YVONNE FAIR TESSLER - Braille Institute of America

BIOGRAPHY
ANGELOU, MAYA
The Heart of a Woman
RC 17325
The author continues her autobiography into the early 1960's--period
that saw Angelou heavily involved in civil rights. She tells of her
recollections of such black activists as Martin Luther King, Malcolm X,
and James Baldwin and also recounts the details of her affair with
South African freedom fighter Make. Sequel to Singing' and Swingin'
and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas (RD10251).
All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes
RC 25432
The American poet, actress, civil rights activist, and television
producer-director recalls her pilgrimage to Ghana in the early 1960s.
Angelou went there so that her son could study at the University of
Ghana, to put him and herself in touch with long-imagined ancestral
roots. She is saddened and disillusioned by the subtle rejection of
native Ghanaians. Sequel to The Heart of a Woman (RC 17325).
ANN-MARGARET, 1941-
Ann-Margaret: My Story
RC 38863
Nominated twice for an Academy Award, Ann-Margaret has sung,
danced, and acted in movies, on television, and on stage including (at
the age of fifty) a performance with the Rockettes. After a brief
romance with Elvis Presley, Ann-Margaret married actor Roger Smith.
She discusses how they remained together despite her battle with
alcohol, a serious accident, and negative press about their relationship.
BACALL, LAUREN, 1924-
Lauren Bacall by Myself
RC 13275
Here, in her own words, is the life of the popular actress and her big
break leading to Hollywood stardom. She tells of her years as Mrs.
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