Listen to full audiobooks for free on :#adhttps://amzn.to/499CVn8Title: The Measure of a ManAuthor: Sidney PoitierNarrator: Sidney PoitierFormat: UnabridgedLength: 8 hrsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 01-26-07Publisher: HarperAudioGenres: Arts & Entertainment, Celebrity BiosSummary: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. Without television, radio, and material distractions to obscure what matters most, he could enjoy the simple things, endure the long commitments, and find true meaning in his life.Poitier was uncompromising as he pursued a personal and public life that would honor his upbringing and the invaluable legacy of his parents. Just a few years after his introduction to indoor plumbing and the automobile, Poitier broke racial barrier after racial barrier to launch a pioneering acting career. Committed to the notion that what one does for a living articulates who one is, Poitier played only forceful and affecting characters who said something positive, useful, and lasting about the human condition.Here is Poitier's own introspective look at what has informed his performances and his life. Poitier explores the nature of sacrifice and commitment, price and humility, rage and forgiveness, and paying the price for artistic integrity. What emerges is a picture of a man in the face of limits - his own and the world's. A triumph of the spirit, The Measure of a Man captures the essential Poitier.Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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