America I am legends : rare moments and inspiring words

219 Pages·2009·9.68 MB·English

by  Smiley Books

America I AM
LEGENDS

America I AM
LEGENDS
RARE MOMENTS AND INSPIRING WORDS
E S B
DITED BY MILEY OOKS
FORWORD BY TAVIS SMILEY
Distributed by Hay House, Inc.
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Copyright © 2009 by Tavis Smiley
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
America I am legends : rare moments and inspiring words / edited by SmileyBooks ; introduction by Tavis
Smiley.
p. cm.
Includes index.
1. African Americans—Biography. 2. Successful people—United States—Biography. 3. African Americans
—Quotations.
4. African Americans—Quotations, maxims, etc. 5. African Americans—Ethnic identity—Quotations,
maxims, etc.
6. Self-realization—United States—Quotations, maxims, etc. 7. Success—United States—Quotations,
maxims, etc.
8. Dignity—Quotations, maxims, etc. 9. Inspiration—Quotations, maxims, etc. I. SmileyBooks.
E185.96.A565 2009
920.009296’073—dc22
[B]
200803987
Hardcover: ISBN: 978-1-4019-2410-2
Tradepaper: ISBN: 978-1-4019-2405-8
11 10 09 08 4 3 2 1
1st edition, February 2009
Printed in China
CONTENTS
FORWARD BY TAVIS SMILEY
THE AMERICA I AM LEGENDS
THE IMPRINT: LEGEND BIOGRAPHIES
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
LEGENDS
NEVER
DIE