Letter to my daughter / Maya Angelou.
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TextPublication details: New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2009Edition: Random House trade pbk. edDescription: xii, 166 p. ; 21 cmISBN: 0812980034; 9780812980035 (pbk. : acidfree paper)Subject(s): Angelou, Maya | African American authors -- Biography | Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- New York (State) -- New York | Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
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Summary: "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 she considers her extended family." -- Back cover.
Home -- Philanthropy -- Revelations -- Giving birth -- Accident, coincident, or answered prayer -- To tell the truth -- Vulgarity -- Violence -- Mother's long view -- Morocco -- Porgy and Bess -- Bob & Decca -- Celia Cruz -- Fannie Lou Hamer -- Senegal -- The eternal silver screen -- In self-defense -- Mrs. Coretta Scott King -- Condolences -- In the valley of humility -- National spirit -- Reclaiming Southern roots -- Surviving -- Salute to older lovers -- Commencement address -- Poetry -- Mt. Zion -- Keep the faith.
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Home -- Philanthropy -- Revelations -- Giving birth -- Accident, coincident, or answered prayer -- To tell the truth -- Vulgarity -- Violence -- Mother's long view -- Morocco -- Porgy and Bess -- Bob & Decca -- Celia Cruz -- Fannie Lou Hamer -- Senegal -- The eternal silver screen -- In self-defense -- Mrs. Coretta Scott King -- Condolences -- In the valley of humility -- National spirit -- Reclaiming Southern roots -- Surviving -- Salute to older lovers -- Commencement address -- Poetry -- Mt. Zion -- Keep the faith.
"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 she considers her extended family." -- Back cover.
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