Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter

Poitier, Sidney

ISBN 10: 006156849X ISBN 13: 9780061568497

Publisher: HarperAudio, 2008

Synopsis

The Academy Award-winning actor and author of The Measure of a Man shares life lessons as imparted to his great-granddaughter, in an inspirational collection that touches on such topics as his boyhood memories of the Bahamas, the race barriers of pre-civil rights Hollywood, and his contributions as a diplomat and humanitarian. Simultaneous.

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Review:

"Some people aren't satisfied to be dashing, principled, talented, influential, and legendary; they have to keep giving of themselves. In Life Beyond Measure, Poitier unaffectedly muses on life's mysteries, as compelling as ever in his ninth decade."--O Magazine

"It's typical of Poitier's modesty that what may be his last book is not another celebration of his triumphs but a collection of lessons learned by that wise old actor, passed on to generations who might never truly understand how he changed movies."--The Los Angeles Times

"Wise life lessons for everyone's children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren."--Ebony

It s typical of Poitier s modesty that what may be his last book is not another celebration of his triumphs but a collection of lessons learned by that wise old actor, passed on to generations who might never truly understand how he changed movies. --The Los Angeles Times"

Some people aren t satisfied to be dashing, principled, talented, influential, and legendary; they have to keep giving of themselves. In Life Beyond Measure, Poitier unaffectedly muses on life s mysteries, as compelling as ever in his ninth decade. --O Magazine"

Wise life lessons for everyone s children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. --Ebony"

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperAudio
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 006156849X
• ISBN 13: 9780061568497
• Binding: Audio CD
• Number of pages: 9