... Like Christmas (1976), Gather Together in My Name (1974), and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), which was nominated for the National Book Award. In her massive volumes of poetry are A Brave and Startling Truth (1995), The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou (1994), Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now (1993), Now Sheba Sings the Song (1987), I Shall Not ... Women's Hall of Fame in 2002, along with a mass of other medals, awards, and achievements. Harold Bloom, the distinguished professor at Yale University, has included Angelou in his series of study guides, an tribute th...

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... planned minor at Blinn. I want to read more on the history of other countries, but haven't been able to find (and afford) the book types I like. With my areas of study, I always prefer the more verbose writings to lectury technical ones. I read voraciously, with my favorite book types being romantic suspense, non-fiction, and animal related stuff. I also read some sci ... -fi and "teen" books, as well as graphic novels and manga. I'm always making attempts at writing poetry, romantic fiction, suspense and horror, as well as non-fiction stuff like articles and user guides. When I can affo...

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