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...
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Author: Angelou, MayaSummary:
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Author: Angelou, MayaSummary:
Maya Angelou's debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. Her life story is told in the documentary film And Still I Rise, as seen on PBS's American Masters. Here is a...
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Author: Angelou, MayaSummary:
A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Maya Angelou's poignant, powerful autobiography, starring Adjoa Andoh, Indie Gjesdal and Pippa Bennett-Warner. Abandoned by their parents, Maya and her older...
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Author: Angelou, MayaSummary:
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 in her own inimitable...
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Author: Harrison, VashtiSummary:
This book seeks to educate and inspire, bringing to life iconic and lesser-known female figures of Black history such as abolitionist Sojourner Truth, pilot Bessie Coleman, chemist Alice Ball,...
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Author: Thompson, StephenSummary:
NPR celebrates the joyful, inspiring and downright delicious culture of food. Featuring interviews with celebrity chefs (Julia Child, Paul Prudhomme, Jacques Pepin, Charlie Trotter, Rick Bayless...
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Author: Schulz, Charles M.Summary:
Snoopy is the quintessential cartoon dog smile-bringer. From his bantering with Woodstock to his fantasy life, it's no wonder that he's the most popular Peanuts cartoon character! And he...
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Author: Stepane, Mattie J. T., Winfrey, OprahSummary:
"I write about anything that touches the essence of my existence. What I witness, what I feel, what I think, what I fear, what I treasure. I write about life, which is our greatest gift." —Mattie...
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Author: MacLean, ToddSummary:
Global Chorus is a remarkable, illustrated collection of 365 daily meditations around some very large and increasingly crucial themes: “Do you think that humanity can find a way past the current...
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Author: Davis, Belva, Haddock, Vicki, Cosby, BillSummary:
As the first black female television journalist in the western United States, Belva Davis overcame the obstacles of racism and sexism, and helped change the face and focus of television news. Now...
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Author: Ward, JesmynSummary:
"We saw the lightning and that was the guns; and then we heard the thunder and that was the big guns; and then we heard the rain falling and that was the blood falling; and when we came to get in...
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Author: MattelSummary:
C'est sur une île paradisiaque que va se dérouler le concours de danse auquel participe Chelsea, la plus jeune sœur de Barbie. En arrivant sur l'île, Chelsea veut tout de suite aller...
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Author: Abdul-Jabbar, KareemSummary:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar recounts the birth of Harlem, from the boll weevil to the Great Migration, and discusses how Harlem influenced his life.