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Even the Stars Look Lonesome

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By Maya Angelou — 1998

The compelling wisdom and deeply felt perceptions of Maya Angelou have been cherished by millions of readers. See more...

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The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song

In this tender and expansive reckoning with the meaning of the Black Church in America, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes us on a journey spanning more than five centuries.

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Henry Louis Gates Jr.
2021
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Afro-Nostalgia: Feeling Good in Contemporary Black Culture

The past as a building block of a more affirming and hopeful future As early as the eighteenth century, white Americans and Europeans believed that people of African descent could not experience nostalgia.

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Badia Ahad-Legardy
2021
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Succulent Wild Woman: Dancing with Your Wonder-Full Self

Author, artist, and free spirit SARK has a glowing invitation for you: to live life to its fullest—with fun! In this empowering guide, the irrepressible SARK shares stories, anecdotes, and observations on how to achieve a richer, more succulent life.

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SARK
1997
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The Measure of Our Lives: A Gathering of Wisdom

This inspirational book juxtaposes quotations, one to a page, drawn from Toni Morrison's entire body of work, both fiction and nonfiction--from The Bluest Eye to God Help the Child, from Playing in the Dark to The Source of Self-Regard--to tell a story of self-actualization.

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Toni Morrison
2024
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Opening Up by Writing It Down, Third Edition: How Expressive Writing Improves Health and Eases Emotional Pain

Expressing painful emotions is hard--yet it can actually improve our mental and physical health. This lucid, compassionate book has introduced tens of thousands of readers to expressive writing, a simple yet powerful self-help technique grounded in scientific research. Leading experts James W.

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James W. Pennebaker, Joshua M. Smyth
2016
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The Creative Age: Awakening Human Potential in the Second Half of Life

In a single generation, the view of life after fifty has changed dramatically.

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Gene D. Cohen
2001
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It’s Life as I See it: Black Cartoonists in Chicago, 1940–1980

“An important and groundbreaking collection, bringing together important voices and biographical context illustrating four decades of Black perspectives on everything from daily life to the Civil Rights Movement.

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Dan Nadel (editor), Ronald Wimberly (afterword), Charles Johnson (contributor), Kerry James Marshall (designer)
2024
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It’s Never Too Late to Begin Again: Discovering Creativity and Meaning at Midlife and Beyond

Julia Cameron has inspired millions with her bestseller on creativity, The Artist’s Way. In It’s Never Too Late to Begin Again, she turns her eye to a segment of the population that, ironically, while they have more time to be creative, are often reluctant or intimidated by the creative process.

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Julia Cameron, Emma Lively
2016
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What Matters Most: Living a More Considered Life

Why are we here? What is the meaning of existence? What truly matters the most in life? To even begin to answer these questions we must start by exploring our own internal ideals, values, and beliefs. Presenting the unique perspective of respected analyst and author James Hollis, Ph.D.

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James Hollis
2009
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