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Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter – A Hollywood Icon's Wisdom on Breaking the Race Barrier and the Civil Rights Era - Softcover

Poitier, Sidney

 
9780061562792: Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter – A Hollywood Icon's Wisdom on Breaking the Race Barrier and the Civil Rights Era
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0061562793 ISBN 13: 9780061562792
Verlag: HarperOne Large Print, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

The bestselling author and American icon offers lessons from his own remarkable life in the form of letters to his great-grandaughter

The author of The Measure of a Man and one of the most revered actors in the history of Hollywood offers a book that features inspirational advice and personal stories from his extraordinary life. Written in the form of extended letters to his new great-granddaughter, Sidney Poitier offers perspective and wisdom gained from his memories of being a boy in the Bahamas; breaking the race barrier in theater and film during the Civil Rights Era; achieving stardom and success in Hollywood; and as a diplomat and humanitarian. In his role as father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Poitier shares his experience of the most important passages in life.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Sidney Poitier was the first black actor to win the Academy Award for best actor for his outstanding performance in Lilies of the Field in 1963. His landmark films include The Defiant Ones, A Patch of Blue, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and To Sir, With Love. He has starred in over forty films, directed nine, and written four. 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.

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Sidney Poitier is one of the most revered actors in the history of Hollywood. He has overcome enormous obstacles in extraordinary times and is a role model for many Americans because of his convictions, bravery, and grace. Poitier reflects on this amazing life in Life Beyond Measure, offering inspirational advice and personal stories in the form of extended letters to his great-granddaughter. Writing for all who admire his example and who search for wisdom only a man of great experience can offer, this American icon shares his thoughts on love, faith, courage, and the future.

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Verlag
HarperOne Large Print
Erscheinungsdatum
2008
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0061562793
ISBN 13 
9780061562792
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
416
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