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Yes I Can
Yes I Can: The Story of Sammy Davis, Jr | Sammy Davis Jr, Jane And Burt Boyar, Jane Boyar
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YES I CAN is the self-portrait of one of the extraordinary men of our time, who became a figure of controversy because he dared to live his life not as a Negro but as a man. "I've got to be a star like another man has to breathe," write Sammy Davis. "I've got to get so big, so powerful, so famous that the day will come when they'll look at me and see a man, and then somewhere along the way they'll notice he's a Negro." YES I CAN is: ..".one of the most candid, engrossing and important American autobiographies of our time," wrote the N.Y. Herald Tribune Book Editor and Critic Maurice Dolbier. "One of the really great autobiographies ever written." Brother Judd . Audible.com
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julesG
Yes I Can: The Story of Sammy Davis, Jr | Sammy Davis Jr, Jane And Burt Boyar, Jane Boyar
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@wanderinglynn I think you asked what motivates, inspires me.

In most cases it's if someone else can do it, so I can do it.

That's why I put this motto onto the light-box.

#BFCR2 #photochallenge (?)

Chrissyreadit Hmmm- I think I need a light box 😁 5y
wanderinglynn Great motto! 🙌🏻 5y
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Butterfinger
Yes I Can: The Story of Sammy Davis, Jr | Sammy Davis Jr, Jane And Burt Boyar, Jane Boyar
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I devoured this book. It covered his life from his birth to the birth of his firstborn. All he wanted was to be treated the same as other performers. I admire him for his work and I'm so glad I got to read his story.

#PopSugar2019 25/50 (written by a musician)
#Booked2019 9/24 (features a musician) @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft
#AtoZLitsy2019 (Y) @BookishMarginalia
#Chunksters 6/10 (p630)