What is the title and author of the book which Whoopi Goldberg's character gives to the young girl in the movie, Sister Act II? It was one which Whoopi Goldberg said that her mother had given her to motivate her.
Thank you,
Margie
The book is "Letters to a Young Poet" by Rainer Maria Rilke. I'm interested to read it myself -- it's only $5 on BarnesAndNoble.com. I'll paste the publisher's note from that website.
ISBN: 0486422453
From the Publisher
Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet are arguably the most famous and beloved letters of the twentieth century. Written when the poet was himself still a young man, with most of his greatest work before him, they were addressed to a student who had sent Rilke some of his own writing, asking for advice on becoming a writer. The two never met, but over a period of several years Rilke wrote him these ten letters, which have been cherished by hundreds of thousands of readers for what Stephen Mitchell calls in his Foreword that "vibrant and deeply felt experience of life" that informs them. Eloquent and personal, Rilke's meditations on the creative process, the nature of love, the wisdom of children, and the importance of solitude offer a wealth of spiritual and practical guidance for anyone. At the same time, this collection, in Stephen Mitchell's definitive translation, reveals the thoughts and feelings of one of the greatest poets and most distinctive sensibilities of the twentieth century.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?isbn=0486422453
Hi - if you go on this site , you can click on the letter you want to read and then scroll down and you can read that letter - its from 'Letters to a young poet'- i hope this helps
http://www.sfgoth.com/~immanis/rilke/letter1.html