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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
Gather together in my name
Letter to my daughter
Hallelujah! The Welcome Table
Gather together in my name
Poems
The heart of a woman
All God's children need traveling shoes
A song flung up to heaven
Mom & me & mom
Life Doesn’t Frighten Me
Rainbow in the cloud
All God's children need travelling shoes
Conversations with Maya Angelou
Yo sé por qué canta el pájaro enjaulado
All God's children need traveling shoes
Selected from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Heart of a Woman (Writers Voices)
The collected autobiographies of Maya Angelou
Mom & me & mom
Life doesn't frighten me
Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelo
Elder Grace
Mom and Me and Mom. by Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Omnibus
Mom and Me and Mom
All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes
Mom and Me and Mom
Gather Together in My Name
Mom and Me and Mom
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Level 6
Mom & me & mom
Mom and Me and Mom
Letter to My Daughter
Letter to My Daughter
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
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
I Shall Not Be Moved
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
Celebrations
Amazing peace
Amazing peace
Conversations with Maya Angelou
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
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
The complete poetry
Shaker, why don't you sing?
Great food, all day long
Still I rise
My painted house, my friendly chicken, and me
Singin and Swingin and Getting Merry Like Ch
Pichón
Maya Angelou Boxed Set
Soul Looks Back in Wonder
Gather Together in My Name
Maya Angelou Poetry Collection
Shaker, why don't you sing?
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Promo Pack 7 2009
Amistad
The complete collected poems
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 - 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
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
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
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
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?
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
Maya Angelou
All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes
Peguin Readers 6
Shaker, Why Don't You Sing?
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
Lillian Faderman
Lillian Faderman (born 1940)

historian, literary critic

  • University of California, Berkeley

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Naked in the promised land
Harvey Milk
My mother's wars
Scotch Verdict
Surpassing the Love of Men
Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers
The gay revolution
Chloe Plus Olivia
To Believe in Women
I Begin My Life All Over
Speaking for ourselves
Gay L.A.
Scotch Verdict
Lesbian-feminism in turn-of-the-century Germany
Gay, lesbian, bisexual transgender events, 1848-2006
Lesbians in Germany
Lesbians in Germany
Scotch Verdict
Surpassing the Love of Men
Speaking for Ourselves
Scotch Verdict
Suggestions for using Speaking for ourselves
Desnuda En La Tierra Prometida
Joseph Schumpeter
Joseph Schumpeter (1883-1950)

economist, professor, book collector, anthropologist, jurist, political scientist, economist, politician, political scientist

  • University of Vienna, Theresianum

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Ten great economists from Marx to Keynes
Ten great economists
Briefe = Letters
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
History of Economic Analysis
Zur Soziologie der Imperialismen
The Economics and Sociology of Capitalism
Theorie der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung
Imperialism [and] Social classes
History of Economic Analysis
Economic Doctrine and Method
Power or pure economics?
Can capitalism survive?
Das Wesen und der Hauptinhalt der theoretischen Nationalökonomie
History of economic analysis
Theorie der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung
Can Capitalism survive?
Thee conomics and sociology of capitalism
Business cycles
Politische Reden
History of economic analysis
Vergangenheit und Zukunft der Socialwissenschaften
Theory of Economic Development
The American economy in the interwar period
Konjunkturzyklen
Economic doctrine andmethod
Beiträge zur Sozialökonomik
Economic doctrine and method
Impérialisme et classes sociales
Business cycles
Essays
Histoire de l'analyse économique
The nature and essence of economic theory
History of economic analysis
Imperialism and social classes
Theorie der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung
Impérialisme et classes sociales
Diez Grandes Economistas
Essays on economic topics of J. A. Schumpeter
The entrepreneur
Can capitalism survive?
Impérialisme et classes sociales
Aufsätze zur Wirtschaftspolitik
Aufsätze zur Soziologie
Das Wesen und der Hauptinhalt der theoretischen Nationalo konomie
History of Economic Analysis
Economic Doctrine and Method
Dogmenhistorische und biographische Aufsätze
Essays on economic topics of J.A. Schumpeter
Theory of economic development
Can Capitalism Survive?
History of Economic Analysis
Essays on economic topics
Essays
The Communist manifesto in sociology and economics
Nature and Essence of Economic Theory
Imperialism [and] Social classes; two essays
Théorie de l'évolution économique
The essence of Joseph Alois Schumpeter
Geschichte der Ökonomischen Analyse
Esquisse d'une histoire de la science économique des origines jusqu'au début du XXe siècle
Aufsätze zur ökonomischen Theorie
Jing ji fa zhan li lun
Des Wesen des Geldes
Business cycles
¿Puede sobrevivir el capitalismo?
Essays of J.A. Schumpeter
Die Finanzkrise des Steuerstaats
Geschichte der O konomischen Analyse
Beitrage zur Sozialokonomik / hrsg., ubers. u. eingeleitet v. Stephen Bohm
Ten great economists, from Marx to Keynes
Théorie de l'évolution économique
Aufsätze zur Tagespolitik
Power or Pure Economics?
Esquisse d'une istoire de la science économique des origines jusqu'au début du 20esiècle
Ten Great Economists
The essence of J.A. Schumpeter
Schriften zur Ökonomie und Soziologie
Imperialisme et Classes Sociales
The nature and essence of economic theory
Economic doctrine and method
Business cycles
Essays on economic topics of J. A. Schumpeter
Imperialism, and social classes
Ten great economists, from Marx to Keynes. --
Ten great economists
Ten great economists
Imperialism and social classes
The theory of economic development
Theory of Economic Development
The nature and essence of economic theory
Randall Kenan
Randall Kenan (1963-2020)

biographer, faculty member

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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James Baldwin
Black Folk Could Fly
The Fire This Time
A visitation of spirits
Walking on water
LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR DEAD
If I Had Two Wings
A time not here
Black Folk Could Fly - Selected Writings by Randall Kenan
Let Dead Bury Their Dead B S/Wx12
Racing Home
Norman Manea
Norman Manea (born 1936)

engineer

  • Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest

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The hooligan's return
Saul Bellow : Settling My Accounts Before I Go Away
Paradise Found
Întoarcerea huliganului
Întoarcerea huliganului
Bonheur obligatoire
Plicul negru
October eight o'clock
The lair
On clowns
The Fifth Impossibility Essays On Exile And Language
The Black Envelope
Captives
October, Eight O'Clock Stories
Fericirea obligatorie
24 contes al dia
On Clowns: The Dictator and The Artist
Other Aliens (Conjunctions Book 67)
Romanian writers on writing
24 contes al dia
El Regreso del Huligan
Cabinet of Curiosity
Laptele negru
Curierul de Est
Fenster zur Arbeiterklasse
Lair
Über Clowns. Essays
Despre clovni
Casa melcului
Compulsory happiness
Pe contur
L'heure exacte
Cartea fiului
La quinta imposibilidad
O klownach Dyktator i Artysta
Payasos
Compulsory Happiness
Octombrie, ora opt
Exiled Shadow
Die Höhle
El sobre negro
Sertarele exilului
Fifth Impossibility
Silent Woman
Octombrie ora opt
Le bonheur obligatoire
Felicidad obligatoria
Le thé de Proust et autres nouvelles
Black Envelope
Viziuna
Plicul negru
Der Trenchcoat
October Eight O'Clock
Vorbind pietrei
Premio FIL de Literatura en Lenguas Romances
Înaintea despărțirii
Anii de ucenicie ai lui August prostul
Textul nomad
El té de Proust
Ekim, Saat Sekiz
Atrium
La guarida
Holigan'in Donusu
Zilele și jocul
Vizuina
La sombra exiliada
Emily Wilson
Emily Wilson (born 1971)

classical scholar, classical philologist, translator

  • University of Oxford, University of Oxford

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Seneca
Seneca
The Odyssey
Mocked with death
The Death of Socrates (Profiles in History)
The death of Socrates
Oedipus Tyrannos
The greatest empire
Sokrates'in Ölümü; Kahraman, Hain, Geveze, Aziz
Oedipus Tyrannos
Metamorphoses, the Norton Library
Cultural History of Tragedy in Antiquity
Reginald Victor Jones
Reginald Victor Jones (1911-1997)

physicist, academic, expert

  • University of Oxford, Alleyn's School

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Most Secret War (Wordsworth Military Library)
Carl Levy
Carl Levy (born 1951)

political scientist

  • University at Buffalo, London School of Economics and Political Science

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Life and Ideas
Gramsci and the anarchists
The Anarchist Imagination
The Palgrave Handbook of Anarchism
Italian regionalism
Socialism and the intelligentsia, 1880-1914
Socialism and the Intelligentsia 1880-1914
Antonio Gramsci
The future of Europe
Italian Regionalism
Anarchism Today
Gramsci
Three postwar eras in comparison