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Book

Letter to my daughter

Call Number

  • 921 A584.7 (OSH)

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Edition

1st ed.

Publication Information

New York : Random House, 2008.

Physical Description

xii, 166 p. ; 22 cm.

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.

Contents

  • 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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