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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a groundbreaking work of autobiographical fiction, recounting the author's early years growing up in the segregated South. Published in 1969, the book was revolutionary for its honest depiction of racism, sexual abuse, and teen pregnancy from the perspective of a young Black woman.
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Audiobooks do not have to be long to provide a great listener experience. In fact, audiobooks as short as under three hours can sometimes be even better than longer listens: they require less of a time commitment, they make it easy to digest information, and they allow you to stay entertained during events of limited duration, like a road trip. And since each book is so short, you can listen to the ones you really love over and over again. Want an immersive audiobook that doesn’t take weeks to finish? Featuring great stories and strong performances, here are the best audiobooks under three hours.
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,762
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8,605
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,572
Poetic and powerful, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a modern American classic....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Emotional & Powerful
- By Miss Toni on 06-30-13
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 01-04-11
- Language: English
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The Complete Poetry
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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The beauty and spirit of Maya Angelou’s words live on in this complete collection of poetry, including her inaugural poem “On the Pulse of Morning”.
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The Complete Poetry
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 02-04-25
- Language: English
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All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes
- An Autobiography
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Uzo Aduba
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Once again, the poet casts her spell as she resumes one of the greatest personal narratives of our time. In this continuation, Angelou relates how she joins a "colony" of Black American expatriates in Ghana—only to discover no one ever goes home again.
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All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes
- An Autobiography
- Narrated by: Uzo Aduba
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 08-05-25
- Language: English
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Gather Together in My Name
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Uzo Aduba
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
In this incredible second book in a series of autobiographies, the poet, still in her teens, gives birth to a son, tries to keep a job, falls in love, dances, falls out of love, chases after her kidnapped baby, and goes to work in a house of prostitution thinking she is helping the man she loves.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story – not sure the narration kept up
- By She'sAlive! on 10-15-25
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Gather Together in My Name
- Narrated by: Uzo Aduba
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 08-05-25
- Language: English
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh, Cecilia Noble, full cast, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 77
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 63
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Story5 out of 5 stars 61
Abandoned by their parents, Maya and her older brother, Bailey, are sent to live with their grandmother and uncle in the small Southern town of Stamps in Arkansas....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved It!!
- By computer geek girl on 09-01-18
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh, Cecilia Noble, full cast, Indie Gjesdal, Pippa Bennett-Warner
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Release date: 07-26-18
- Language: English
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Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3
Maya Angelou, one of the best-loved authors of our time shares the wisdom of a remarkable life in this bestselling spiritual classic.
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Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Release date: 02-04-25
- Language: English
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Letter to My Daughter
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,239
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,863
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,851
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Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter reveals Maya Angelou's path to living well and living a life with meaning....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wisdom that not only experience can give...
- By Theodore on 09-17-11
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Letter to My Daughter
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 10-13-08
- Language: English
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The Heart of a Woman
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Uzo Aduba
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Maya Angelou has fascinated, moved, and inspired countless people with the first three volumes of her autobiography, one of the most remarkable personal narratives of our age. Now, in her fourth volume, The Heart of a Woman, her turbulent life breaks wide open with joy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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- By Tafari on 08-20-25
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The Heart of a Woman
- Narrated by: Uzo Aduba
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 08-05-25
- Language: English
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Mom & Me & Mom
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 4 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,579
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,379
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,376
The story of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary life has been chronicled in her multiple best-selling autobiographies. But now, at last, the legendary author shares the deepest personal story of her life: her relationship with her mother....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Never Enough Mom Books
- By Syd Young on 02-04-14
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Mom & Me & Mom
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 4 hrs
- Release date: 04-02-13
- Language: English
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An Evening with Garrison Keillor, Maya Angelou, Laurie Colwin, Tom Wolfe and Calvin Trillin
- By: Garrison Keillor, Maya Angelou, Laurie Colwin, and others
- Narrated by: Garrison Keillor, Maya Angelou, Laurie Colwin, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4 out of 5 stars 28
What do Grammy winner Garrison Keillor, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Maya Angelou, acclaimed novelist Laurie Colwin, and National Book Award winner Tom Wolfe have in common?
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5 out of 5 stars
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wonderful!
- By Amazon Customer on 12-22-19
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An Evening with Garrison Keillor, Maya Angelou, Laurie Colwin, Tom Wolfe and Calvin Trillin
- Narrated by: Garrison Keillor, Maya Angelou, Laurie Colwin, Tom Wolfe, Calvin Trillin
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
- Release date: 09-30-09
- Language: English
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Mom and Me and Mom
- By: Dr Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Dr Maya Angelou
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Anyone who's read or listened to I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings knows Maya Angelou was raised by her paternal grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. In this book, Angelou details what brought her mother to send her away and unearths the well of emotions Angelou experienced long afterward as a result....
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Mom and Me and Mom
- Narrated by: Dr Maya Angelou
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 11-09-23
- Language: English
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Loving Through Heartsongs
- By: Mattie J. T. Stepanek, Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Mattie J. T. Stepanek
- Length: 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
Mattie Stepanek is wise about love. Love for his family, friends, country, and faith imbues these poems with a heartfelt nature that is rare and inspiring....
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Loving Through Heartsongs
- Narrated by: Mattie J. T. Stepanek
- Length: 59 mins
- Release date: 09-01-09
- Language: English
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A Song Flung Up to Heaven
- By: Dr Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Dr Maya Angelou
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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It is 1964 and Maya Angelou provides, with her customary wisdom, compassion and wit, a first-hand record of an extraordinarily exciting and tragic political period....
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A Song Flung Up to Heaven
- Narrated by: Dr Maya Angelou
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 11-09-23
- Language: English
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