- Paperback: 638 pages
- Publisher: Back Bay Books; 1st Paperback Ed edition (1 Oct 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0316548189
- ISBN-13: 978-0316548182
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 5.1 x 21 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 135,251 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A tale of anger and sorrow, love and joy, grace and elegance (DAILY NEWS )
Indispensable ... [a] unique life-story (Anthony Sampson )
A truly stunning account of his extraordinary life ... A vivid testimony to an unusual mixture of courage, persistence, tolerance, and forgiveness (Sir David Steel )
One of the most life- affirming books you'll read (GQ ) --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
Indispensable ... [a] unique life-story (Anthony Sampson )
A truly stunning account of his extraordinary life ... A vivid testimony to an unusual mixture of courage, persistence, tolerance, and forgiveness (Sir David Steel )
One of the most life- affirming books you'll read (GQ ) --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
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* Available for the first time as an audiobook, LONG WALK TO FREEDOM, is world-famous political leader Nelson Mandela's own story: the story of struggle and survival against one of the harshest systems of segregation ever devised - apartheid.
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APART FROM LIFE, a strong constitution, and an abiding connection to the Thembu royal house, the only thing my father bestowed upon me at birth was a name, Rolihlahla. Read the first page
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APART FROM LIFE, a strong constitution, and an abiding connection to the Thembu royal house, the only thing my father bestowed upon me at birth was a name, Rolihlahla. Read the first page
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Format:Hardcover
Having read this book recently while on holiday in South Africa it put in to context what we have previously heard through the media about the struggle for equality in that wonderful country. Mandela explains very clearly and in a very readable way about his childhood and background and how he came to hold the views which ultimately led to him becoming the first black President (and it is not considered an insult to use the term black) It is a fascinating insight into how the situation developed and has left me with a greater understanding of the people and what actually happened over the years.Throughout the book Mandela comes across as a very humble yet determined individual who simply had the interests of his people at heart. Some autobiographies can become tedious with unnecessary detail but this has a real story line and you just want to keep turning the pages! A must read!
Format:Paperback
Reading this firsthand, contemporaneous account of Nelson Mandela's life is an extraordinary opportunity. Mandela, a South African freedom fighter and a political prisoner for 27 years, tells his own saga of how he helped his black countrymen throw off their apartheid chains, how the African National Congress waged and won its struggle, and how he became his nation's first black president. Learn all this and more, directly from the living legend who brought it to pass. getAbstract recommends this compelling autobiography, an inside view of South Africa's struggle and the revered Mandela's unique political life.
Format:Hardcover
After reading the power of One, I saw this book. Nelson Mandela, a huge figure in the movement towards South African eqaulity, writes his story of the truth. Though he is constantly badgered by the authorities with bans he still strives heartily towards his dream, Freedom. this book is a must read
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