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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
RenŹ¹ee 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)
PichoĢn
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
Woody Allen
Woody Allen (born 1935)

film director, comedian, film actor, film producer, clarinetist, playwright, jazz musician, character actor, journalist, composer, director, actor

  • New York University Tisch School of the Arts, New York University

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Apropos of Nothing
Woody Allen
Best Short Stories -- Advanced Level
Side effects
Mere Anarchy
Screenplays
Treasury of Great Short Stories
Without feathers
Death
Getting even
Three One-Act Plays
Woody Allen
The complete prose of Woody allen
Three Films by Woody Allen
Woody Allen's Play It Again, Sam
Mere Anarchy
Don't drink the water
Play it again, Sam
Side Effects
Non-being and somethingness
The Complete Prose
Writer's Block
The Insanity Defense
Getting Even
Dieu, Shakespeare et Moi
Como acabar de una vez por todas con la cultura
Hannah and her sisters
God
Hannah Y Sus Hermanas
Woody om Allen
Cuentos Sin Plumas / Without Feathers
Le Petit Woody Allen illustré
The floating light bulb
Three films of Woody Allen
Woody Allen on Woody Allen
Without feathers
Tout CE Que Vous Avez Toujours Voulu Savoir
PURA ANARQUÃA
Sueños De Un Seductor
Hannah and her sisters
Best American Plays. Seventh Series 1967-1973
Hannah et ses soeurs
Manhattan
Four Films
Annie Hall
Alles von Allen. Storys, Szenen, Parodien
Mere Anarchy
Mere Anarchy
Conversations with Woody Allen
No Te Bebas El Agua
Interiores
Kati Heck
Todo Lo Que Usted Quiso Siempre Saber Acerca Del Sexo
Interiors : screenplay
Nebenwirkungen. Seine neuen Stories
Perfiles/Side Effects
Balas Sobre Broadway (Fabula)
Apropos of Nothing
Sin plumas
Pour en finir une bonne fois pour toute avec la culture
The illustrated Woody Allen reader
Crimes et délits
Death defying acts
Stardust memories
Annie Hall (Fabula)
No Te Bebas El Agua/ Don't Drink the Water (Fabula / Fables)
Perfiles (Fabula)
Gravedad cero
Bullets over Broadway
Aspirina Para DOS
Der Stadtneurotiker. Drehbuch von Woody Allen und Marshall Brickman
Destins tordus
Sin Plumas (Fabula)
Todo lo que usted quiso siempre saber acerca del sexo
Muzir etkiler
Lunatic's Tale
Deconstructing harry (scenario bilingue)
getting even/without feathers/side effects
Woody Allen on Woody Allen
Citarsi addosso
La lampadina galleggiante
Zero Gravity
L'erreur est humaine
L' ampoule magique
Delitos y faltas
Tuysuz
Bez perŹ¹ev
Bananas
Yan Etkiler
Without Feathers X10 S/W
Misterioso Asesinato En Manhattan (Fabula)
PURA ANARQUIA
Adulterios
Hannah Y Sus Hermanas (Cuadernos Infimos)
Zelig
Love and Death
Recuerdos
Interiors
Adulterios
Interiores (Cuadernos Infimos)
Tanri
Pura anarquia
Maridos Y Mujeres (Cuadernos Infimos)
Without Feathers
Cuentos Sin Plumas
Pura anarchia
Mere Anarchy
La Bombilla Que Flota
Mere Anarchy
Saperla lunga
Maridos y Mujeres
Io e Annie
Todo Lo Que Usted Quiso Siempre Saber (Cuadernos Infimos)
Senza piume
Cuentos sin plumas
Without Feathers
L'erreur est humaine
Obrona szaleństwa
Hollywood Ending (scénario bilingue)
L'erreur est humaine
Delitos Y Faltas (Cuadernos Infimos)
Without feathers ; Getting even ; Side effects
Zapiski gorodskogo nevrotika, malenŹ¹kogo ochkastogo evreiļø aļø” , vovremiļø aļø” brosivshego pisatŹ¹
Sleeper
Evet ama bir lokomotif bunu yapabilir mi bakalim?
Zhong yang gong yuan xi lu
The Nightclub Years 1964-68
Relatively speaking
Mensa de chang ji
Was Sie schon immer über Sex wissen wollten, aber nie zu fragen wagten
Vudi Allen
Czysta anarchia
Pobochnye ėffekty
Nebenwirkungen ( Side effects)
Take the money and run
Misterioso asesinato en Manhattan
RiversaÄ­d-draÄ­v
Destins tordus
A propósito de nada
Blue Jasmine
Inside Woody Allen
Woody om Allen
Pour en finir une bonne fois pour toutes avec la culture
The complete prose of Woody Allen
Annie Hall
Wonder wheel
Opus 9-19-11-12
Take the money and run
Without feathers ; Getting even ; Side effects
Effetti collaterali
Graham Chapman
Graham Chapman (1941-1989)

comedian, actor, film actor, composer, autobiographer, physician, television actor

  • University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge

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The complete Monty Python's flying circus
The Pythons
Graham crackers
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (book) =
The fairly incomplete & rather badly illustrated Monty Python songbook
Monty Python's The life of Brian (of Nazareth)
OJRIL - the completely incomplete Graham Chapman
Monty Python live!
The Pythons' Autobiography by the Pythons
Calcium made interesting
A liar's autobiography, volume VII
A liar's autobiography
Yellowbeard
The Completely Incomplete Graham Chapman
Yellowbeard
OJRIL - The completely incomplete Graham Chapman
OJRIL - the completely incomplete Graham Chapman
Monty Python's the meaning of life
A liar's autobiography
The Pythons' Autobiography By The Pythons
Monty Python's Meaning of Life Screenplay
Monty Python's second film
A Liar's Autobiography Volume VI
Monty Python and the Holy Grail Screenplay
Monty Python's Flying Circus
The "Pythons" Autobiography by the "Pythons" (Monty Python)
The complete Monty Python's flying circus
A Liar's Autobiography
The Fairly Incomplete and Rather Badly Illustrated Monty Python Song Book
Monty Python's Flying Circus, Vol. 1
Monty Python live!
Monty Python's flying circus
Life of Brian Screenplay (Monty Python)
The Brand New Monty Python Papperbok
Monty Pythons Flying Circus BBC Records
Brand New Monty Python Bok
Monty Python's the Life of Brian (Of Nazareth)
The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus
Autobiographie d'un menteur, volume 7
Monty Python's Big Red Book
Monty Pythons Flying Circus
Monty Python's Life of Brian (of Nazareth)
Brand New Monty Python Papperbok
Latający Cyrk Monty Pythona
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Calcium made interesting
Monty Python's the Meaning of Life
Monty Python's The life of Brian (of Nazareth)
Spot the Looney
Spot the Loony
Nancy Cartwright
Nancy Cartwright (born 1957)

actor, voice actor, comedian

  • University of California, Los Angeles, Ohio University

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My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy
George Takei
George Takei (born 1937)

comedian, singer, voice actor, blogger, film actor, television actor, actor, director, opinion journalist

  • University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television

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They Called Us Enemy
Mirror Friend, Mirror Foe
To the stars
To the stars
To the Stars Autobiography George Takei
Mirror friend, mirror foe
Éramos el enemigo
To the stars
Oh Myyy! (There Goes The Internet)
My Lost Freedom
They Called Us Enemy
Star Trek - The Original Series, Vol. 3, Episodes 6 & 7
Lions and Tigers and Bears
My Lost Freedom 9-Copy Floor Display and Authorless Storytime Kit
To the Stars
Oh myyy!
Nos Llamaron Enemigo (They Called Us Enemy Spanish Edition)
To the Stars the Autobiography of Star Trek's Mr. Sulu
Tina Fey
Tina Fey (born 1970)

television actor, film actor, film producer, voice actor, director, comedian, actor, improviser, librettist, autobiographer, showrunner, television producer

  • University of Virginia, The Second City

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Bossypants
Fresh Air with Terry Gross
30 Rock
Sisters (Unrated)
François Cavanna
FranƧois Cavanna (1923-2014)

comedian, journalist, caricaturist, satirist, publisher, media proprietor

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--et le singe devint con
Une visite inopportune
Les ritals
Mignonne, allons voir si la rose..
Les anneeĢs Charlie, 1969-2004
Le Dieu de Clotilde
Traits d'humour
Les eĢcritures
La hache et la croix
La belle fille sur le tas d'ordures
Le con se surpasse
Dieu, Mozart, Le Pen et les autres--
Le temps des eĢgorgeurs
Les Russkoffs
Le sang de Clovis
Le voyage
Le Hun blond
Les penseĢes
Gauche droite, pieĢ€ge aĢ€ cons
Lettre ouverte aux culs-beĢnits
Les Yeux plus grands que le ventre
Les ruskoffs
BeĢ‚te et meĢchant
Les aventures de NapoleĢon
Le saviez-vous?
De Coluche aĢ€ Mitterrand
La deĢesse meĢ€re
Cœur d'artichaut
L' œil du lapin
Les aventures du Petit Jesus
Je l'ai pas lu, je l'ai pas vu, mais j'en ai entendu causer
L'Oeil Du Lapin
La couronne d'IreĢ€ne
Les reines rouges
Les enfants de Germinal
Ceur d'artichaut
Les fosses carolines
Coups de sang
Le saviez-vous? le petit Cavanna illustre
Louise la peĢtroleuse, ou, L'hydre de l'anarchie
Les aventures du petit jésus
Les grands imposteurs
Le Savier Vous Le Petit Cavanna Illustre
Maria
La Couronne D'Irene
Les aventures du petit jésus
Stop-creĢ€ve
4, rue Choron
Mignonne, allons voir si la rose.
Tonton, Messaline, Judas et les autres
Gauche, droite
Nos anceĢ‚tres le Gaulois
Shane Dawson
Shane Dawson (born 1988)

film director, YouTuber, singer, film actor, composer, humorist, television actor, comedian, television producer, video blogger

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