Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

Maya Angelou

Bantam Books, 1994 - Biography & Autobiography - 139 pages

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.

What people are saying

Review: Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

User Review  - Patti - Goodreads

This is fabulous. I was given this as a gift nearly 20 years ago when I was still in my teens, and just re-read it recently. Full of essays and prose about womanhood, bravery, kindness and confidence ...

Review: Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

User Review  - Melissa - Goodreads

Ummm..The book is basically her philosophy about life. But, there is no plot or anything, no story, and doesn't really fit with the title. I really don't get it. I liked some of the quotes. The only ...

About the author

Poet, writer, performer, teacher and director Maya Angelou was raised in Stamps, Arkansas, and then went to San Francisco. In addition to her bestselling autobiographies, beginning with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, she has also written five poetry collections, including I Shall Not Be Moved and Shaker, Why Don't You Sing?, as well as the celebrated poem "On the Pulse of Morning," which she read at the inauguration of President William Jefferson Clinton.


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Bibliographic information

• Title: Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now; Bantam Books: Literature
• Author: Maya Angelou
• Edition: reprint, reissue
• Publisher: Bantam Books, 1994
• ISBN: 0553569074, 9780553569070
• Length: 139 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage; Literary Collections / Essays; Religion / Inspirational