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Title: Long Walk to Freedom : The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela Tag: The International Bestseller by Nelson Mandela ISBN: 0-316-54818-9 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.45 (88 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Story of a Hero
Comment: This book was truly amazing. I found myself observing Mandela's actions like a student, attentive to his process and noting his moments of success.
The writing was deeply personal, and yet, I loved how he would politely omit personal details that would strike at the honor of Winnie. I still question her poor publicity as I read of her undying support for Nelson, the committment to her family burdens carried in solitaire while Nelson remained imprisoned.
This same honor and respect for other humans forged his deep committment to the liberation struggle. He never once forgot his true purpose in leading his people. He felt deeply the slights on anyone's freedom, be it man or woman, black or white.
I also valued the insights into South African history. It gave me a whole new perspective on how the South African nation has developed in the world of contemporary democracy. Within the democractic framework, it was interesting to consider the affect of the media on society, at home and abroad. Especially to look at what America and the UK were doing while South Africa worked though apartheid.
This is a well-rounded, well-written and profoundly personal autobiography. READ IT!
Rating: 5
Summary: Enormously impressive
Comment: This book is the autobiography of Nelson Mandela, one of the true heroes of our times. The book was largely written during his imprisonment on Robben Island and describes his development from an average student to one of the world's most respected leaders.
It gives important insights into the decisions he made and had to make both as a human being and as a political leader.
Mr. Mandela's biggest accomplishment is of course his ability to return from a 27-year imprisonment mentally unbroken and without an overwhelming feeling of revenge, a truly superhuman accomplishment in the view of all the actions the white minority government undertook to make his life miserable.
The common denominator in all his actions is a very highly developed sense of justice: from his decision to study law to his rise through the ranks of the ANC. Even the decision to revert from peaceful action to armed guerilla combat becomes understandable.
A truly important book, which is, after a rather tough beginning, a very smooth and entertaining read.
Rating: 4
Summary: LOOOOONG Book
Comment: This book kept me in prison for a long time. It really bogs down in the middle and then hurries to wrap up. It's a much more "satifying" read in the first 1/3 of the book.
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Title: Gandhi An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Mahadev Desai, Sissela Bok ISBN: 0807059099 Publisher: Beacon Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1993 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: A History of South Africa, Third Edition by Leonard Monteath Thompson, Leonard L. Thompson ISBN: 0300087764 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: No Future Without Forgiveness by Desmond Tutu ISBN: 0385496907 Publisher: Image Books Pub. Date: 17 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King Jr., Clayborne Carson ISBN: 0446676500 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Country of My Skull : Guilt, Sorrow, and the Limits of Forgiveness in the New South Africa by Antjie Krog ISBN: 0812931297 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 08 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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