wyszukanych pozycji: 60
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The Heart of a Woman
ISBN: 9780375500725 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In The Heart of a Woman Maya Angelou leaves California with her son, Guy, to go to New York. There she enters the society and world of black artists and writers. Not since her childhood has she lived in an almost black environment, and she is surprised at the obsession her new friends have with the white world around them. She stays for a while with John and Grace Killens and begins to read her writing at the Harlem Writers Guild. She continues to sing, most notably at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, but more and more she begins to take part in the struggle of black Americans for their rightful...
In The Heart of a Woman Maya Angelou leaves California with her son, Guy, to go to New York. There she enters the society and world of black artists a...
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And Still I Rise: A Book of Poems
ISBN: 9780394502526 / Angielski / Twarda / 1978 / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Maya Angelou's unforgettable collection of poetry lends its name to the documentary film about her life, And Still I Rise, as seen on PBS's American Masters. Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size But when I start to tell them, They think I'm telling lies. I say, It's in the reach of my arms, The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. Thus begins "Phenomenal Woman," just one of... Maya Angelou's unforgettable collection of poetry lends its name to the documentary film about her life, And Still I Rise, as seen on PBS's ...
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
ISBN: 9780812980028 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. 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 book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou s debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient... 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,
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Poems: Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie/Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well/And Still I Rise/Shaker, Why D
ISBN: 9780553255768 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 1996 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Tenderly, joyously, sometimes in sadness, sometimes in pain, Maya Angelou writes from the heart andcelebrates life as only she has discovered it. Inthis moving volume of poetry, we hear themulti-faceted voice of one of the most powerful andvibrant writers of our time."
Tenderly, joyously, sometimes in sadness, sometimes in pain, Maya Angelou writes from the heart andcelebrates life as only she has discovered it. Inth...
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Not Without Laughter
ISBN: 9780020209850 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Although best known as a poet and pioneer of the Harlem Renaissance movement, Langston Hughes proves himself one of modern literature's most revered and versatile African-American authors with Not Without Laughter, a powerful classic novel. This is a moving portrait of African-American family life in 1930s Kansas, following young Sandy Rogers as he comes of age. Sandy's mother, Annjee, works as a housekeeper for a rich white family, while his father, traverses the country in search of work. Not Without Laughter is a moving examination of growing up in a racially divided...
Although best known as a poet and pioneer of the Harlem Renaissance movement, Langston Hughes proves himself one of modern literature's most revered a...
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Wiem, dlaczego w klatce śpiewa ptak
ISBN: 9788367216333 / Polski / broszurowa / 2022 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 6-8 dni roboczych. Nowe wydanie inspirującej autobiografiiMaya Angelou (19282014)afroamerykańska poetka, pisarka i reżyserka odznaczona Narodowym Medalem Sztukoraz Prezydenckim Medalem Wolności, aktywistka na rzecz praw obywatelskich dlaczarnoskórej ludności w Stanach Zjednoczonych.Dzieciństwo spędziła wmiasteczku na południu Stanów, w dzielnicy zamieszkałej przez czarnoskórych.Trudne lata dorastania spędziła u matki w Kalifornii. To tam spotkały jątraumatyczne doświadczenia, które odcisnęły się bolesnym piętnem na jej życiu isprawiły, że na pięć lat przestała mówić. Została...
Nowe wydanie inspirującej autobiografiiMaya Angelou (19282014)afroamerykańska poetka, pisarka i reżyserka odznaczona Narodowym Medalem Sztukoraz Pr...
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Letter To My Daughter
ISBN: 9781844086115 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. 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.
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 ...
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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings: The internationally bestselling classic
ISBN: 9780349005997 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Maya Angelou's seven volumes of autobiography are a testament to the talents and resilience of this extraordinary writer. Loving the world, she also knows its cruelty. As a Black woman she has known discrimination and extreme poverty, but also hope, joy,achievement and celebration. In this first volume of her six books of autobiography, Maya Angelou beautifully evokes her childhood with her grandmother in the American south of the 1930s. She learns the power of the white folks at the other end of town and suffers the terrible trauma of rape by her mother's lover.
Maya Angelou's seven volumes of autobiography are a testament to the talents and resilience of this extraordinary writer. Loving the world, she also k...
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Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wit and Wisdom of Maya Angelou
ISBN: 9780349006147 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. A lovely tribute to one of the most inspirational voices of our time.
A lovely tribute to one of the most inspirational voices of our time.
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And Still I Rise
ISBN: 9780349013572 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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And Still I Rise
ISBN: 9780860687573 / Angielski / Miękka / 1986 / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Maya Angelou's poetry - lyrical and dramatic, exuberant and playful - speaks of love, longing, partings; of Saturday night partying, and the smell and sounds of Southern cities; of freedom and shattered dreams.
Maya Angelou's poetry - lyrical and dramatic, exuberant and playful - speaks of love, longing, partings; of Saturday night partying, and the smell and...
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Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer
ISBN: 9781844086153 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. 'Celebrations' is a collection of poems that Maya Angelou has written for grand occasions. Included is 'On the Pulse of Morning', read at President Clinton's 1993 inauguration; 'A Brave and Startling Truth', which marked the 50th anniversary of the United Nations; and 'Mother', which honours the first woman in our lives.
'Celebrations' is a collection of poems that Maya Angelou has written for grand occasions. Included is 'On the Pulse of Morning', read at President Cl...
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Maya Angelou: The Complete Poetry
ISBN: 9780349006215 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. From her reflections on African American life and hardship in Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie to her revolutionary celebrations of womanhood in Phenomenal Woman and Still I Rise, and her elegant tributes to dignitaries Bill Clinton and Nelson Mandela (On the Pulse of Morning and His Day Is Done, respectively), every inspiring word of Maya Angelou's poetry is included in the pages of this volume.
From her reflections on African American life and hardship in Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie to her revolutionary celebrations of wo...
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Mending the World: Stories of Family by Contemporary Black Writers
ISBN: 9780465070633 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The many facets of black family life have not always been fully visible in American literature. Black families have often been portrayed as chaotic, fractured, and emotionally devastated, and historians and sociologists are just beginning to acknowledge the resilience and strength of African American families through centuries of hardship. In Mending the World, a host of beloved writers celebrate the richness of black family life, revealing how deep, complicated, and joyous modern kinship can be.From Jamaica Kincaid's portrait of a young girl moving away from her mother to better know herself...
The many facets of black family life have not always been fully visible in American literature. Black families have often been portrayed as chaotic, f...
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Messenger: The Legacy of Mattie J. T. Stepanek and Heartsongs
ISBN: 9780451231147 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The moving tribute to the young man Oprah Winfrey called -an inspiration--told by the woman who raised him.
Mattie Stepanek's Heartsongs books were a phenomenon. Not only did they hit the bestseller lists, but the books-and Mattie himself- were a source of inspiration to many, and brought him major recognition. Jimmy Carter described young Mattie Stepanek as -the most remarkable person I have ever known.- In Messenger, Jeni Stepanek shares the inspiring story of her son's life. Mattie was born with a rare disorder called Dysautonomic Mitochondrial Myopathy, and... The moving tribute to the young man Oprah Winfrey called -an inspiration--told by the woman who raised him.
Mattie Stepanek's Heartson... |
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Closeness in Personal and Professional Relationships
ISBN: 9781570626388 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. When is a relationship too close, and when is it not close enough? How intimate can or should be the relationship between therapist and client, doctor and patient, supervisor and trainee? These questions of pressing concern -- especially where power imbalances and ethical issues complicate relationships -- are addressed by Joseph L. Henderson, June Singer, Peter Rutter, Montague Ullman, Diane Wood Middlebrook, Harry A. Wilmer, and eight other writers.
When is a relationship too close, and when is it not close enough? How intimate can or should be the relationship between therapist and client, doctor...
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Fear of Flying
ISBN: 9780451209436 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The 30th Anniversary special
Originally published in 1973, the ground-breaking, uninhibited story of Isadora Wing and her desire to fly free caused a national sensation--and sold more than twelve million copies. Now, after thirty years, the iconic novel still stands as a timeless tale of self-discovery, liberation, and womanhood.
The 30th Anniversary special
Originally published in 1973, the ground-breaking, uninhibited story of Isadora Wing and her desire to fly fr... |
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God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse
ISBN: 9780143105411 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Introduced by Maya Angelou, the inspiring sermon-poems of James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson was a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance, and one of the most revered African Americans of all time, whose life demonstrated the full spectrum of struggle and success. In God's Trombones, one of his most celebrated works, inspirational sermons of African American preachers are reimagined as poetry, reverberating with the musicality and splendid eloquence of the spirituals. This classic collection includes "Listen Lord (A Prayer)," "The Creation," "The Prodigal Son," "Go... Introduced by Maya Angelou, the inspiring sermon-poems of James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson was a leading figure of the Harlem Ren... |
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Conversations with Maya Angelou
ISBN: 9780878053629 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. One of so many talents could only be expected to talk superbly, too. Here in over two dozen interviews is the voice of Maya Angelou (1928-2014) telling with strength, warmth, honesty, and dignified pride of her impact upon a difficult world and ultimately of her triumph. She has written poetry and a stream of dynamic autobiographies that include I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; Gather Together in My Name; Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas; and Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well. In Conversations with Maya Angelou she spreads... One of so many talents could only be expected to talk superbly, too. Here in over two dozen interviews is the voice of Maya Angelou (1928-2014) tel... |
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Czarne diamenty. Toni Morrison i 9 innych poetek afroamerykańskich.
ISBN: 9788366143975 / Polski / miękka ze skrzydełkami / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 1-3 dni roboczych. Tytułowe Czarne Diamenty to one: Czarne poetki amerykańskie, Afroamerykanki, które od kilku dziesięcioleci przyczyniają się do zasadniczej zmiany statusu czarnoskórej społeczności w Stanach Zjednoczonych, kraju systemowego rasizmu od czasów niewolnictwa.
Książka zawiera wiersze dziesięciu poetek związanych z ruchem Czarnej Sztuki. Ich twórczość oraz działalność społeczna dopełniają się wzajemnie, a ich sława sięga dalej niż Ameryka. Oto one: Audre Lorde, Maya Angelou, Nikki Giovanni, Sonia Sanchez, AI Ogawa, bell hooks, Alice Walker, June Jordan, Jayne Cortez.... Tytułowe Czarne Diamenty to one: Czarne poetki amerykańskie, Afroamerykanki, które od kilku dziesięcioleci przyczyniają się do zasadniczej zmian...
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