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Wisdom Gained From Bahama Boyhood

(NAPSM)-Sidney Poitier, a great-grandfather and the first black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, has a remarkable new book out that should be a popular read on Father's Day. The New York Times best-selling author and one of America's most-esteemed actors offers lessons from his remarkable life in the form of letters to his great-granddaughter.

His latest book, "Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter" (HarperOne), follows on the heels of the enormous success of "The Measure of a Man"-which spent 33 weeks on the best-seller list in both hardcover and paperback and 13 weeks at No. 1

Written to his new great-granddaughter and namesake, Sydney Ayele LaBarrie, Poitier offers perspective and wisdom gained from his boyhood in the Bahamas, breaking the race barrier in theater and film during the Civil Rights Era, achieving stardom and success in Hollywood, and as a diplomat and humanitarian.

In his role as father, grandfather and great-grandfather, he shares personal stories for those important passages through life, as he explains: "You will have questions after I'm gone. I hope I might be able to provide some answers herein."

Critics have called this the perfect book to inspire readers to live life to the fullest.