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When we asked Oprah to pick the 10 books shes read in the pastdecade that have mattered to her most, she was momentarily stumped.Only 10? Still, she offered up the following: 当问到奥普拉哪十本书对她最有影响时，她犯难了。“只能选十本吗？”她这样问道。 For someone who describes herself as inspired, challenged, andsustained by books, it was almost impossible for Oprah to staywithin our limit of 10. Here are her picks, but she emphasized thatit was only a sampler of delightful titles that have also managedto teach her—and all of us—a few things。 Starting with... 1. Discover the Power Within You By Eric Butterworth 256 pages; HarperOne Advice from the internationally known spiritual teacher。 2. A New Earth By Eckhart Tolle 316 pages; Plume Theres a reason Oprah picked this for her Book Club in 2008—andthat she gave audience members Post-it pens along with theircopies. So much wisdom, so little time! A real-life guide to livingyour best life。 3. The Poisonwood Bible By Barbara Kingsolver 576 pages; Harper Perennial This novel is about a family embroiled in the political turmoilof postcolonial Africa. It established Kingsolver as one of ourwisest 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 duringthe Holocaust. Its horrific but uplifting. I gain courage fromhis courage, Oprah says。 5. A Fine Balance By Rohinton Mistry 624 pages; Vintage A Dickensian novel about India during the Emergency. Like theaftermath of September 11, it teaches us about cultures we haventunderstood. It takes us out of our own little shell and exposes usto a whole other world out there, Oprah says。 6. East of Eden By John Steinbeck 608 pages; Penguin This classic is about good and evil as played out in alate-19th-century California ranch family. If you didnt read it inhigh school, read it now. If you did, reread it! 7. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle By David Wroblewski 576 pages; HarperCollins A kind of Hamlet on the prairie, this i