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Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou (1928-2014)

politician, comedian, dancer, film producer, television producer, playwright, film director, professor, essayist, autobiographer, singer, television actor, stage actor, journalist, human rights activist

  • California Labor School

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Singin' and swingin' and gettin' merry like Christmas
Letter to my daughter
Hallelujah! The Welcome Table
The heart of a woman
All God's children need traveling shoes
A song flung up to heaven
Rainbow in the cloud
Prentice Hall Literature--Florida--Language and Literacy
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Silver Level
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Gold
Prentice Hall Literature--Silver
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Copper Level
Gather together in my name
Wouldn't take nothing for my journey now
Pearson Literature - California - Reading and Language
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Reader's Companion--Silver
And Still I Rise
Gather together in my name
I Shall Not Be Moved
Poems
Now Sheba Sings the Song
Prentice Hall Literature -- Grade Ten
Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Readers Companion--Silver Level
Phenomenal Woman
Prentice Hall Literature
Mom & me & mom
Celebrations
Amazing peace
Amazing peace
Conversations with Maya Angelou
Life Doesn’t Frighten Me
Poems
His Day is Done
Kofi and his magic
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Gold Level
Renʹee Marie of France
Even the stars look lonesome
My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me
Bearing witness
The Tragedy of Hamlet with Connections
Angelina of Italy
Quartet of Stories
All God's children need travelling shoes
Mikale of Hawaii
On the Pulse of Morning
Izak of Lapland
Where the Red Fern Grows with Connections
"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
The complete collected poems of Maya Angelou
Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well
Maya Angelou
A well-tempered mind
Mother
Quartet of Poems
Kofi and His Magic
Conversations with Maya Angelou
The complete poetry
Yo sé por qué canta el pájaro enjaulado
Shaker, why don't you sing?
All God's children need traveling shoes
Great food, all day long
Still I rise
My painted house, my friendly chicken, and me
Singin and Swingin and Getting Merry Like Ch
Selected from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Heart of a Woman (Writers Voices)
Pichón
Maya Angelou Boxed Set
Soul Looks Back in Wonder
Gather Together in My Name
The collected autobiographies of Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Poetry Collection
Shaker, why don't you sing?
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Mom & me & mom
Life doesn't frighten me
Promo Pack 7 2009
Amistad
Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelo
Elder Grace
The complete collected poems
Mom and Me and Mom. by Maya Angelou
Just give me a cool drink of water 'fore I diiie
Black Pearls
Amistad, A Celebration Of The Film By Steven Spielberg
Gather Together in My Name
The poetry of Maya Angelou
A brave and startling truth
Maya Angelou Omnibus
Maya Angelou - The Complete Poetry
Maya Angelou omnibus
Little People, Big Dreams Series 1 & 2
Rainbow in the Cloud
Cedric Of Jamaica (Random House Pictureback Book)
Black Pearls:Poetry of Maya Angelou
On the pulse of morning
Discovering the other America
Stranger Than Fiction
Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas
Even the Stars Look Lonesome
Singin' and Swingin' and Getting Merry Like Christmas
Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou
Ik weet waarom gekooide vogels zingen ; Dans om het bestaan ; Zingen en swingen
Mom and Me and Mom
Amazing Peace
Even the Stars Look Lonesome
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (SparkNotes Literature Guide)
Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die
Celebrations
Phenomenal Woman
Ik weet waarom gekooide vogels zingen
Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas
Just give me a cool drink of water 'fore I diiie
Amazing Peace
Kofi and His Magic
Great Food, All Day Long
Rainbow in the Cloud
Great Food All Day Long C
Maya Angelou
Write That Book Already!
A vida não me assusta
Celebrations
All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes
The Poetry of Maya Angelou
Now Sheba sings the song
Amazing Peace : Read & Listen Edition
A brave and startling truth
Collected Poems of Maya Angelou
All God?'s Children. Dumpbin Of 36
Even Stars Look Lonesome B D/Bx24
And Still I Rise
Celebrations Book/CD Gift Set
Even the Stars Look Lonesome
Bir Kadinin Yüregi
Maya Angelou Airport
Annem ve Ben
Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas
Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die
Just give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diie
Mother : a cradle to hold me
Gather Together in My Name
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Now Sheba Sings the Song
Great Food, All Day Long
All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes
Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die
Mom and Me and Mom
Gather Together in My Name
Even Stars Look Lonesome Hb/B X21
The Collected Poems of Maya Angelou
Music, deep rivers in my soul
Weekend glory
X36 Dumpbin Wouldn?'t Take Noth
Maya Angelou
Tant Que Je Serai Noire
On the Pulse of Morning
Shaker, Why Don't You Sing?
Mother
Graduation
Rainbow in the Cloud
All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes
Music, deep rivers in my soul
Maya Angelou 4C box set
Mom and Me and Mom
Wouldn?'t Take Nothing Bc Only
Our grandmothers
Just Give Cool Drink Etc. C/Pack(1
La vie ne me fait pas peur
Mary Ellen Mark
Poems
Angelou on Burns
Maya Angelou?
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Level 6
In Their Own Voices - Volumes Three and Four
Gather Together in My Name(Dumpbi
KIzIma Mektuplar
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Mrs. Flowers
The poetry of Maya Angelou
Celebrations
Kafesteki Kusun Sarkisi
The Heart of a Woman, on the Pulse
All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes
Gather Together in My Name
Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou
I Shall Not Be Moved B Bc Only
On the Pulse of Morning
His Day Is Done
Voyage of the Amistad
Complete Collected Poems
Singin' and swingin' and gettin' merr
POESÍA COMPLETA
Benim Adımla Toplanın
Making Magic in the World
Maya Angelou
Live Life with Flair and Laughter
The Maya Angelou Autobiographies
Mom & me & mom
Mom and Me and Mom
Maya Angelou
All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes
Peguin Readers 6
Shaker, Why Don't You Sing?
Letter to My Daughter
Letter to My Daughter
Virago is 40
Celebrations
All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes
Mamá y yo y mamá
Een lied aan de hemel
Maya Angelou Deluxe Set (Prem)
The poetry of Maya Angelou
De reis zou licht zijn
Maya Angelou-4 Vol. Boxed Set
Encontraos En Mi Nombre
Maya Angelou Poems Just Give Me a Cool
How Sheba sings her song
Lessons in Living
Edward O. Wilson
Edward O. Wilson (1929-2021)

entomologist, sociobiologist, ethologist, autobiographer, naturalist, evolutionary biologist, biologist, zoologist, ecologist, myrmecologist

  • Harvard University, University of Alabama

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The Diversity of Life
On human nature
On Human Nature
The Biophilia Hypothesis
The Meaning of Human Existence
The Creation
Sociobiology
Half-Earth
In search of nature
Consilience
The Future of Life
Naturalist
A primer of population biology
The insect societies
The Leafcutter Ants
Nature revealed
Biophilia
The Social Conquest of Earth
Pheidole in the new world
On human nature
Why we are here
Genetics Of Original Sin The Impact Of Natural Selection On The Future Of Humanity
Biophilia
Consilience
E. O. Wilson
The Creation
Ecology, evolution and population biology
The high frontier
Success and dominance in ecosystems
Genesis
The social conqeust of earth
The Insect Societies
Naturalist
Life on earth
Naturalist
Organization of insect societies
Poetic species
Biological Diversity
Anthill
The Best American Science & Nature Writing 2001
The ants
Consilience
A window on eternity
The origins of creativity
Anthill
Tales from the Ant World
Biodiversity
Yellowstone's Wildlife in Transition
Biodiversity II
The Diversity of Life, Special Edition (Questions of Science)
Letters to a young scientist
Darwin's Bridge
Letters to a Young Scientist
Letters to a young scientist - 1. ed.
Primer of Population Biology
Die Einheit des Wissens
Lessons from Amazonia
Life on earth
The ants
The new atlas of planet management
Darwins Würfel
Promethean fire
Des Lebens ganze Fülle. Eine Liebeserklärung an die Wunder der Welt
Nature of Nature
Biodiversity II
<i>Pheidole</i> in the New World
Der Wert der Vielfalt
Genetics Of Original Sin The Impact Of Natural Selection On The Future Of Humanity
The Insects
El sentido de la existencia humana
Living in the anthropocene : the earth in the age of humans - 1. edicion
The ants of Polynesia (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Rescuing the Planet
Meaning of Human Existence
Diversity of Life study guide
Success and dominance in ecosystems
Every Species Is a Masterpiece
Los orígenes de la creatividad humana
On human nature
San Diego Bay
Naturalist 25th Anniversary Edition
Sociobiology
Defining sustainable forestry
Southern Wonder
Contract with the Earth
Naturaliste
The Future of Life
The literary animal
Everybody's story
Consilience
Sociology
L'unicité du savoir
A primer of population biology
Origins of Creativity
A primer of population biology
Genesis
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHIC
Biodiversity and Climate Change
Behavior of Daceton armigerum (Latreille)
Doganin Gizli Bahçesi
Theory of Island Biogeography. (MPB-1)
Nature of the Taxon Cycle in the Melanesian Ant Fauna
Consilience
Caste and Ecology in the Social Insects. (MPB-12), Volume 12
ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, AND POPULATION BIOLOGY
Auf den Spuren der Ameisen
Wild Kingdom
The Social Biology of Ants
Biophilia Hypothesis
Monographic Revision of the Ant Genus Lasius
The ants of Polynesia (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Nature Story
Creation
In Search of Nature
True Army Ants of the Indo-Australian Area (Hymenoptera : Formicidae: Dorylinae)
Consilience
Ecology, evolution and population biology
Ren lei cun zai de yi yi
Conserving Earth's Biodiversity
The Ants of Polynesia
Karinca Tepesi
Theory of Island Biogeography. (MPB-1), Volume 1
Ameisen
The Social Biology of Ants
Kingdom of Ants
Social Biology of Ants
Medio Planeta
SOCIOBIOLOGY: FROM DARWIN TO THE PRESENT
Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Life
Consilience
Anthill
The Ants of Polynesia
Genc Bilimadamina Mektuplar
Genesis
GIS for Science, Volume 3
A monographic revision of the ant genus Lasius
Reconstructing America
Stvorenje
The tenuis and selenophora groups of the ant genus Ponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
The Meaning of Human Existence
Anthill
Hidden Kingdom
Sheng ming de duo yang xing
CONSILIENCE - THE NATURAL SCIENCES
The True Army Ants of the Indo-Australian Area
The Ergonomics of Caste in the Social Insects
Insan Varliginin Anlami
Saving America's Amazon
Ameisenroman
Sociobiology. The abridged edition
Genetics of Original Sin
Yarim-Dünya
Sheng wu quan de wei lai
Consilience
The Ergonomics of Caste in the Social Insects
Ants of Polynesia (Hymenoptera : Formicidae)
Evolution
A primer of population biology [by] Edward O. Wilson and William H. Bossert
Doganin Gizli Bahcesi
Biophilia
THE BOTTLENECK
Sociobiology
Biodiversity II
On Human Nature
Studies on the ant fauna of Melanesia
Insan Dogasi
Anthill
Yeryuzunun Sosyal Fethi
Window on Eternity
The origins of creativity
Mrowisko
Conserving Earth's Biodiversity
Caste and Ecology in the Social Insects
The theory of island biogeography
Promethean fire
L'Avenir de la vie
Génesis
Daniel Quinn
Daniel Quinn (1935-2018)

autobiographer

  • Creighton Preparatory School

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Ishmael
Providence
My Ishmael
The holy
Beyond civilization
After Dachau
The story of B
The story of B
Dreamer
Amerikā Telugu katha
If They Give You Lined Paper, Write Sideways
The tales of Adam
Professeur cherche élève ayant désir de sauver le monde
The Complete Book of Water
A newcomer's guide to the afterlife
A newcomer's guide to the afterlife : on the other side known commonly as "The little book"
Hellandian Vistas
B'nin Hikayesi
Helladian vistas,
Medeniyetin Ötesi - Insanligin Yeni Büyük Macerasi
Experiencing Mass with Heart and Mind
Adem in Oykuleri
A. D. El Ano Que Cambio El Mundo (Spanish Edition)
Ismail Bir Zihin ve Ruh Macerasi
What Is Happiness?
Land & sea monsters
The Unschooling Unmanual
Sleepwalking Thru a Marraige
Yishmaʼel sheli
Ishmael
If They Give You Lined Paper, Write Sideways
Holy
After Dachau
Dachau'dan Sonra
The Book of the Damned
The Teachings
Work, work, work
My Ishmael
The man who grew young
Frederick Buechner
Frederick Buechner (1926-2022)

poet, theologian, autobiographer

  • Princeton University, Union Theological Seminary

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The Eyes of the Heart
Brendan
The sacred journey
The Son of Laughter
The wizard's tide
The Storm
Now and then
The book of Bebb
Telling the truth
Whistling in the dark
The alphabet of grace
Love feast
On the road with the archangel
A room called Remember
The magnificent defeat
Wishful thinking
A long day's dying
Secrets in the Dark
Telling Secrets
Godric
Beyond Words
Lion country
Peculiar treasures
Open heart
Speak What We Feel
The final beast
The hungering dark
Listening to Your Life
The Longing for Home
The clown in the belfry
Treasure hunt
The entrance to Porlock
Godric de Finchale
The return of Ansel Gibbs
Remarkable Ordinary
Crazy, Holy Grace
The Faces of Jesus
A Crazy, Holy Grace Participant Guide
One Life, Four Seasons
The yellow leaves
The season's difference
Faith That Matters
Learning to Speak
Christmas Tide
A long day's dying
The magnificent defeat
Family Album Boxed Set
Jean Daniel
Jean Daniel (1920-2020)

war correspondent, journalist, autobiographer, opinion journalist, essayist

  • Algiers 1 University

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Le temps qui reste
L' Erreur
Avec Camus
The Jewish prison
Demain la nation
Le Refuge et la source
De Gaulle et l'Algérie
Avec le temps
Affirmation nationale et village planétaire
La prison juive
La blessure ; suivi de, Le temps qui vient
Miroirs d'une vie
Comment peut-on être français
Soleils d'hiver
Cet étranger qui me ressemble
Voyage au bout de la nation
Israël, les Arabes, la Palestine
Lettres de France
Les miens
L' ami anglais
Dieu est-il fanatique?
Œuvres autobiographiques
Mitterrand l'insaisissable
Bouddhisme
Dieu est-il fanatique?
Le complexe de Léonard, ou, la société de création
Les religions d'un président
L' Ère des ruptures
La guerre et la paix
האיש הזר שדומה לי
Le Citoyen Mendès France
Réconcilier la France
Machiavel
Horst Max Cerni
Horst Max Cerni (born 1935)

autobiographer

  • University of California

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Henrik Pontoppidan
Henrik Pontoppidan (1857-1943)

autobiographer, poet

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Hans Kvast og Melusine
Le visiteur royal
A Fortunate Man
Lykke-Per
Aus jungen Tagen
Muld
Lykke-Per
Kirken og dens mænd
Arv og gœld
Emanuel
Ørneflugt og andre krøniker
Mimoser
Noveller og skitser
Smaa Romaner 1885-1890
Henrik Pontoppidan
Magister Globs papirer
The promise land
Fra Hytterne
Dommens dag
Totenreich
Krøniker
Lucky Per
Sandinge menighed
De Dødes rige
Meninger & holdninger
Skyer
Det forjættede land
Der Eisbär
Det forjaettede land
Deød des rige
Et kaerlighedseventyr
Nattevagt
Det forjaettede land
Højsang
Undervejs til mig selv
Det store spoegelse
Borgmester Hoeck og hustru, et dobbeltportraet
Dommens Dag
Emanuel, or Children of the Soil
Ung elskov
Minder
Drengeaar
Hans Kvast og Melusine
Per Al Afortunado
L'ours polaire
Hamskifte
Ung Elskov og andre Fortællinger
Sandinge menighed
Lucky Per
Vildt
Familjeliv
De vilde fugle
Staekkede Vinger
Minder
Şans Avcısı Per
Lille Roedhaette
Mands himmerig
Smaa romaner 1893-1890
Sans Avcisi Per
De Doedes Rige
Kroeniker
Den gamle Adam
Enetaler
Sandinge Kasabasi
Isbjoernen
Arv og Gaeld
Mands himmerig
En vinterrejse, nogle dagbogsblade
Muld
Mands himmering
Det forjaettede land
Smaa Romaner 1885-1890
Der Teufel am Herd
Das gelobte Land
Ziemia obiecana
Mands himmerig
Ung Elskov og andre Fortællinger
Henrik Pontoppidans breve
Spuk
Totenreich
De dødes rige
Le Visiteur royal et autres nouvelles
Hans im glück ...
Djabeł domowego ogniska
O urso polar e outras novelas
Lykke-Per
Der alte Adam
La tierra prometida
Drengeaar
Noveller og skitser
Carolina Maria de Jesus
Carolina Maria de Jesus (1914-1977)

autobiographer, poet, waste picker, maid

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