Maya Angelou
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English
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Maya Angelou's seven volumes of autobiography are a testament to the talents and resilience of this extraordinary writer. Loving the world, she also knows its cruelty. As a Black woman she has known discrimination and extreme poverty, but also hope, joy, achievement and celebration. In this first volume of her six books of autobiography, Maya Angelou beautifully evokes her childhood with her grandmother in the American south of the 1930s. She learns...
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Publisher
Random House,Bantam (pbk)
Pub. Date
c1981
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
272 p. ; 324 p. (pbk) 22 cm.
Language
English
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This fourth autobiographical work by Maya Angelou tells of her entry into New York's circle of African-American artists and writers, her involvement in the civil rights movement, and changes in her personal life.
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Language
English
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In this book the author details what brought her mother to send her away and unearths the well of emotions she experienced long afterward as a result. For the first time, she reveals the triumphs and struggles of being the daughter of Vivian Baxter, an indomitable spirit whose petite size belied her larger-than-life presence, a presence absent during much of the author's early life. When her marriage began to crumble, Vivian famously sent three-year-old...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1997
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
145 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
I have written of the black American experience, which I know intimately. I am always talking about the human condition in general and about society in particular. What it is like to be human, and American, what makes us weep, what makes us fall and stumble and somehow rise and go on.
The compelling wisdom and deeply felt perceptions of Maya Angelou have been cherished by millions of readers. Now, in a continuation of her bestseller Wouldn't Take...
7) Maya Angelou
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Series
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
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Collects and illustrates twenty-five poems by African-American author Maya Angelou, including "Me and My Work," "Still I Rise," and "A Brave and Startling Truth," and includes poem introductions and notes.
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Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Physical Desc
143 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
200 of Dr. Angelou's most pivotal quotes, organized in themed sections (including America, Love, and Womanhood)--from sage advice and beautiful stanzas to humorous quips and pointed observations--drawn from each of her published works and from her celebrated social media posts.
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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In addition to being saddled with an unruly foster teen, Madea has two troubled nieces to deal with. Lisa is engaged to an abusive and controlling investment banker and Vanessa is finding it difficult to open herself to the affection of a bus driver/artist Frankie because of childhood abuse. Wreaking havoc on both of the girls's lives is their mother Victoria.