Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country. Since his triumphant release in 1990 from more than a quarter-century of imprisonment, Mandela has been at the center of the most compelling and inspiring political drama in the world. As president of the African National Congress and head of South Africa's anti-apartheid movement, he was instrumental in moving the nation toward multiracial government and majority rule. He is revered everywhere as a vital force in the fight for human rights and racial equality. The foster son of a Thembu chief, Mandela was raised in the traditional, tribal culture of his ancestors, but at an early age learned the modern, inescapable reality of what came to be called apartheid, one of the most powerful and effective systems of oppression ever conceived. In classically elegant and engrossing prose, he tells of his early years as an impoverished student and law clerk in Johannesburg, of his slow political awakening, and of his pivotal role in the rebirth of a stagnant ANC and the formation of its Youth League in the 1950s. He describes the struggle to reconcile his political activity with his devotion to his family, the anguished breakup of his first marriage, and the painful separations from his children. He brings vividly to life the escalating political warfare in the fifties between the ANC and the government, culminating in his dramatic escapades as an underground leader and the notorious Rivonia Trial of 1964, at which he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Herecounts the surprisingly eventful twenty-seven years in prison and the complex, delicate negotiations that led both to his freedom and to the beginning of the end of apartheid. Finally he provides the ultimate inside account.
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The famously taciturn South African president reveals much of himself in Long Walk to Freedom. A good deal of this autobiography was written secretly while Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years on Robben Island by South Africa's apartheid regime. Among the book's interesting revelations is Mandela's ambivalence toward his lifetime of devotion to public works. It cost him two marriages and kept him distant from a family life he might otherwise have cherished. Long Walk to Freedom also discloses a strong and generous spirit that refused to be broken under the most trying circumstances--a spirit in which just about everybody can find something to admire.
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Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and the first democratically elected president of South Africa, Mandela began his autobiography during the course of his 27 years in prison.
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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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You should read, at least, a book or two about biographies of such noble people as Nelson Mandela, whose lives have been a blessing to the world. This was a great inspirational book and helped me to realize how simple and small things in life could bring so much joy into one's life. Far too often, I personally take simple pleasures of life for granted. The freedom is not free and the book cites how the freedom is brought at the expense of sacrifices of our fathers. The book is very well written and what impresses me is Nelson Mandela's mastery of English language.
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This book was incredibly inspiring. It is the kind of book that you never want to put down. I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone, because I think each one of us can learn something from Nelson Mandela's thought provoking life story. Happy reading!
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This should be required reading. I won't repeat what others have already said, I'll only join them by encouraging you to read this memoir by THE man of the 20th century, in my opinion.
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Amazing story, amazing man
Nelson Mandels's journey from young boy to political prisoner is intriguiging and heartbreaking. He sacrificed so much for the belief in equality & democracy -giving up his freedom... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Cq
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An amazing man
I because engulfed in this book from the first page. Seriously can't put it down. I'm almost finished and as a little sad that it's ending.
Published 2 months ago by Suzanna Lambert
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Best autobiography I have ever read
This is a very well thought out book. His writing on his childhhood and how he became involved with the ANC was described in a deeply personal and touching way. Read more
Published on May 15 2011 by matt1000944794
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Portrait of a Leader for All Times
If you read only one autobiography this year, I recommend this one.
Leadership breakthroughs are few and far between. They are even rarer in the political arena. Read more
Leadership breakthroughs are few and far between. They are even rarer in the political arena. Read more
Published on Nov 18 2008 by Donald Mitchell
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LOOOOONG Book
This book kept me in prison for a long time. It really bogs down in the middle and then hurries to wrap up. Read more
Published on May 16 2004 by snowblaze
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THE DETERMINATION OF ONE MAN- A MUST READ!
After reading LONG WALK TO FREEDOM, I came away with a sense of awe for a man who spent 27 years in prison but never gave up the hope for his freedom and the freedom of his... Read more
Published on May 6 2004 by Thomas P. Riddell
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Rise above hatred
I was impressed by the author's struggle against apartheid, but I was more impressed by his struggle to rise above hatred. Read more
Published on May 1 2004 by Martha Hirt
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If you read one book in your life...
...it should be this one. The most eloquent expression of human spirit, experience, and undying hope. This book is magic, and the man who wrote it the greatest hero of our time.
Published on April 24 2004
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A touch of Spirit
I have never before read this hand touched autobiography. This book will lift anyone of off their feet. It tells about how he lived a life in tourture and a life in heaven. Read more
Published on Jan 30 2004
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Takes Your Breath Away
There are biographies and there are biographies.
Frankly this book is just a masterpiece about a compelling person. It is one of the finest biographies I have ever read. Read more
Published on Jan 3 2004 by J. E. Robinson
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