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The measure of a man a spiritual autobiography book. Quite the contrary, i began this book as an exploration, an exercise in selfquestioning. Measure of a man by sidney poitier, 97800657909, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Sidney poitier has long been a hollywood legend admired by many, yet in the measure of a man he honestly shares his faults as well as his strengths, his struggles as well as his successes. Publication date 2000 topics poitier, sidney, actors united states biography. Theyve served as instruments of peace and progress. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. A spiritual autobiography ebook written by sidney poitier. Only true nobility can write the personal history and experiences of a 70something black man from the bahamas with such power to speak profoundly to a 22year old white girl from grand rapids.
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Poitier explores the nature of sacrifice and commitment, pride and humility, rage and forgiveness, and paying the price for artistic integrity, what emerges is a picture of a man seeking truth, passion, and balance in the face of limitshis own and the worlds. Among many other accolades, poitier has been awarded the screen actors guilds highest honor, the life achievement award, for an outstanding career and humanitarian accomplishment. Poitier credits his parents and his childhood on tiny cat island in the bahamas for equipping him with the unflinching sense of right and wrong and of selfworth that he has never surrendered and that have dramatically shaped his world. Sidney poitier here explores these elements of character and personal values to take his own measureas a man, as a husband and father, and as an actor. Read an excerpt of the measure of a man by sidney poitier many years ago i wrote a book about my life, which was, necessarily, in large part a book about my life in hollywood. A spiritual autobiography 2007 is a memoir by the legendary film actor sidney poitier.
Letters to my greatgranddaughter 2008, an oprahs book club selection poitier is also the subject of the biography sidney poitier. A spiritual autobiography oprahs book club sidney poitier isbn. Sidney poitier here explores these elements of character and personal values to take his own measureas a man, as a husband and a father, and as an actor. I have no wish to play the pontificating fool, pretending that ive suddenly come up with the answers to all lifes questions. A spiritual autobiography is an autobiographical work by sidney poitier.
A triumph of the spirit, the measure of a man captures the essential poitier. A spiritual autiobiography sidney poitier, 2000 harpercollins 272 pp. This is a book about life, not necessarily about one mans life, as it is meant to be a spiritual book with much questioning of what one does in life. Sidney poitier here explores these elements of character and personal values to take his own measure as a man, as a husband and a father, and as an actor. For hollywoods first major black star was, for many years, hollywoods only major black actor. A spiritual autobiography by sidney poitier sidney poitier has done a lot of living in his eighty years enough to write not one memoir but two, the first this life in and the second, the measure of a man. Poitier was uncompromising as he pursued a personal and public life that would honor his upbringing and the invaluable legacy of his parents. Study questions for the measure of a man by sidney poitier. Sidney poitier performs magic in the measure of a man. A spiritual autobiography because he felt called to write about certain values, such as integrity and commitment, faith. The same page will draw the reader to tears both from laughter and from sorrow. Poitier s auto biography is an eye opener as far as one man s journey through adversity from poverty to racism and strive to become one of the best actors of time. Man, actor, icon 2004 by historian aram goudsouzian.
Read an excerpt from the beginning of sidney poitier s the measure of a man. A spiritual autobiography, in until recently, both of them were pretty much forgotten save by poitier enthusiasts. Poitier writes in a straightforward style, making the book an enjoyable read. On january 26, 2007, oprah winfrey chose it for her book club. A spiritual autobiography by sidney poitier in djvu, epub, txt download e book.
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