Maya Angelou
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English
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A moving memoir about the legendary author’s relationship with her own mother.
Emma Watson’s Our Shared Shelf Book Club Pick!
The story of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary life has been chronicled in her multiple bestselling autobiographies. But now, at last, the legendary author shares the deepest personal story of her life: her relationship...
Emma Watson’s Our Shared Shelf Book Club Pick!
The story of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary life has been chronicled in her multiple bestselling autobiographies. But now, at last, the legendary author shares the deepest personal story of her life: her relationship...
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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Publication Date
2011
Language
English
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Maya Angelou’s unforgettable collection of poetry lends its name to the documentary film about her life, And Still I Rise, as seen on PBS’s American Masters.
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I’m telling lies.
I say,
It’s in the reach of my arms,
The span...
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I’m telling lies.
I say,
It’s in the reach of my arms,
The span...
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English
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Poet Maya Angelou's chronicle of her early life, focusing on her childhood in 1930s rural Arkansas, including her rape at the age of five, her subsequent years of muteness, and the strength she gained from her grandmother and Mrs. Bertha Flowers, a respected African-American woman in her town.
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English
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Grace, dignity, and eloquence have long been hallmarks of Maya Angelou’s poetry. Her measured verses have stirred our souls, energized our minds, and healed our hearts. Whether offering hope in the darkest of nights or expressing sincere joy at the extraordinariness of the everyday, Maya Angelou has served as our common voice.
Celebrations is a collection of timely and timeless poems that are an integral part of the global fabric....
Celebrations is a collection of timely and timeless poems that are an integral part of the global fabric....
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Portuguese
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Em O coração de uma mulher, Maya Angelou parte da Califórnia com seu filho, Guy, rumo à cidade de Nova York. Lá ela ingressa na sociedade e no mundo dos artistas e escritores negros, participa do Harlem Writers Guild e passa a integrar a luta dos negros norte-americanos para que assumam seu lugar de direito no mundo.
Nesse perÃodo, a vida pessoal dela se desdobra em caminhos inesperados. Maya rompe com o homem com quem planejava se casar depois...
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Portuguese
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Por meio de sua ilustre carreira na literatura, Maya Angelou presenteou, curou e inspirou o mundo com suas palavras. Em sua comovente e poética escrita, a beleza e o espÃrito de sua voz vivem nesta obra que reflete e honra a história notável da escritora - de suas reflexões sobre a vida afro-americana à celebração revolucionária da condição da mulher negra. Atemporais, os versos de Maya passam por gerações e mostram por quais motivos...
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English
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As Maya Angelou narrates this powerful documentary, she reveals the story of a brave group of people who fought Hitler with the only weapons they had: charcoal, pencil stubs, shreds of paper and memories etched in their minds. These artists took their fate into their own hands to make a compelling statement about the human spirit, enduring against unimaginable odds.
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Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
[2014]
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English
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"Since the publication of her first autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou has been celebrated as one of America's most important writers. A National Book Award winner and Pulitzer Prize nominee, she lent her signature voice to countless works of literature, her words indelibly imprinted on the hearts of millions. Inspired by the woman who has inspired us all, Rainbow in the Cloud offers more than 200 of Dr. Angelou's most pivotal...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
2008
Language
English
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Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter reveals Maya Angelou's path to living well and living a life with meaning. Whether she is recalling such lost friends as Coretta Scott King and Ossie Davis, extolling honesty, decrying vulgarity, explaining why becoming a Christian is a "lifelong endeavor," or simply singing the praises of a meal of red rice--Maya Angelou writes from the heart to millions of women...