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Maya Angelou s memoirs, essay and poetry collections, and cookbooks have sold millions of copies. No... more

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From the impoverished inner-city streets of Milwaukee to her own nationally syndicated talk show in ... more

A biography of Oprah Winfrey, which details her rise to fame and features color illustrations, and f... more

Hundreds of heartfelt, perceptive comments by men and women from all walks of life fill the pages of... more

- Uses real stories about heroes to teach values - High-interest biographies encourage reading - Bio... more

People to Know is a series of biographies designed for beginning readers. Each book introduces one o... more

- Glossary, Index - More books to read, Web sites... more

- First Biographies for beginning readers - Glossary, Index - More books to read, Web sites... more

- Time lines - Primary sources - Historic photos - Fact boxes - Glossary, Index - Sources of further... more

A complete translation of People to Know, Gente Que Hay Que Conocer is a series of biographies desig... more

Oprah Winfrey is the protagonist of the story to be told here, but this book has broader intentions,... more

- Full-color Photographs - B/W Photographs - Web sites - Index - Glossary... more

Children today are in need of role models more than ever. These six books focus on contemporary figu... more

Made in America presents the first look at self-made men and women from a multicultural perspective.... more

在過去的美國，一位黑人，尤其是一位女性黑人，想在電視上出現是難上加難。而今她成功了，並且成為一位許多美國人十分尊敬的公眾人物。這不是一本偉人傳記，這是從一個平凡人的角度來看她的成長。她有過貧困的童年，... more