Angelou, Maya, 1928-2014

Letter to my daughter / Maya Angelou. - New York : Random House, 2008. - xii, 166 p. ; 22 cm.

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.

9781400066124 (acid-free paper) 9780812980035 (pbk. : acid-free paper)


Angelou, Maya.


Authors, American--Homes and haunts--New York (State)--New York.
African American authors--Biography.
Authors, American--20th century--Biography.

PS 3551 / A584l 2008

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