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Maya Angelou Recommended Books
Maya Angelou has recommended 7 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist.
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A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
"[This author], I could tell, wouldn't be a man who would curse me out and talk to me rudely." - Maya Angelou (Source)
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J.K. Rowling recommended this bookJ.K. Rowling
A literary discovery that may have influenced [J.K. Rowling's] alleged intention to kill off Harry Potter at the end of book seven.
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Amelia Boone recommended this bookAmelia Boone
"Remains one my favorites to this day." - Amelia Boone
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Oprah Winfrey recommended this bookOprah Winfrey
"Such a beautiful book. I love this book." - Oprah Winfrey
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Christopher Hitchens recommended this bookChristopher Hitchens
"[The author] essentially recast his friend Thomas Carlyle’s pessimistic version of the French Revolution in fictional form in [this book]." - Christopher Hitchens
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Mahatma Gandhi recommended this bookMahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi read this book.
Mahatma Gandhi's recommendation of this book
Holy Bible
"I was influenced forever by the New Testament. I love the Beatitudes, informing us that the meek shall inherit the earth." - Maya Angelou (Source)
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18 people
Neil deGrasse Tyson recommended this bookNeil deGrasse Tyson
"To learn that it's easier to be told by others what to think and believe than it is to think for yourself." - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson's recommendation of this book 
Peter Thiel recommended this bookPeter Thiel
Peter Thiel says The New Testament has influenced him more than The Old Testament.
Peter Thiel's recommendation of this book 
Barack Obama recommended this bookBarack Obama
On the "favorite books" section of Barack Obama's Facebook profile.
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Wim Hof recommended this bookWim Hof
Wim Hof's answer to "What do you give to people as gifts?"
Wim Hof's recommendation of this book 
Laird Hamilton recommended this bookLaird Hamilton
"The first book that I found a lot of truth in it, and then I was able to share that with people." - Laird Hamilton
Laird Hamilton's recommendation of this book 
Walter Isaacson recommended this bookWalter Isaacson
"Everybody, of course, should be familiar with [this book], which is a way of being taught through both parables and tales of people and their values." - Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson's recommendation of this book +12
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- A.J. Jacobs
"One thing that really has stuck with me is that [this book] talks about that you should be grateful all the time." - A.J. Jacobs
- Hillary Clinton
"Was and remains the biggest influence on my thinking." - Hillary Clinton
- Kevin Kelly
"Probably the most amazing thing you haven’t read yet." - Kevin Kelly
- Caterina Fake
Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
- Ricardo Semler
"A very interesting book to keep going back to to get a glimpse of humanity." - Ricardo Semler
- Ryan Flaherty
"A big one." - Ryan Flaherty
- Tim Draper
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- Christopher Hitchens
"[The best document] in human history that [is] the product of a committee." - Christopher Hitchens
- Cathie Wood
"I go back to it all the time." - Cathie Wood
- Kanye West
"Better than Pinterest." - Kanye West
- Russell Moore
Russell Moore recommended this book on Twitter.
- Winston Churchill
One of Winston Churchill's favorite books.
- A.J. Jacobs
Look Homeward, Angel
by Thomas Wolfe
"Probably the most important to me." - Maya Angelou (Source)
The Collected Poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar
by Joanne M. Braxton
"Wrote about African-Americans, and he showed me the beauty of our colors and the wonder of our music." - Maya Angelou (Source)
Little Women
Little Women, Book 1
by Louisa May Alcott
"I felt like I was almost there with them in their living room and their kitchen." - Maya Angelou (Source)
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"My favorite literary heroine is Jo March." - J.K. Rowling
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Hillary Clinton recommended this bookHillary Clinton
"Was written more than a century ago, but its message resonates today." - Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton's recommendation of this book 
Shonda Rhimes recommended this bookShonda Rhimes
"I read [this book], I'm not gonna lie, every year at Christmas. Because it makes me happy." - Shonda Rhimes
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Kathie Lee Gifford recommended this bookKathie Lee Gifford
"My favorite book." - Kathie Lee Gifford
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Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
"When I first read [this book], it was as if somebody turned a bright light on in a dark corridor." - Maya Angelou (Source)
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Jacqueline Novogratz recommended this bookJacqueline Novogratz
"I read it as a 22-year-old, and it made me think deeply about how society doesn’t “see” so many of its members." - Jacqueline Novogratz
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Ryan Holiday recommended this bookRyan Holiday
"One of my favorite books." - Ryan Holiday
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Dan Barreiro
"Riveting time capsule material." - Dan Barreiro
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You Can't Go Home Again
by Thomas Wolfe
"My brother and I memorized whole chapters of [this book]." - Maya Angelou (Source)
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