Awards

• Commended for Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary_award (Nonfiction) 2009
• Winner of NAACP Literary Non-Fiction Award 2009

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It's a book to give to one's daughter, mother, son or father, but definitely one to be read and savored. -- Baltimore Sun Sound advice, vivid memory and strong opinion . . . What is clear is that [Maya] Angelou is, all these years later, still a charmer, still speaking her mind. -- Washington Post Book World A slim volume packed with nourishing nuggets of wisdom . . . Overarching each brief chapter is the vital energy of a woman taking life's measure with every step. -- Kirkus Reviews Written in Angelou's beautiful, poetic style, the essays feel like warm advice from a beloved aunt or grandmother, whose wisdom you know was earned. -- Fredericksburg Free Lance --Star Spellbinding . . . Angelou delivers with her signature passion and fire. . . . Each [essay] delivers a powerful message. -- Rocky Mountain News From the Trade Paperback edition.

-It's a book to give to one's daughter, mother, son or father, but definitely one to be read and savored.---Baltimore Sun -Sound advice, vivid memory and strong opinion . . . What is clear is that [Maya] Angelou is, all these years later, still a charmer, still speaking her mind.---Washington Post Book World -A slim volume packed with nourishing nuggets of wisdom . . . Overarching each brief chapter is the vital energy of a woman taking life's measure with every step.---Kirkus Reviews-Written in Angelou's beautiful, poetic style, the essays feel like warm advice from a beloved aunt or grandmother, whose wisdom you know was earned.---Fredericksburg Free Lance--Star -Spellbinding . . . Angelou delivers with her signature passion and fire. . . . Each [essay] delivers a powerful message.---Rocky Mountain News From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author Information

Maya Angelou was raised in Stamps, Arkansas. In addition to her bestselling autobiographies, including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and The Heart of a Woman, she wrote numerous volumes of poetry, among them Phenomenal Woman, And Still I Rise, On the Pulse of Morning, and Mother. Maya Angelou died in 2014.

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