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Sidney Poitier "Life Beyond Measure" Signed First Edition, Leather Bound Collector's Edition w/COA [Sealed]

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Sidney Poitier "Life Beyond Measure" Signed First Edition, Leather Bound Collector's Edition w/COA [Sealed]
Sidney Poitier "Life Beyond Measure" Signed First Edition, Leather Bound Collector's Edition w/COA [Sealed]
Sidney Poitier "Life Beyond Measure" Signed First Edition, Leather Bound Collector's Edition w/COA [Sealed]
Sidney Poitier "Life Beyond Measure" Signed First Edition, Leather Bound Collector's Edition w/COA [Sealed]
Sidney Poitier "Life Beyond Measure" Signed First Edition, Leather Bound Collector's Edition w/COA [Sealed]
Sidney Poitier "Life Beyond Measure" Signed First Edition, Leather Bound Collector's Edition w/COA [Sealed]
Sidney Poitier "Life Beyond Measure" Signed First Edition, Leather Bound Collector's Edition w/COA [Sealed]
Sidney Poitier "Life Beyond Measure" Signed First Edition, Leather Bound Collector's Edition w/COA [Sealed]
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Personally signed by Sidney Poitier, one of the most revered actors in the history of Hollywood.

SIGNED FIRST EDITION

Easton Press, Norwalk CT. Sidney Poitier "Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter" Signed First Edition. Luxuriously bound with full genuine leather. Hardcover book without dust-jacket as issued. Personally signed by the author on the special title page. Sealed with COA.

 

Life Beyond Measure is the perfect book to inspire readers to live the fullest life with integrity, from one of our most respected celebrities and a national treasure.

Sidney Poitier is one of the most revered actors in the history of Hollywood. He has overcome enormous obstacles in extraordinary times and is a role model for many Americans because of his convictions, bravery, and grace. Poitier reflects on his amazing life in Life Beyond Measure, offering inspirational advice and personal stories in the form of extended letters to his great-granddaughter. Writing for all who admire his example and who search for wisdom only a man of great experience can offer, this American icon shares his thoughts on love, faith, courage, and the future.

Poitier draws upon the perspective and wisdom gained from his memories as a poor boy in the Bahamas, his experience of racism coming to the United States, falling in love and raising a family, breaking the race barrier in theater and film during the Civil Rights Era, achieving stardom and success in Hollywood, and being a diplomat and humanitarian. He reflects on the deepest questions and the significant passages of his life, the virtues that helped him through tough times, and the sense of purpose and history that strengthened him. He emphasizes the importance of the role of faith in a technological age, as well as our responsibility to the earth and future generations. Throughout, Poitier shares stories about the people of courage he has met along the way and the meaning of life in the face of death.

 

Reviews

“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 )

 

Features

Includes all the classic Easton Press qualities:

* Premium Leather
* Silk Moire Endleaves
* Distinctive Cover Design
* Hubbed Spine, Accented in Real 22KT Gold
* Satin Ribbon Page Marker
* Gilded Page Edges
* Long-lasting, High Quality Acid-neutral Paper
* Smyth-sewn Pages for Strength and Durability
* Beautiful Illustrations

 

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier KBE (February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first Black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received two competitive Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Grammy Award as well as nominations for two Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. In 1999, he was ranked among the "American Film Institute's 100 Stars". Poitier was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.

Poitier's family lived in the Bahamas, then still a Crown colony, but he was born in Miami, Florida, while they were visiting, which automatically granted him U.S. citizenship. He grew up in the Bahamas, but moved to Miami at age 15, and to New York City when he was 16. He joined the American Negro Theatre, landing his breakthrough film role as a high school student in the film Blackboard Jungle (1955). Poitier gained stardom for his leading roles in films such as The Defiant Ones (1958) for which he made history becoming the first African American to receive an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination. Additionally Poitier won the Silver Bear for Best Actor for his performance. In 1964, he won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field (1963).

Poitier broke ground playing strong leading African American male roles in films such as Porgy and Bess (1959), A Raisin in the Sun (1961), and A Patch of Blue (1965). He acted in three films in 1967 films which dealt with issues of race and race relations: To Sir, with Love; Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and In the Heat of the Night, the latter of which earned him Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominations. In a poll the next year he was voted the US's top box-office star. Poitier made his directorial film debut with Buck and the Preacher (1972) followed by A Warm December (1973), Uptown Saturday Night (1974), and Stir Crazy (1980). He later starred in Shoot to Kill (1988) and Sneakers (1992).

Poitier was granted an honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II in 1974. He received numerous honors including the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1982, the Kennedy Center Honor in 1995, Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1999, and the Honorary Academy Award in 2002. In 2009, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. In 2016, he was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship for outstanding lifetime achievement in film. From 1997 to 2007, he was the Bahamian Ambassador to Japan.

VERY FINE GUARANTEED. Sealed without any visible flaws. A wonderful bright clean copy free of any markings, writings, or stamps. Sharp corners that are not bumped. Unread book with square and tight spine. No attached bookplate or indication of any removed.
Publisher:
Easton Press
Edition:
Signed First Edition
Binding:
Hardcover
Title:
Life Beyond Measure
Author:
Sidney Poitier
Publication Date:
2008
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