The Measure of a Man
Sidney Poitier's memoir reflects on his journey from poverty in the Bahamas to Hollywood, and on the values that guided him.
In this spiritual memoir, the actor Sidney Poitier looks back on his life, from a barefoot boyhood on Cat Island in the Bahamas to his groundbreaking career as the first Black man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. Less a Hollywood tell-all than a meditation, the book reflects on dignity, integrity, race, and the personal code that carried him through an extraordinary life.
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Oprah Winfrey
It's a beautifully crafted book, written like poetry. Because, just as [Poitier] speaks so eloquently, he also writes that way, too.
Book Club · January 2007
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