Books Recommended by Maya Angelou
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Holy Bible
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Source: "I was influenced forever by the New Testament. I love the Beatitudes, informing us that the meek shall inherit the earth." - Maya Angelou
The Collected Poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Joanne M. Braxton
Source: "Wrote about African-Americans, and he showed me the beauty of our colors and the wonder of our music." - Maya Angelou
1 recommender
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
Source: "When I first read [this book], it was as if somebody turned a bright light on in a dark corridor." - Maya Angelou
4 recommenders
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
Source: "[This author], I could tell, wouldn't be a man who would curse me out and talk to me rudely." - Maya Angelou
Little Women
Little Women, Book 1
Louisa May Alcott
Source: "I felt like I was almost there with them in their living room and their kitchen." - Maya Angelou
You Can't Go Home Again
Thomas Wolfe
Source: "My brother and I memorized whole chapters of [this book]." - Maya Angelou
1 recommender
1 recommender
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