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OPRAH'S FITNESS BOOK TO SET NONFICTION RECORD
nypost.com ^ | 5//21/06 | unknown

Posted on 05/21/2006 11:48:49 AM PDT by beyond the sea

May 21, 2006 -- OPRAH Winfrey has inked a deal to publish a fitness book with her personal trainer Bob Greene in what industry insiders say is the richest nonfiction book deal in history, sources told On The Money.

While sources declined to give an exact price, these people said it is larger than the $12 million advance former President Bill Clinton got to write his autobiography, "My Life," which was published by Knopf in 2004.

Oprah's book will be published by Simon & Schuster in January, and the gathering of publishing types at the annual Book Expo America in Washington, D.C., this weekend was abuzz with speculation about "an embargoed book coming out in January," according to a source.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Books/Literature; Health/Medicine; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: bookdeal; fatness; fitness; oprah
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To: beyond the sea

What is Oprah famous for again? Is it her closet lesbianism or is it just for the strange name? Someone solve this mystery for me because I sure as hell can`t figure it out. She rips off Phil Donahue and since then she is constantly celebrated. Is it because of that? That everyone just loves to rub it in to Phil?


41 posted on 05/21/2006 12:33:21 PM PDT by Screamname (By God, pray for me, someone help me please! Hillary is my Senator! HELP MEEE!)
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To: beyond the sea; All

Mingy: "I wanna chopper, and a jet waiting at the airport to take us to France...plus we need some fresh knickers right away....Gary's drowning in his own sick!

Police Officer: "We don't have any time. This is the most unstable vagina I've ever talked to."

42 posted on 05/21/2006 12:34:50 PM PDT by Al Simmons (Four-time Bush Voter 1994-2004!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I think she has an excellent photo retoucher.

Almost as good as the one who did the cover of Hillary's book.


43 posted on 05/21/2006 1:34:19 PM PDT by JR.Roofing
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To: A knight without armor
but when the camera is on her guest and her hand accidentally gets in the picture it is huuuuuuge!

Seinfeld ............ "man hands".

;-)

44 posted on 05/21/2006 1:50:55 PM PDT by beyond the sea ("If you see strange men lurking about in groups of three - especially in North Carolina, RUN!)
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To: Screamname
Oprah fitness book...Yeah Ok. What`s next, the Kennedy guide to being a teetotaler?

LOL

post # 37

;-)

45 posted on 05/21/2006 1:52:28 PM PDT by beyond the sea ("If you see strange men lurking about in groups of three - especially in North Carolina, RUN!)
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To: Al Simmons

I want to see Oprah run the one "man" LUGE in the Olympics!


46 posted on 05/21/2006 1:53:46 PM PDT by beyond the sea ("If you see strange men lurking about in groups of three - especially in North Carolina, RUN!)
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To: JR.Roofing

right........ or a plastic sturgeon......


47 posted on 05/21/2006 1:54:25 PM PDT by beyond the sea ("If you see strange men lurking about in groups of three - especially in North Carolina, RUN!)
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To: beyond the sea

Fat Oprah & Skinny Oprah
vs.
Fat Elvis & Skinny Elvis

http://www.grudge-match.com/History/elvii-oprahs.shtml


48 posted on 05/21/2006 2:16:19 PM PDT by atomicpossum (Replies must follow approved guidelines or you will be kill-filed without appeal.)
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