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The Measure of a Man. : Sidney Poitier. Harper Collins, Oct 13, 2009 - Biography & Autobiography - 272 pages. "I have no wish to play the pontificating fool, pretending that I've suddenly come up with the answers to all life's questions. Quite the contrary, I began this book as an exploration, an exercise in selfquestioning.
26. Jan. 2007 · He is the author of two autobiographies: This Life and the "Oprah's Book Club" pick and New York Times bestseller The Measure of a Man. Among many other accolades, Poitier has been awarded the Screen Actors Guild's highest honor, the Life Achievement Award, for an outstanding career and humanitarian accomplishment. He is married, has six daughters, four grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.
“With the unwavering sense of dignity and worth . . .this man’s authenticity is earned by the life he describes.” — Los Angeles Times Reading The Measure of a Man is somewhat akin to having a worthwhile conversation with a revered older relative; he doesn’t always tell you what you want to hear, but you appreciate it just the same.
2. März 2020 · The measure of a man : a spiritual autobiography by Poitier, Sidney. Publication date 2000 Topics Poitier, Sidney, Actors -- United States -- Biography Publisher [San Francisco, Calif.] : HarperSanFrancisco Collection marygrovecollege; in ...
16. Apr. 2021 · The measure of a man : a spiritual autobiography by Poitier, Sidney. Publication date 2000 Topics Poitier, Sidney, Actors -- United States -- Biography, Actors, Skådespelare, Självbiografier, United States Publisher San Francisco, CA : ...
Sidney Poitier here explores these elements of character and personal values to take his own measure--as a man, as a husband and father, and as an actor. 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.
5. Apr. 2000 · The spiritual reflections in The Measure of a Man are nonsectarian; Poitier's faith is clearly influenced by his experience in Christian churches, but he is not, strictly, Christian. Though idiosyncratic, his faith is disciplined and rigorous, informed by leaders as diverse as Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. Poitier's love--for himself, his family, and the world--infuses his recollections of his ...
- Sidney Poitier
