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Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas by Maya Angelou — WisdomDeck honest review

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Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas

by Maya Angelou

Third memoir: dancing, Porgy and Bess on tour in Europe, motherhood and guilt. Angelou's twenties.

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Three things you will actually use

Follow the art.
Motherhood costs.
Keep singing.

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Angelou on tour.

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