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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
Lance Bass
Lance Bass (born 1979)

film producer, film actor, singer, dancer, voice actor, autobiographer, stage actor, actor, television actor, television producer

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Out of Sync
Rebel Girls Dads and Daughters
Trick or Treat on Scary Street
Charlotte Roche
Charlotte Roche (born 1978)

actor, television presenter, singer, podcaster, producer, audio drama actor

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Feuchtgebiete
Wetlands
Schossgebete
Wrecked
Zonas húmedas
Furores íntimos
Schootgebed
Ezore laḥut
Wrecked
Katherine Jenkins
Katherine Jenkins (born 1980)

opera singer, music artist

  • Royal Academy of Music, Dwr-y-Felin Comprehensive School

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Anita Bryant
Anita Bryant (born 1940)

singer, beauty pageant contestant, politician, recording artist

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Kim Gordon
Kim Gordon (born 1953)

guitarist, singer, actor, visual artist, fashion designer, film director

  • Beaux-Arts de Paris, Otis College of Art and Design

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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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Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)

pianist, actor, composer, jazz musician, singer, television actor, film actor, bandleader, lawyer

  • Indiana University, Indiana University Maurer School of Law

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Sometimes I Wonder
The Stardust Road
The stardust road & Sometimes I wonder
The Hoagy Carmichael Centennial Collection
Hoagy Carmichael - Easy Piano Songbook
The Hoagy Carmichael Songbook
Stardust
Stardust Road, The
Stardust Road
Georgia on My Mind and Other Songs by Hoagy Carmichael (Jazz Play Along, Vol. 56)
Songs for Children
Star Dust Melodies Of..
Raffles and Other Singing Stories
Hoagy Carmichael
Classic Hoagy Carmichael
The star dust melodies of--
Stardust