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Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now (Revised)
Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now (Revised) | Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou, one of the best-loved authors of our time, shares the wisdom of a remarkable life in this best-selling spiritual classic. This is Maya Angelou talking from the heart, down to earth and real, but also inspiring. This is a book to treasured, a book about being in all ways a woman, about living well, about the power of the word, and about the power do spirituality to move and shape your life. Passionate, lively, and lyrical, Maya Angelou's latest unforgettable work offers a gem of truth on every page.
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Caterina
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Today's BART #audiobook for #AuthorAMonth 🎧

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Simona
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Instead of review: this book is really not for me, and it seems unfair to give it 👎
#AuthorAMonth

Soubhiville I‘ve never heard of this one. I‘m sorry you didn‘t care for it. 2y
Simona @Soubhiville I have huge respect for her and her work, but I can‘t see any bigger importance in this book … 2y
Simona Just realised that I forgot to tag you too @Librarybelle My contribution for #19822022 #1993 2y
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Simona
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I‘m ready for the February reading adventures, I guess …
#bookspin #doublespin #bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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Simona
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My current book is Cruel City by Mongo Beti, which I will finished today. Cultish is my companion for audio-walks , one big and two slimmer books - all for different challenges. I‘m a little hesitating with Cloud Cuckoo Land, because I really didn‘t like All the Light We Cannot See (I think that is overwritten in every sense), but almost every reviewer says that Cloud isn‘t anything like All the Light … we will see 🤞 #weeklyforecast

shawnmooney I am eagerly awaiting your review of the novel by Mongo Beti - which was new to me when you first mentioned it last week! I have actually read and enjoyed three novels from Cameroon so let me list them here. First of all is the one I read most recently which was an enthusiastic five-star read – a historical novel about the beginnings of the slave trade in Cameroon from the perspective of those left behind. 2y
shawnmooney The second one was a queer novel, also recently translated, that I quite enjoyed and want to reread. While it wasn‘t quite a five-star read for me, it is a book that has really stuck with me and I‘m eager to follow the author‘s future translated work! I also remember that the protagonist was reading a bunch of Cameroonian fiction, and I‘ve always wanted to go back and look those books up and read them too someday. (edited) 2y
shawnmooney And finally, this novella, which I didn‘t love, other than its opening chapter, which just knocked my socks off. The rest of the story was a little bit of a letdown but still, all in all, I would recommend people interested in Cameroonian lit try it. 2y
Simona Thank you @shawnmooney for recommendation. All three sounds very good, and can you please tag the second one 🙏 Well, about Cruel City … I have mixed feelings, it wasn‘t bad, but something in his writing doesn‘t works for me … 2y
shawnmooney Oh sorry I missed tagging the novel on the second comment! It‘s fixed now. ❤️ 2y
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Other people‘s check-out receipts, circa 18 years ago. . . #foundinbooks

bibliothecarivs As a public librarian, I thank you for protecting their privacy even after all this time. (edited) 3y
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TK-421
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#BookReport Feb 23-29, 2020

Completed: 3 books. 2 were books I started ages ago that I read instead of finishing Interesting Times as planned

Wouldn‘t Take Nothing for My Journey Now by Maya Angelou
Some wonderfully thought-provoking essays in this book. The briefness of each allowed me to slow down, savour the words, and spend some time digesting what I‘d read. There were some essays I wished were longer but overall, I loved it! ⬇️

TK-421 Love Songs by Sara Teasdale
So beautiful! I wish I had discovered her work decades ago! Yet, I‘m glad I read these poems now, as an adult. I think I appreciate them more now, and in different ways, than I would‘ve as a teen. Also, they‘ve reignited my poetry passion! I want to reread this book hundreds of times. 💕
4y
TK-421 Engine Publishing‘s Unframed: The Art of Improvisation for Game Masters edited by Martin Ralya (not in Litsy‘s database)
I enjoyed reading about how different GMs make use of improvisation in their games and picked up a lot of tips for when I attempt to run a game again.
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Cinfhen Amazing how the universe brings us the right books at the right time. Glad you enjoyed all 3 reads. 4y
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Another warm day means sunny Sunday reading time with Minerva outside & I found yesterday‘s #QuotsyFeb20 word #humble in the essay Power of the Word: “That knowledge humbles me, melts my bones, closes my ears, and makes my teeth rock loosely in their gums. And it also liberates me. I am a big bird winging over high mountains, down into serene valleys. I am ripples of waves on silver seas. I‘m a spring leaf trembling in anticipation.” #readingbuddy

Crazeedi Your cat likes a leash? I tried with one and he flopped like he was dead, wouldn't move, never tried with another kitty, lol 4y
TK-421 @Crazeedi lol I‘ve had that experience with other cats too! It took lots of patience & lots of treats but once she realized she wasn‘t going outside without the harness, she was good. A comfortable harness that doesn‘t go around the neck helps a lot & letting kitty lead instead of trying to get them to go where you want them to go! I need a better leash though...sometimes she wants to chase things & I can‘t keep up! We already broke one leash😂 4y
Crazeedi @TK-421 well maybe when I get a new kitty I will try. The 2 i have now are 15 and 16 i dont think I'll stress them at this stage. But that is so cool. 4y
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TK-421
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It was warm enough today after work that Minerva & I got to enjoy a bit of front step reading time before moving inside to enjoy the sunset. The tagged book works well for reading quick bits here & there when I‘m pressed for time because the essays are short. The quoted passage is from the end of the essay “Style”. #ReadingBuddy #CatsofLitsy #CatwithBooks

Leftcoastzen So cute! 4y
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TK-421
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It is time for the preachers, the rabbis, the priests and pundits, and the professors to believe in the awesome wonder of diversity so that they can teach those that follow them. It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength. We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter their color

Deblovestoread 💜💜💜 4y
Prairiegirl_reading I love this!!! It‘s so so true!! 4y
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I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.”
—Maya Angelou, Wouldn‘t Take Nothing for My Journey Now
@AmberWB @MaleficentBookDragon
#jolabokaflodswap

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TK-421
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“The woman who survives intact and happy must be at once tender and tough. She must have convinced herself, that she, her values, and her choices are important. In a time and world where males hold sway and control, the pressure upon women to yield their #rights-of-way is tremendous. And it is under those very circumstances that the woman's toughness must be in evidence.” #QuotsyDec19

Deifio Great quote! ❤️ 4y
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Behind #Adventrecommends door number 2 is this series of memoirs by an incredible woman. Don‘t stop at the first one. From Angelou‘s work in the theatre, to her travel abroad, to her work in the Civil Rights movement, they just keep getting better and better.

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks True!!! ❤️ 5y
OriginalCyn620 So true! Love this! 💙 5y
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GatheringBooks
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#QuotsyJuly19 Day 8: We all deserve a #Vacation. My family and I are heading off to the Bay Area tonight for a month-long #vacation with family based in the US. Heading off to Nashville for a week as well for a conference.

JennyM Have fun! 5y
gradcat I hope you have a good time...I used to live in Nashville, it‘s wonderful, & the Bay Area is beautiful! 5y
Crazeedi Sounds like a great vacation, enjoy!! 5y
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Every time I read something Maya Angelou has set to paper, I want to curl up inside of it and never leave. I can‘t get enough of her voice.

http://www.amyyuki.com/books/2018/04/12/wouldnt-take-nothing-for-my-journey-now-...

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DMC_run8
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Feb 7 Black Authors #riotgrams

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CaliforniaCay
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Read this in one sitting. It was short and sweet. With everything going on in the world, and everything going on in my life, this was the perfect little book for me at this moment 😏

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GypsyKat
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I love her. She was an incredible human being, and I could listen to her talk all day long! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Nute She is an absolute favorite person/author of mine.💕 (edited) 6y
GypsyKat @Nute Mine too! ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
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GypsyKat
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I‘ve decided to listen to these 3 short audiobooks while I work today. I‘m already happy about it. ❤️ #Audiobooks

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kspenmoll ❤️❤️ 7y
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Agabriv
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I enjoy reading books that inspire me and I think this is why I like reading Maya Angelou.

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Agabriv
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Mrs. V. B. Really liked it.

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DMC_run8
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PBS just aired a wonderful program about the life of Maya Angelou. What an extraordinarily gifted and intelligent human being! I enjoy her writing and her wisdom.

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TheNextBook
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I honestly just really wanted to read Maya this morning and I breezed through this book this morning. It was a simple collection of her thoughts on a range of subjects, all short, to the point and sweet.

intothehallofbooks This is good. 7y
ValerieAndBooks Good choice! 7y
Graciouswarriorprincess Great!👍🏻❤ 7y
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Sherwinjamora
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A fantastic, honest, and engaging book! Angelou's writing is so accessible (something I'm always so conscious about), and the short sections made it even easier to read. I would definitely recommend her words of wisdom to anyone 📚

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lauralovesbooks1
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Every section of this spoke to me. Her wisdom and perspective resonated on so many levels. #NonfictionNovember2016