Review "Honest, funny and heartwarming... The strength of the book is Angelou's lyrical writing... a God-given gift." — The Washington Star. "The buoyant, gifted Maya Angelou continues her autobiography... both her joy and her despair have twice as much impact as most people's." — New York Magazine. Product Description 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 ... From the Publisher 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 ... "Honest, funny and heartwarming... The strenth o the book is Angelou's lyrical writing... a God-given gift." -- The Washington Star. "The buoyant, gifted Maya Angelou continues her autobiography... both her joy and her despair have twice as much impact as most people's." -- New York Magazine. From the Inside Flap 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 ... From the Back Cover "Honest, funny and heartwarming... The strength of the book is Angelou's lyrical writing... a God-given gift." -- The Washington Star. "The buoyant, gifted Maya Angelou continues her autobiography... both her joy and her despair have twice as much impact as most people's." -- New York Magazine. About the Author Maya Angelou has written five volumes of autobiography, including the bestselling I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, and many collections of poetry, as well as "On the Pulse of Morning," the poem she read at the inauguration of President William Jefferson Clinton in 1993. All of her poems have been gathered together in The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou. Maya Angelou is currently Reynolds Professor at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. From the Hardcover edition.
Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas
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Author: Angelou, Maya
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ISBN: 9780553251999
Details:
Author: Angelou, Maya
Edition: English Language
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Pages: 256
Release Date: 01-03-1985
Package Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 0.7 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780553251999
