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Random House Trade Paperbacks (2009), Edition: Trade Paperback Edition, Paperback, 192 pages
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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.
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Nearly 40 years, six (six!) autobiographies, a dozen collections of poetry, a sprinkling of essays, children's books and a cookbook later, Angelou -- who turned 80 this spring -- has written another book, this one an odd little hodgepodge of sound advice, vivid memory and strong opinion. Despite
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the slimness of the volume and the randomness of its offerings, I still find myself charmed by her plain talk. Show Less
Awards
Audie Award (Finalist — 2009)
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Nominee — Nonfiction — 2009)
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192 p.; 8 inches
ISBN
0812980034 / 9780812980035