VANZANT, here, here: Iyanla Vanzant is a six-time New York Times best-selling author and among the most influential and acclaimed speakers and spiritual life coaches. Executive producer and host of Iyanla: Fix My Life on OWN, Iyanla has inspired millions around the world with her focus on faith, empowerment, and loving relationships. She has authored nineteen books, and her work has been translated into more than twenty-three languages.
KERRY WASHINGTON, here: Emmy- and Golden Globe–nominated Kerry Washington starred as Olivia Pope in the groundbreaking Emmy- and Peabody Award–winning drama Scandal. As an activist, Kerry was appointed by President Barack Obama to the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities. She also is an active member of the V-Counsel, an esteemed group of advisers to V-Day, the global movement to end violence against women and girls.
JEFF WEINER, here, here: Jeff Weiner is the CEO of LinkedIn, the world’s largest and most powerful network of professionals. Jeff joined the company in December 2008; under his leadership, LinkedIn has grown from 338 to over 12,000 employees in 30 offices around the world, grown its membership base from 33 million to more than 560 million members, and increased its revenue from $78 million to more than $5 billion. Jeff also serves on the board of directors for Intuit Inc., DonorsChoose.org, and Everfi, where he is codeveloping a program to help ensure compassion is taught in every primary school in the U.S. He also sits on the board of trustees for the Paley Center for Media.
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON, here, here, here: Marianne Williamson is an internationally acclaimed author and lecturer. Seven of her twelve books have been New York Times best-sellers and four were number one. The mega-best-seller A Return to Love is considered a must-read of the New Spirituality. Her most recent books include The Twentieth Anniversary Edition of Healing the Soul of America and A Politics of Love: The Handbook for a New American Revolution. In 1989, she founded Project Angel Food, a program that serves meals to homebound people with AIDS in the Los Angeles area. Marianne also cofounded the Peace Alliance.
WILLIAM PAUL YOUNG, here: William Paul Young is the author of the number one New York Times best-selling book The Shack, which was also made into a major motion picture in 2017. His other works include Cross Roads, Eve, and Lies We Believe About God.
GARY ZUKAV, here, here, here: A master spiritual teacher and author of four consecutive New York Times best-sellers, Gary Zukav and his seminal book, The Seat of the Soul, led the way to seeing the alignment of the personality and the soul as the fulfillment of life. The book was a number one New York Times best-seller for thirty-one weeks and remained on the New York Times best-seller list for three years. Gary and his wife and spiritual partner, Linda Francis, cofounded the Seat of the Soul Institute, dedicated to assisting people across the world in the creation of authentic power.
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CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
OVER THE COURSE of her esteemed career, Oprah Winfrey has created an unparalleled connection with people around the world. As host and supervising producer of the top-rated, award-winning The Oprah Winfrey Show, she entertained, enlightened, and uplifted millions of viewers for twenty-five years.
Her continued accomplishments as a global media leader and philanthropist have established her as one of the most influential and admired public figures in the world today. You can sign up for email updates here.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Introduction
1. THE SEEDS
2. THE ROOTS
3. THE WHISPERS
4. THE CLOUDS
5. THE MAP
6. THE ROAD
7. THE CLIMB
8. THE GIVE
9. THE REWARD
10. HOME
Epilogue
Contributors
Image Credits
Credits and Acknowledgments
About the Author
Copyright
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First Edition: March 2019
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First eBook edition: January 2019
Oprah Winfrey, The Path Made Clear
