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April 2003

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Growing Up Maya Angelou
The famed writer discusses her childhood, her writing and the importance of family
Departments
Phenomena & Curiosities
Bringing Up Baby
Indelible Images
Manhattan Bound
Points of Interest
Hewed From History
The Object at Hand
Power Balls
Presence of Mind
The Stuff of Genes
Editor's Note
Exotic Climes
From the Secretary
Particulars of Context
This Month in History
April Anniversaries
The Last Page