As for me, I found enjoyable all the stories of the sea and sailing and what it is like to crash your own seaplane - and live to tell about it. Also, that people around the world are becoming more tribal as the world and its economies become more global. I Learned in Kindergarten. This book qualifies for the Not Oprah's list because Fulghum brings in ideas and writings from all over the map, most a page or so in length. You can pick it up, turn to most any page, and pull out a nugget over which to spend a day reflecting.
Quotes come from all over the map.
Bible - People have spent lifetimes trying to figure out who wrote and who edited various sections of the Bible. Frankly, for me it is not a top priority at this stage of the game. I seem to have my hands full digesting the lifetime of meals inside the Bible without spending my time arguing over who were the chefs. Mind you, it is a question worth asking, not just one I get into very heavily. As for the Bible itself, I tend to be far more of a NT than an OT guy.