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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a groundbreaking work of autobiographical fiction, recounting the author's early years growing up in the segregated South. Published in 1969, the book was revolutionary for its honest depiction of racism, sexual abuse, and teen pregnancy from the perspective of a young Black woman.
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To curate a list of famous American writers who are also considered among the best American authors, a few things count: current ratings for their works, their particular time periods in history, critical reception, their prevalence in the 21st century, and yes, the awards they won. Many of these authors are taught in school today. From Hemingway to Harper Lee, these famous American authors are all worthy of enduring recognition—and a fresh listen!
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9,882
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Performance8,714
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Story8,681
Maya Angelou’s debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. Her life story is told in the documentary film And Still I Rise, as seen on PBS’s American Masters. Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird...
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Emotional & Powerful
- By Miss Toni on 06-30-13
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 01-04-11
- Language: English
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh, Cecilia Noble, full cast, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall77
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Performance63
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Story61
Abandoned by their parents, Maya and her older brother, Bailey, are sent to live with their grandmother and uncle in the small Southern town of Stamps in Arkansas....
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Loved It!!
- By computer geek girl on 09-01-18
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh, Cecilia Noble, full cast, Indie Gjesdal, Pippa Bennett-Warner
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Release date: 07-26-18
- Language: English
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The Complete Poetry
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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The beauty and spirit of Maya Angelou’s words live on in this complete collection of poetry, including her inaugural poem “On the Pulse of Morning” Throughout her illustrious career in letters, Maya Angelou gifted, healed, and inspired the world with her words. Now the beauty and spirit...
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The Complete Poetry
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 02-04-25
- Language: English
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Gather Together in My Name
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Uzo Aduba
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10
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Performance9
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Story9
In this incredible second book in a series of autobiographies, the poet, still in her teens, gives birth to a son, tries to keep a job, falls in love, dances, falls out of love, chases after her kidnapped baby, and goes to work in a house of prostitution thinking she is helping the man she loves...
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Great story – not sure the narration kept up
- By She'sAlive! on 10-15-25
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Gather Together in My Name
- Narrated by: Uzo Aduba
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 08-05-25
- Language: English
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Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
- Abridged
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Overall514
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Performance445
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Story438
Maya Angelou, one of the best-loved authors of our time shares the wisdom of a remarkable life in this bestselling spiritual classic. This is Maya Angelou talking from the heart, down to earth and real, but also inspiring. This is a book to be treasured, a book about being in all ways a woman...
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Post election tonic for the soul
- By LynneKLR on 11-11-16
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Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
- Release date: 12-15-05
- Language: English
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Hallelujah! The Welcome Table
- A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall126
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Performance91
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Story90
Throughout Maya Angelou’s life, from her childhood in Stamps, Arkansas, to her world travels as a bestselling writer, good food has played a central role. Preparing and enjoying homemade meals provides a sense of purpose and calm, accomplishment and connection. Now in Hallelujah! The Welcome...
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I love listening to Ms. Maya...
- By Elf's Mama on 11-06-04
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Hallelujah! The Welcome Table
- A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 09-24-04
- Language: English
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A Song Flung Up to Heaven
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall306
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Performance199
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Story197
The culmination of a unique achievement in modern American literature: the six volumes of autobiography that began more than thirty years ago with the appearance of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. A Song Flung Up to Heaven opens as Maya Angelou returns from Africa to the United States to work...
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best book I have listened to
- By Cynthia on 03-18-03
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A Song Flung Up to Heaven
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 04-05-02
- Language: English
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Even the Stars Look Lonesome
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Abridged
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Overall230
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Performance197
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Story196
See the difference, read Maya Angelou in Large Print * About Large Print All Random House Large Print editions are published in a 16-point typeface This wise book is the wonderful continuation of the bestselling Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now. Even the Stars Look Lonesome is Maya...
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amazing
- By Amazon Customer on 02-28-17
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Even the Stars Look Lonesome
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Release date: 12-15-05
- Language: English
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 3 hrs
- Abridged
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Overall298
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Performance147
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Story148
Maya Angelou’s debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. Her life story is told in the documentary film And Still I Rise, as seen on PBS’s American Masters. Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird...
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Almost Gripping
- By Elton on 12-17-05
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 3 hrs
- Release date: 12-12-05
- Language: English
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The Heart of a Woman
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Uzo Aduba
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Story3
Maya Angelou has fascinated, moved, and inspired countless readers with the first three volumes of her autobiography, one of the most remarkable personal narratives of our age. Now, in her fourth volume, The Heart of a Woman, her turbulent life breaks wide open with joy as the singer-dancer...
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s
- By Tafari on 08-20-25
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The Heart of a Woman
- Narrated by: Uzo Aduba
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 08-05-25
- Language: English
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And Still I Rise
- A Book of Poems
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,668
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Performance1,441
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Story1,417
Maya Angelou’s unforgettable collection of poetry lends its name to the documentary film about her life, And Still I Rise, as seen on PBS’s American Masters. Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them...
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Amazing
- By Jean on 06-04-14
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And Still I Rise
- A Book of Poems
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 22 mins
- Release date: 12-15-05
- Language: English
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Mom & Me & Mom
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 4 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall1,586
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Performance1,387
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Story1,384
The story of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary life has been chronicled in her multiple bestselling autobiographies. But now, at last, the legendary author shares the deepest personal story of her life: her relationship with her mother. For the first time, Angelou reveals the triumphs and struggles...
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Never Enough Mom Books
- By Syd Young on 02-04-14
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Mom & Me & Mom
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 4 hrs
- Release date: 04-02-13
- Language: English
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The Heart of a Woman
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Abridged
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Overall682
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Performance557
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Story554
Maya Angelou has fascinated, moved, and inspired countless readers with the first three volumes of her autobiography, one of the most remarkable personal narratives of our age. Now, in her fourth volume, The Heart of a Woman, her turbulent life breaks wide open with joy as...
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Ripoff - Summary of the Book
- By Raquel on 10-26-20
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The Heart of a Woman
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 12-15-05
- Language: English
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Letter to My Daughter
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,248
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Performance1,871
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Story1,859
For a world of devoted fans, a much-awaited new volume of absorbing stories and inspirational wisdom from one of our best-loved writers. Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter reveals Maya Angelou’s path to living well and living a life with...
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Wisdom that not only experience can give...
- By Theodore on 09-17-11
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Letter to My Daughter
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 10-13-08
- Language: English
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Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance7
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Story7
Maya Angelou, one of the best-loved authors of our time shares the wisdom of a remarkable life in this bestselling spiritual classic. This is Maya Angelou talking from the heart, down to earth and real, but also inspiring. This is a book to be treasured, a book about being in all ways a woman...
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Lovely
- By Dawn g. on 02-16-26
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Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Release date: 02-04-25
- Language: English
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All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes
- An Autobiography
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Uzo Aduba
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance5
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Story5
Once again, the poet casts her spell as she resumes one of the greatest personal narratives of our time. In this continuation, Angelou relates how she joins a "colony" of Black American expatriates in Ghana--only to discover no one ever goes home again...
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I felt connection and Africa!
- By Mark Brown on 12-28-25
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All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes
- An Autobiography
- Narrated by: Uzo Aduba
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 08-05-25
- Language: English
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Amazing Peace
- And Other Poems by Maya Angelou
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall216
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Performance160
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Story163
This dazzling Christmas poem by Maya Angelou is powerful and inspiring for people of all faiths. 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...
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Spoken Beauty
- By Chandra on 01-05-06
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Amazing Peace
- And Other Poems by Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 29 mins
- Release date: 12-02-05
- Language: English
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Celebrations
- Rituals of Peace and Prayer
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall72
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Performance57
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Story56
Grace, dignity, and eloquence have long been hallmarks of Maya Angelou’s poetry. Her measured verses have stirred our souls, energized our minds, and healed our hearts. Whether offering hope in the darkest of nights or expressing sincere joy at the extraordinariness of the everyday, Maya...
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Could Be Used as a Sermon
- By Janelle on 07-15-17
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Celebrations
- Rituals of Peace and Prayer
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 42 mins
- Release date: 10-24-06
- Language: English
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An Evening with Garrison Keillor, Maya Angelou, Laurie Colwin, Tom Wolfe and Calvin Trillin
- By: Garrison Keillor, Maya Angelou, Laurie Colwin, and others
- Narrated by: Garrison Keillor, Maya Angelou, Laurie Colwin, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall36
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Performance30
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Story28
What do Grammy winner Garrison Keillor, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Maya Angelou, acclaimed novelist Laurie Colwin, and National Book Award winner Tom Wolfe have in common?
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wonderful!
- By Amazon Customer on 12-22-19
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An Evening with Garrison Keillor, Maya Angelou, Laurie Colwin, Tom Wolfe and Calvin Trillin
- Narrated by: Garrison Keillor, Maya Angelou, Laurie Colwin, Tom Wolfe, Calvin Trillin
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
- Release date: 09-30-09
- Language: English
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