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2007 autobiographical work by Sidney Poitier

The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography is an autobiographical work by Sidney Poitier, first published in 2000.

On January 26, 2007, Oprah Winfrey chose it for her book club.^[1]

Summary

In this memoir, Poitier, looks back on his celebrated life and career.

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Sidney Poitier (Bahamas).

He explores elements of character and personal values to take his own measure as a man, as a husband and a 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 self-worth that he has never surrendered and that have dramatically shaped his world.

"In the kind of place where I grew up," recalls Poitier, "what's coming at you is the sound of the sea and the smell of the wind and momma's voice and the voice of your dad and the craziness of your brothers and sisters...and that's it." Without