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Author: Maya Angelou
Publisher: Random House
Category: Book

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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.6 x 1

ISBN: 1400066123
Dewey Decimal Number: 818.5409
EAN: 9781400066124
ASIN: 1400066123

Publication Date: September 23, 2008
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
For a world of devoted readers, a much-awaited new volume of absorbing stories and inspirational wisdom from one of our best-loved writers.brbrDedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, iLetter to My Daughter/i reveals Maya Angelou#8217;s path to living well and living a life with meaning. Told in her own inimitable style, this book transcends genres and categories: guidebook, memoir, poetry, and pure delight.brbrHere in short spellbinding essays are glimpses of the tumultuous life that led Angelou to an exalted place in American letters and taught her lessons in compassion and fortitude: how she was brought up by her indomitable grandmother in segregated Arkansas, taken in at thirteen by her more worldly and less religious mother, and grew to be an awkward, six-foot-tall teenager whose first experience of loveless sex paradoxically left her with her greatest gift, a son.brbrWhether she is recalling such lost friends as Coretta Scott King and Ossie Davis, extolling honesty, decrying vulgarity, explaining why becoming a Christian is a #8220;lifelong endeavor,#8221; or simply singing the praises of a meal of red rice#8211;Maya Angelou writes from the heart to millions of women she considers her extended family. brbrLike the rest of her remarkable work, iLetter to My Daughter/i entertains and teaches; it is a book to cherish, savor, re-read, and share.brbrbrbrbr#8220;I gave birth to one child, a son, but I have thousands of daughters. You are Black and White, Jewish and Muslim, Asian, Spanish speaking, Native Americans and Aleut. You are fat and thin and pretty and plain, gay and straight, educated and unlettered, and I am speaking to you all. Here is my offering to you.#8221;brbr#8211;from iLetter to My Daughter/i

Customer Reviews: Read 44 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars

Maya Angelou January 8, 2009
This was a collection of experiences from Maya Angelou. It was a very quick read but uplifting.

5 out of 5 stars

Inspiring January 7, 2009
The title "Letter to my Daughter" is a prelude to what the book is about. I became more acquaitant with Maya. She shared personal experiences that demonstrated how she over came and continued to persevered through adversity. It's a book that you would share with your daughter in hopes that she would chase her dreams regardless of circumstances. Maya is a every day person that continues to push pass hurts and disappointments of life.

5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful Book January 7, 2009
This is a great and heart warming book. All of her books are filled with true and wonderful words of wisdom. She is a very interesting woman and so are her books. I bought all my daughters and granddaughters this book. It is a wonderful gift to people you care so deeply about. They throughly enjoyed it. It is a great gift even if not for a daughter.

5 out of 5 stars

Great book December 27, 2008
Loved the book amazing read make you think and revalue your own life.....gave it to my young daughter to readbr /Thank you br /

5 out of 5 stars

Letter to my daughter-Monica Wilson of Tidewater, VA December 24, 2008
In a style thay is uniquely Dr. Angelou, she crafts an autobiography chocked with wisdom, inspiratiom, and humor. This, I believe, is her 6th autobiography-who else can write that many stories about their lives with such eloquence. At times I laughed heartily and other times I moved almost to tears. Currently I am working on my doctorate and I was able to cite some of Dr. Angelou's commentary. How powerful is that?!

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