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AMAZING PEACE: A CHRISTMAS POEM
In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. "Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look...
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PHENOMENAL WOMAN: FOUR POEMS CELEBRATING WOMEN
Maya Angelou, the bestselling author of On the Pulse of Morning, Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now, and other lavishly praised works, is considered one of America's finest poets. Here, four of her most highly acclaimed poems are assembled...
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FULL WOMAN, FLESHLY APPLE, HOT MOON: SELECTED POEMS OF PABLO NERUDA
Praise for Stephen Mitchell's translation of Rilke: ""Perhaps the most beautiful group of poetic translations this century has produced.""-- Chicago Tribune ""This is, without any doubt, the best English rendering of Rilke. It is as faithful to the original as...
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FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF
From its inception in 1974 to its critical success on Broadway, this work has excited and inspired audiences all over the country. Passionate and fearless, Shange's words reveal what it means to be of color and female in the 20th...
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THE ESSENTIAL GWENDOLYN BROOKS
"If you wanted a poem," wrote Gwendolyn Brooks, "you only had to look out of a window. There was material always, walking or running, fighting or screaming or singing." From the life of Chicago's South Side she made a forceful...
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THE WEARY BLUES
Nearly ninety years after its first publication, this celebratory edition of "The Weary Blues" reminds us of the stunning achievement of Langston Hughes, who was just twenty-four at its first appearance. Beginning with the opening "Proem" (prologue poem)--"I am a...
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THE COLLECTED POETRY OF NIKKI GIOVANNI: 1968-1998 (PB)
This omnibus covers Nikki Giovanni's complete work of poetry from 1967-1983. THE COLLECTED POETRY OF NIKKI GIOVANNI will include the complete volumes of five adult books of poetry: Black Feeling Black Talk/Black Judgement, My House, The Women and the Men,...
$15.95
THE DEAD EMCEE SCROLLS: THE LOST TEACHINGS OF HIP-HOP AND CONNECTED WRITINGS
In the underground labyrinths of New York City's subway system, beneath the third rail of a long forgotten line, Saul Williams discovered scrolls of aged yellowish-brown paper rolled tightly into a can of spray paint. His quest to decipher this...
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AND STILL I RISE
These new poems are powerful, distinctive and as always, full of lifting rhythms of love and remembering.
Product details
Publisher : Random House; 1st edition (August 12, 1978)
Language : English
Hardcover : 64 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780394502526
ISBN-13 : 978-0394502526
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DON'T CALL US DEAD: POEMS
The highly anticipated second collection by Danez Smith--"Hallelujah is an understatement" (Patricia Smith) Award-winning poet Danez Smith is a groundbreaking force, celebrated for deft lyrics, urgent subjects, and performative power. Don't Call Us Dead opens with a heartrending sequence that imagines an...
$16.00
SELECTED POEMS
This volume brings together the best of the Pulitzer Prize winner's work from three earlier books now out of print, and includes a section of new poems which have not appeared before in book form. The classic volume by the...
$12.99
THE BLACK UNICORN: POEMS
The Black Unicorn is a collection of poems by a woman who, Adrienne Rich writes, "for the complexity of her vision, for her moral courage and the catalytic passion of her language, has already become, for many, an indispensable poet."...
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A GOOD CRY: WHAT WE LEARN FROM TEARS AND LAUGHTER
One of America's most celebrated poets looks inward in this powerful collection, a rumination on her life and the people who have shaped her. The poetry of Nikki Giovanni has spurred movements, turned hearts and informed generations. She's been hailed...
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POEMS: MAYA ANGELOU
Tenderly, joyously, sometimes in sadness, sometimes in pain, Maya Angelou writes from the heart and celebrates life as only she has discovered it. In this moving volume of poetry, we hear the multi-faceted voice of one of the most powerful...
$16.00
FATHERHOOD: RISING TO THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE
In Fatherhood, beloved NBA player, poet, children’s advocate, and devoted dad Etan Thomas speaks from his heart on what matters most in his life: being there for his children. As a leading participant in President Obama’s Fatherhood Initiative, Etan has...
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SAME BUT DIFFERENT: TEEN LIFE ON THE AUTISM EXPRESS
Being a teen is hard enough. But when you have autism--or when your sibling is struggling with the condition--life can be a topsy-turvy ride. What happens when you come face-to-face with dating, parties, sports, body changes, school, and kids who...
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BECOMING DAD: BLACK MEN AND THE JOURNEY TO FATHERHOOD
The fatherless black family is a problem that grows to bigger proportions every year as generations of black children grow up without an adult male in their homes. As this dire pattern grows worse, what can men do who hope...
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WHATEVER IT TAKES: GEOFFREY CANADA'S QUEST TO CHANGE HARLEM AND AMERICA
What would it take? That was the question that Geoffrey Canada found himself asking. What would it take to change the lives of poor children—not one by one, through heroic interventions and occasional miracles, but in big numbers, and in...
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NOT MY BOY!: A FATHER, A SON, AND ONE FAMILY'S JOURNEY WITH AUTISM
Review: "Former NFL star quarterback Peete sheds his macho gridiron side and pours his heart out in his no-holds-barred family memoir, recounting the stresses of having a child with severe autism and the daunting challenge of realigning parental expectations. Recollecting...
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THE POWER OF PRESENCE: BE A VOICE IN YOUR CHILD'S EAR EVEN WHEN YOU'RE NOT WITH THEM
As the mother of Wes Moore, whose memoir about overcoming the obstacles that face a fatherless young black man was a huge bestseller, Joy is constantly asked: How did you do it? How can you be a good parent, have...
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TABLE TALK MATH: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR BRINGING MATH INTO EVERYDAY CONVERSATIONS
Exploring math with your kids can be fun. Really! Maybe you love math. Maybe you still remember anxiety you felt as a student in math class. Either way, your kids are learning from you and deciding whether or not they...
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NEW DAD'S PLAYBOOK
"Exactly what we need--honest, understanding, and inviting words on fatherhood."--Drew Brees, NFL quarterback, New Orleans Saints New moms have unending resources to plan and execute a healthy pregnancy and navigate those first months and years as a parent with confidence. New...
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My Brown Baby: On the Joys and Challenges of Raising African American Children
From noted parenting expert and New York Times bestselling author Denene Millner comes the definitive book about parenting African American children.For over a decade, national parenting expert and bestselling author Denene Millner has published thought-provoking, insightful, and wickedly funny commentary about motherhood...
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THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE FAMILIES: BUILDING A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY CULTURE IN A TURBULENT WORLD
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THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE FAMILIES: BUILDING A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY CULTURE IN A TURBULENT WORLD
In his first major work since The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Steven R. Covey presents a practical and philosophical guide to solving the problems--large and small, mundane and extraordinary--that confront all families and strong communities. By offering revealing anecdotes...
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THE PURPOSE OF BOYS: HELPING OUR SONS FIND MEANING, SIGNIFICANCE, AND DIRECTION IN THEIR LIVES
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THE PURPOSE OF BOYS: HELPING OUR SONS FIND MEANING, SIGNIFICANCE, AND DIRECTION IN THEIR LIVES
The author of "Wonder of Boys" and "Minds of Boys" presents parents with a new way of looking at their sons by realizing how important purpose is for the success and happiness of boys.
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DIFFERENT AND WONDERFUL: RAISING BLACK CHILDREN IN A RACE-CONSCIOUS SOCIETY
Renowned psychologists Darlene Powell Hopson and Derek S. Hopson explore the sometimes tough, sometimes unspoken, questions that face the Black middle-class today, particularly parents. Thanks to Different and Wonderful Black parents can now prepare their children for the race consciousness that still pervades...
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THE MISEDUCATION OF BLACK CHILDREN
Parents and teachers of black children who wish to confront the failures of the education system that have not been remedied by the No Child Left Behind Act will appreciate this dissection of the root issues affecting academic achievement. Postulating...
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NURTURE: A MODERN GUIDE TO PREGNANCY, BIRTH, EARLY MOTHERHOOD--AND TRUSTING YOURSELF AND YOUR BODY
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NURTURE: A MODERN GUIDE TO PREGNANCY, BIRTH, EARLY MOTHERHOOD--AND TRUSTING YOURSELF AND YOUR BODY
"What a gift to new and expecting moms. You have no idea the mountain and rollercoaster you're about to embark on, but Nurture somehow gives you a peek in and gives you essential information to help ground you." -Catherine McCord, founder...
$22.95
WE LIVE FOR THE WE: THE POLITICAL POWER OF BLACK MOTHERHOOD
A warm, wise, and urgent guide to parenting in uncertain times, from a longtime reporter on race, reproductive health, and politics In We Live for the We, first-time mother Dani McClain sets out to understand how to raise her daughter in what...
$26.00
COME TO WIN
In the tradition of Marlo Thomas's "The Right Words at the Right Time," the multiple grand slam tennis champion and entrepreneur, along with an esteemed group of business leaders and acclaimed artists, serves up a book of wisdom that shows...
$25.99