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February 5, 2007

Oprah's New Book

Oprah's latest book club entry is Sidney Poitier's The Measure of a Man: a Spiritual Autobiography. Her website has some information on Mr. Poitier and his memoir. You can also read or listen to an excerpt from the book.

To read more about the man, check out this article from the GaleNet Biography Resource Center. There are other articles in this database, go to the library's database page, type in your library card number and click submit. Then, scroll down to the "Biography and Genealogy" category and click on GaleNet.

A list of Mr. Poitier's movies can be found on the Internet Movie Database (IMDB).

Mr. Poitier's films and books in the Hinsdale Library collection can be viewed by clicking on this catalog link.

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