基本介紹
- 中文名稱：The Measure of a Man
- 裝幀：HRD
- 定價：205.00元
- 作者：Sidney Poitier
- 出版社：Harpercollins
- 出版日期：2007-2
- ISBN：9780061357916
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媒體推薦
"With the unwavering sense of dignity and worth . . .this mans authenticity is earned by the life he describes." -- Los Angeles Times
An affecting new memoir. -- Dallas Morning News
Candid memoirs from teh actor who has starred in more than forty movies, directed nine, and written four. -- USA Today
Having already penned a book about his professsional life, legendary actor Sidney Poitier tackles a greater subject--life itself--with this new spiritual autobiography. -- American Way
In this powerful book, [Poitier] shares his touchsotnes with us and makes us question what foundations guide our own lives. -- Ebony
Reading The Measure of a Man is somewhat akin to having a worthwhile conversation with a revered older relative; he doesnt always tell you what you want to hear, but you appreciate it just the same. -- Washington Post
Reflective, generous, humane . . . moving . . .[Poitier] writes with vivid emotion. -- New York Times Book Review
Revealing . . . Poitier invites us to re-examine his work and, through it, our history. -- New York Times Magazine
An affecting new memoir. -- Dallas Morning News
Candid memoirs from teh actor who has starred in more than forty movies, directed nine, and written four. -- USA Today
Having already penned a book about his professsional life, legendary actor Sidney Poitier tackles a greater subject--life itself--with this new spiritual autobiography. -- American Way
In this powerful book, [Poitier] shares his touchsotnes with us and makes us question what foundations guide our own lives. -- Ebony
Reading The Measure of a Man is somewhat akin to having a worthwhile conversation with a revered older relative; he doesnt always tell you what you want to hear, but you appreciate it just the same. -- Washington Post
Reflective, generous, humane . . . moving . . .[Poitier] writes with vivid emotion. -- New York Times Book Review
Revealing . . . Poitier invites us to re-examine his work and, through it, our history. -- New York Times Magazine
作者簡介
Born in Miami 1927 and raised in the Bahamas, Poitier began acting after the war, and soon made his debut in Hollywood with No Way Out. He became the first black actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor. In 1968 he was knighted by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and is the recipient of four honorary doctorate degrees, the last from New York University. He has starred in over forty films, directed nine, and written four. He has received three Golden Globe Awards; an American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award; the Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Award; and the Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award, among many other awards and honors. In April 1997 Poitier was named the Ambassador to Japan from the Bahamas. Sir Poitier is currently president and CEO of Verdon Cedric Productions. He is married, has six daughters, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
目錄
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
ONE THE IDYLL
TWO DEPARTURES
THREE THE TIME OF ASHES
FOUR LIFE IN BLACK AND WHITE
FIVE APATCH OF BLUE
SIX WHY DO WHITE FOLKS LOVE SIDNEY POITIER SO?
SEVEN DESTRUCTION OR RESURRECTION?
EIGHT LEGACIES
NINE STARGAZING
TEN THE NATURE OF OPPOSITES
ELEVEN THE MEASURE OF A MAN
INDEX
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