Read the first chapter from A Friend of the Family by Lauren Grodstein, one of the titles from O's November 2009 Reading Room.

Oprah talks to Tina about surviving Ike Turner's brutal physical abuse (and the night she got away), younger men, growing older, plastic surgery, and why "all the best" is yet to come.

Oprah's interview with the Oscar-winning actor.

When 18-year-old Charlize Theron arrived in Hollywood in 1994, she had a single, tattered suitcase, $400, and a very big dream???to find her way in the movie business. Charlize talks to Oprah about her big break, her ambitions and the road to stardom.

One of the most intrepid and admired women in all of news broadcasting opens up about her remarkable career, how she's managing motherhood and marriage, what it's like covering a war, and why she believes a thriving society must have a thriving press.