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The measure of a man : a spiritual autobiography
by Sidney Poitier
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56 editions published between 1999 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,565 libraries worldwide The acclaimed actor reveals the passion, spirituality, and intellectual fervor that have driven his life and career, citing the elements of his childhood that gave him his sense of worth and ethics.
A raisin in the sun
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32 editions published between 1961 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 2,261 libraries worldwide Film of the award-winning play about a struggling black family living on Chicago's South Side and the impact of an unexpected insurance bequest. Each family member sees the bequest as the means of realizing dreams and of escape from grinding frustrations.
Guess who's coming to dinner
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40 editions published between 1967 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 2,112 libraries worldwide When the daughter of well-to-do liberal parents plans to marry a black doctor, both families must sit down face to face and examine each other's level of intolerance.
This life
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29 editions published between 1980 and 1985 in 3 languages and held by 1,954 libraries worldwide An Academy Award winning actor tells of the professional and personal struggles involved in his journey from the Bahamian tomato fields to international stardom.
Life beyond measure : letters to my great-granddaughter
by Sidney Poitier
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34 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 1,535 libraries worldwide 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 this 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.--From publisher description.
To sir, with love
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37 editions published between 1966 and 2007 in English and held by 1,411 libraries worldwide A teacher in England abandons the traditional curriculum of education in dealing with a class of students rejected by other schools.
In the heat of the night
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5 editions published between 2001 and 2007 in English and held by 1,273 libraries worldwide A small town Southern sheriff finds himself in an uneasy alliance with a big-city black homicide detective as they investigate a murder.
Lilies of the field
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2 editions published between 1997 and 2001 in English and held by 1,244 libraries worldwide A free-spirited ex-G.I. stumbles upon five German refugee nuns in Arizona and helps them build a chapel.
In the heat of the night
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45 editions published between 1966 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 1,241 libraries worldwide A black homicide expert is asked to help solve the murder of a wealthy businessman in a small town.
Sneakers
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9 editions published between 1992 and 2003 in English and held by 1,108 libraries worldwide When computer expert Martin Bishop and his team of renegade hackers are blackmailed into carrying out a covert operation to recover a mysterious black box, they discover factions from all sides are willing to kill for it.
The measure of a man
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37 editions published between 1999 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 1,083 libraries worldwide The acclaimed actor reveals the passion, spirituality, and intellectual fervor that have driven his life and career, citing the elements of his childhood that gave him his sense of worth and ethics.
Separate but equal
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7 editions published between 1991 and 2003 in English and held by 1,013 libraries worldwide The year is 1950 ... and America is divided between black and white. Schools, restaurants, trains and buses ... even drinking fountains cannot be shared by both races. Although slavery has been outlawed for nearly a century, segregation is legal. But white and Negro facilities are separate and unequal ... and the tension has reached a breaking point for the blacks of Clarendon County, South Carolina. When their request for a single school bus is denied by white school officials, a bitter, violent and courageous battle for justice and equality begins ... putting black against white and friend against neighbor all across the country.
The greatest story ever told
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4 editions published between 2001 and 2007 in English and held by 851 libraries worldwide Drama of the life of Christ, the teacher and saviour, healer of the hopeless and champion of the poor, from Galilee to Golgotha.
The Jackal
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16 editions published between 1997 and 2010 in English and German and held by 851 libraries worldwide Jackal--the greatest assassin in history--out to eliminate a top U.S. government official. Declan Mulqueen, an imprisoned underground operative, is the only man who can stop him. Now, the Deputy Director of the FBI is taking the biggest risk of all ... he's releasing one criminal to stop another.
Blackboard jungle
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1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 849 libraries worldwide Urban drama about an idealistic teacher in a slum area who fights doggedly to connect with his unruly students. Based on Evan Hunter's novel.
The Greatest story ever told
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11 editions published between 1984 and 2004 in English and held by 808 libraries worldwide Drama of the life of Christ, the teacher and saviour, healer of the hopeless and champion of the poor, from Galilee to Golgotha.
A patch of blue
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12 editions published between 1965 and 2009 in English and held by 778 libraries worldwide A blind white woman falls in love with a black man, much to the consternation of her racist mother.
The defiant ones
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1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 593 libraries worldwide Two convicts escaping from a Southern work gang discover that they are bound together by an unbreakable iron chain and separated by a hatred for each other. But in order to elude capture they must overcome their hostility.
Blackboard jungle
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9 editions published between 1955 and 2005 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 564 libraries worldwide A dedicated young teacher soon loses his idealism when he has to deal with the tensions that threaten to destroy his classroom. This film set in an inner-city high school was the first to use a rock 'n' roll soundtrack.
Life beyond measure [letters to my great-granddaughter
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7 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 538 libraries worldwide One of America's great actors, multiple award winner Sidney Poitier, offers lessons from his own remarkable life in the form of letters to his great-granddaughter. more
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