If you wish to be a prophet, first you must dress the part. No more silk ties or tasseled loafers. Instead, throw on a wrinkled T-shirt, frayed jeans, and dirty sneakers. You should appear somewhat unkempt, as if combs and showers were only for the unenlightened. When you encounter critics, as all prophets do, dismiss them as idiots. Make sure to pepper your conversation with grandiose predictions and remind others of your genius often, lest they forget. Oh, and if possible, grow a very long beard.
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It's all about the breakout memoir of the year—since four weeks ago—on Oprah Winfrey’s talk show today as author James Frey makes his appearance on behalf of A Million Little Pieces.
This latest book-club selection marks the media diva’s return to living authors, having featured long-ago novelists such as Faulkner, Tolstoy and Steinbeck. Sales of Pieces have skyrocketed since she announced her choice on Sept. 22. The paperback edition was released the same day
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