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Poet, writer, performer, teacher, and director, Maya Angelou was raised in Stamps, Arkansas, and then moved to San Francisco. In addition to her bestselling autobiographies, she has also written a cookbook, Hallelujah! The Welcome Table, and five poetry collections, including I Shall Not Be Moved and Shaker, Why Don’t You Sing?
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Letter to My Daughter
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $15.00
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. Here in short spellbinding essays are glimpses of the tumultuous life that taught Angelou lessons in compassion and fortitude: how she was... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $15.00
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. Here in short spellbinding essays are glimpses of the tumultuous life that taught Angelou lessons in compassion and fortitude: how she was... Read more >
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: April 21, 2009
Price: $6.99
Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local “powhitetrash.” At eight years old and back at her mother’s side in St. Louis, Maya is attacked by a... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: April 21, 2009
Price: $6.99
Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local “powhitetrash.” At eight years old and back at her mother’s side in St. Louis, Maya is attacked by a... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover,
trade paperback and a
trade paperback.
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Amazing Peace
Format: Package, 40 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $17.99
“ANGELS AND Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward,” Maya Angelou writes, “and speak the word aloud. Peace.” Angelou’s moving poem is a radiant affirmation of the goodness of humanity. First read at the 2005 White House tree-lighting ceremony, it comes alive again as a fully illustrated children’s book, celebrating the promise... Read more >
Format: Package, 40 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $17.99
“ANGELS AND Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward,” Maya Angelou writes, “and speak the word aloud. Peace.” Angelou’s moving poem is a radiant affirmation of the goodness of humanity. First read at the 2005 White House tree-lighting ceremony, it comes alive again as a fully illustrated children’s book, celebrating the promise... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover and a
hardcover library binding.
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Amazing Peace
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2005
Price: $9.95
In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. “Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward,” she writes, “and speak the word aloud. Peace.”
Read by the... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2005
Price: $9.95
In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. “Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward,” she writes, “and speak the word aloud. Peace.”
Read by the... Read more >
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: May 12, 1997
Price: $15.00
In the first volume of an extraordinary autobiographical series, one of the most inspiring authors of our time recalls--with candor, humor, poignancy and grace--how her journey began.... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: May 12, 1997
Price: $15.00
In the first volume of an extraordinary autobiographical series, one of the most inspiring authors of our time recalls--with candor, humor, poignancy and grace--how her journey began.... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover,
paperback and a
trade paperback.
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Phenomenal Woman
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: January 17, 1995
Price: $11.95
Maya Angelou, the bestselling author of On the Pulse of Morning, Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now, and other lavishly praised works, is considered one of America's finest poets. Here, four of her most highly acclaimed poems are assembled in a beautiful gift edition that provides a feast for the... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: January 17, 1995
Price: $11.95
Maya Angelou, the bestselling author of On the Pulse of Morning, Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now, and other lavishly praised works, is considered one of America's finest poets. Here, four of her most highly acclaimed poems are assembled in a beautiful gift edition that provides a feast for the... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: April 21, 2009
Price: $17.00
Here is a book as joyous and painful, and as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou’s first memoir, published in... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: April 21, 2009
Price: $17.00
Here is a book as joyous and painful, and as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou’s first memoir, published in... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover,
paperback and a
trade paperback.
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The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: September 13, 1994
Price: $25.95
For the first time, the complete collection of Maya Angelou's published poems-including "On the Pulse of Morning"-in a permanent collectible, handsome hardcover edition. Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: September 13, 1994
Price: $25.95
For the first time, the complete collection of Maya Angelou's published poems-including "On the Pulse of Morning"-in a permanent collectible, handsome hardcover edition. Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Poems
Format: Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: January 1, 1996
Price: $6.99
Tenderly, joyously, sometimes in sadness, sometimes in pain, Maya Angelou writes from the heart and celebrates life as only she has discovered it. In this moving volume of poetry, we hear the multi-faceted voice of one of the most powerful and vibrant writers of our time. Read more >
Format: Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: January 1, 1996
Price: $6.99
Tenderly, joyously, sometimes in sadness, sometimes in pain, Maya Angelou writes from the heart and celebrates life as only she has discovered it. In this moving volume of poetry, we hear the multi-faceted voice of one of the most powerful and vibrant writers of our time. Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Letter to My Daughter
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $25.00
For a world of devoted readers, a much-awaited new volume of absorbing stories and inspirational wisdom from one of our best-loved writers.
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. Told... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $25.00
For a world of devoted readers, a much-awaited new volume of absorbing stories and inspirational wisdom from one of our best-loved writers.
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. Told... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
Format: Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: October 1, 1994
Price: $6.99
Maya Angelou, one of the best-loved authors of our time, shares the wisdom of a remarkable life in this best-selling spiritual classic. This is Maya Angelou talking from the heart, down to earth and real, but also inspiring. This is a book to treasured, a book about being in all ways... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: October 1, 1994
Price: $6.99
Maya Angelou, one of the best-loved authors of our time, shares the wisdom of a remarkable life in this best-selling spiritual classic. This is Maya Angelou talking from the heart, down to earth and real, but also inspiring. This is a book to treasured, a book about being in all ways... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Poems
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: May 12, 1997
Price: $14.00
Tenderly, joyously, sometimes in sadness, sometimes in pain, Maya Angelou writes from the heart and celebrates life as only she has discovered it. In this moving volume of poetry, we hear the multi-faceted voice of one of the most powerful and vibrant writers of our time.
From the Paperback edition. Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: May 12, 1997
Price: $14.00
Tenderly, joyously, sometimes in sadness, sometimes in pain, Maya Angelou writes from the heart and celebrates life as only she has discovered it. In this moving volume of poetry, we hear the multi-faceted voice of one of the most powerful and vibrant writers of our time.
From the Paperback edition. Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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The Heart of a Woman
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: July 1, 1984
Price: $6.99
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 the razzle-dazzle of fabulous New York City. There, at... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: July 1, 1984
Price: $6.99
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 the razzle-dazzle of fabulous New York City. There, at... Read more >
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The Heart of a Woman
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: April 21, 2009
Price: $15.00
In The Heart of a Woman, Maya Angelou leaves California with her son, Guy, to move to New York. There she enters the society and world of black artists and writers, reads her work at the Harlem Writers Guild, and begins to take part in the struggle of black Americans for... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: April 21, 2009
Price: $15.00
In The Heart of a Woman, Maya Angelou leaves California with her son, Guy, to move to New York. There she enters the society and world of black artists and writers, reads her work at the Harlem Writers Guild, and begins to take part in the struggle of black Americans for... Read more >
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Celebrations
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: October 24, 2006
Price: $16.95
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... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: October 24, 2006
Price: $16.95
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... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD and an
unabridged audiobook download.
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The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou
Format: Hardcover, 1184 pages
On Sale: September 21, 2004
Price: $40.00
Superbly told, with the poet's gift for language and observation, Angelou's autobiography of her childhood in Arkansas - a world of which most Americans are ignorant. Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 1184 pages
On Sale: September 21, 2004
Price: $40.00
Superbly told, with the poet's gift for language and observation, Angelou's autobiography of her childhood in Arkansas - a world of which most Americans are ignorant. Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Mother
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: April 11, 2006
Price: $9.95
Poet, writer, performer, teacher, and director Maya Angelou was raised in Stamps, Arkansas, and then moved to San Francisco. In addition to her bestselling autobiographies, beginning with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, she has also written a cookbook, Hallelujah! The Welcome Table; five poetry collections, including I Shall Not... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: April 11, 2006
Price: $9.95
Poet, writer, performer, teacher, and director Maya Angelou was raised in Stamps, Arkansas, and then moved to San Francisco. In addition to her bestselling autobiographies, beginning with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, she has also written a cookbook, Hallelujah! The Welcome Table; five poetry collections, including I Shall Not... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Gather Together in My Name
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: January 1, 1985
Price: $6.50
In Gather Together in My Name Maya Angelou continues her stunning autobiography. By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, passionate and mellow, she fills the pages with both wisdom and wonder as she brings us along in her struggle and dance through life. Read more >
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: January 1, 1985
Price: $6.50
In Gather Together in My Name Maya Angelou continues her stunning autobiography. By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, passionate and mellow, she fills the pages with both wisdom and wonder as she brings us along in her struggle and dance through life. Read more >
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Gather Together in My Name
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: April 21, 2009
Price: $15.00
Gather Together in My Name continues Maya Angelou’s personal story, begun so unforgettably in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. The time is the end of World War II and there is a sense of optimism everywhere. Maya Angelou, still in her teens, has given birth to a son. But... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: April 21, 2009
Price: $15.00
Gather Together in My Name continues Maya Angelou’s personal story, begun so unforgettably in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. The time is the end of World War II and there is a sense of optimism everywhere. Maya Angelou, still in her teens, has given birth to a son. But... Read more >
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Letter to My Daughter
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $25.00
For a world of devoted fans, a much-awaited new volume of absorbing stories and inspirational wisdom from one of our best-loved writers.
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. Told... Read more >
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $25.00
For a world of devoted fans, a much-awaited new volume of absorbing stories and inspirational wisdom from one of our best-loved writers.
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. Told... Read more >
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Hallelujah! The Welcome Table
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $19.95
Throughout Maya Angelou’s life, from her childhood in Stamps, Arkansas, to her world travels as a bestselling writer, good food has played a central role. Preparing and enjoying homemade meals provides a sense of purpose and calm, accomplishment and connection. Now in Hallelujah! The Welcome Table, Angelou shares memories pithy and... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $19.95
Throughout Maya Angelou’s life, from her childhood in Stamps, Arkansas, to her world travels as a bestselling writer, good food has played a central role. Preparing and enjoying homemade meals provides a sense of purpose and calm, accomplishment and connection. Now in Hallelujah! The Welcome Table, Angelou shares memories pithy and... Read more >
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: March 5, 2002
Price: $21.95
In the first volume of an extraordinary autobiographical series, one of the most inspiring authors of our time recalls--with candor, humor, poignancy and grace--how her journey began....
From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: March 5, 2002
Price: $21.95
In the first volume of an extraordinary autobiographical series, one of the most inspiring authors of our time recalls--with candor, humor, poignancy and grace--how her journey began....
From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
eBook,
paperback,
trade paperback and a
trade paperback.
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All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: June 4, 1991
Price: $13.00
"Thoroughly enjoyable . . . an important document drawing more much-needed attention to the hidden history of a people both African and American."--Los Angeles Times Book Review. Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: June 4, 1991
Price: $13.00
"Thoroughly enjoyable . . . an important document drawing more much-needed attention to the hidden history of a people both African and American."--Los Angeles Times Book Review. Read more >
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Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas
Format: Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: March 1, 1985
Price: $6.99
Here Maya Angelou, dazzling entertainer, casts the spotlight on her show business career -- a pageant of international scope. Maya, the woman, shares her sad, failed marriage to a white man, her early motherhood and achingly sensitive relationship with her young son, and her bone-deep, painful suspicion of the white world that welcomes her talent so dramatically ..... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: March 1, 1985
Price: $6.99
Here Maya Angelou, dazzling entertainer, casts the spotlight on her show business career -- a pageant of international scope. Maya, the woman, shares her sad, failed marriage to a white man, her early motherhood and achingly sensitive relationship with her young son, and her bone-deep, painful suspicion of the white world that welcomes her talent so dramatically ..... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: April 21, 2009
Price: $15.00
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. Maya struggles to support herself and her son through a series of odd jobs and weathers a failed marriage to a white man before landing a... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: April 21, 2009
Price: $15.00
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. Maya struggles to support herself and her son through a series of odd jobs and weathers a failed marriage to a white man before landing a... Read more >
