{"product_id":"wouldnt-take-nothing-for-my-journey-now-9780553569070","title":"Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now","description":"\u003cb\u003eMaya Angelou, one of the best-loved authors of our time shares the wisdom of a remarkable life in this bestselling spiritual classic. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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, about living well, about the power of the word, and about the power of 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaya Angelou speaks out . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Faith: \u003c\/i\u003e \"I'm taken aback when people walk up to me and tell me they are Christians. My first response is the question 'Already?' It seems to me a lifelong endeavor to try to live the life of a Christian. It is in the search itself that one finds ecstasy.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Racism: \u003c\/i\u003e \"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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Taking Time for Ourselves: \u003c\/i\u003e \"Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for. Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us. A day away acts as a spring tonic. It can dispel rancor, transform indecision, and renew the spirit.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Death and Grieving: \u003c\/i\u003e \"When I sense myself filling with rage at the absence of a beloved, I try as soon as possible to remember that my concerns should be focused on what I can learn from my departed love. What legacy was left which can help me in the art of living a good life?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Style: \u003c\/i\u003e \"Style is as unique and nontransferable and perfectly personal as a fingerprint. It is wise to take the time to develop one's own way of being, increasing those things one does well and eliminating the elements in one's character which can hinder and diminish the good personality.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bantam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553569070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.98h x 4.44w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/03\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/16\/2014 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/13\/2014 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e12491 \/ Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.3 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 2\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Maya Angelou","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36638793957532,"sku":"9780553569070","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8e1e0e82-62a7-4df0-ab5b-09b7b051cf38.jpg?v=1603848197","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/wouldnt-take-nothing-for-my-journey-now-9780553569070","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}