Maya Angelou: 40 books

In this third self-contained volume of her autobiography, which began with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou moves into the adult world, and the white world as well, as she marries, enters show business, and tours Europe and Africa in Porgy and Bess. As the book opens, Maya, in...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Maya Angelou shares her path to living well and with meaning in this absorbing book of personal essays. Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter transcends genres and categories: guidebook, memoir, poetry, and pure...

The culmination of a unique achievement in modern American literature: the six volumes of autobiography that began more than thirty years ago with the appearance of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. ***A Song Flung Up to Heaven***opens as Maya Angelou returns from Africa to the United States...

Maya Angelou has fascinated, moved, and inspired countless readers with the first three volumes of her autobiography, one of the most remarkable personal narratives of our age. Now, in her fourth volume, The Heart of a Woman, her turbulent life breaks wide open with joy as the singer-dancer enters...

**In her first book of poetry since Why Don't You Sing? Maya Angelou, bestselling author of the classic autobiography I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, writes with lyric, passionate intensity that reaches out to touch the heart and mind. ** This memorable collection of poems exhibits Maya...

**A literary anthology of important and artful interpretations of the civil rights movement and the fight against white supremacy, past and present—including pieces by Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, Alice Walker, Richard Wright, and John Lewis ** Editor Jon Meacham has chosen...

See the difference, read Maya Angelou in Large Print * About Large Print All Random House Large Print editions are published in a 16-point typeface This wise book is the wonderful continuation of the bestselling Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now. Even the Stars Look Lonesome...

In 1962 the poet, musician, and performer Maya Angelou claimed another piece of her identity by moving to Ghana, joining a community of "Revolutionist Returnees" inspired by the promise of pan-Africanism. All God's Children Need Walking Shoes is her lyrical and acutely perceptive exploration...

Préface de Dinaw Mengestu Dédié à celle qu’elle n’a jamais eue, Lettre à ma fille est une succession de courts textes décrivant les souvenirs qui ont façonné la vie exceptionnelle de Maya Angelou. Féministe avant l’heure, et après une enfance et une adolescence marquée par...

He was a son of Africa who became father to a nation and, for billions of people around the world, a beacon of hope, courage, and perseverance in the face of opposition. Now, acclaimed poet Maya Angelou honors the life and remarkable soul of Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa and Nobel...

Perfect for Mother’s Day, or for any day on which we wish to acknowledge this all-important bond, Mother is an awe-inspiring affirmation of the enduring love that exists in every corner of the globe.   With her signature eloquence and heartfelt appreciation, renowned poet and national treasure...

Maya Angelou beschrijft in deze autobiografie de strijd en het doorzettingsvermogen van een zwarte vrouw in een vijandige, blanke wereld. Huiveringwekkend zijn de minachting en onderdrukking; hartverwarmend Angelou's successen als zangeres, danseres en schrijfster; ontroerend het contact met haar Afrikaanse wortels.

En 1962, Maya Angelou, de passage à Accra avec son fils, tente l’expérience du « retour » en Afrique. À l’époque, le Ghana, dirigé par Kwame Nkrumah, lutte pour l’émancipation du continent noir et fait figure de « terre promise » aux yeux des Noirs américains en quête de leurs racines....

This “uniquely valuable reference” filled with over five hundred quotations is a bibliophile’s delight (Library Journal).   A room without books is like a body without a soul. —Cicero   This collection of quotations about books captures the wisdom and wit of such legendary figures as: Aeschylus,...