An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth

Mohandas K. Gandhi

ISBN 10: 1441749896 / ISBN 13: 9781441749895

Published by BLACKSTONE PUB, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth
• Publisher: BLACKSTONE PUB
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1441749896
• ISBN 13: 9781441749895
• Condition: Sehr gut

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Synopsis

A holy man to Hindus, a hero to Muslims, and a criminal to the British, Mohandas K. Gandhi was one of the most influential and inspiring figures of the twentieth century, a man whose quest to live in accord with God's highest truth led him to initiate massive campaigns against racism, violence, and colonialism.

From his youthful rebellion against vegetarianism, to his successful law practice in South Africa, his struggle with his own sexual excesses, and his leadership of the movement to free India from British rule, Gandhi describes the story of his life as a series of spiritual "experiments" and explains how he developed his concept of active nonviolent resistance, which propelled the Indian struggle for independence and inspired countless other nonviolent struggles.

In 1999, this book was designated as one of the "100 Most Important Spiritual Books of the 20th Century" by HarperCollins publishers.

About the Authors

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) was the preeminent political and spiritual leader of India during the movement to free India from British rule. He was the pioneer of satyagraha, resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, a philosophy founded upon total nonviolence, which led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.

Bill Wallace has recorded hundreds of books for the National Library Service's Talking Books Program for the blind and physically handicapped under the auspices of the Library of Congress. He won the Alexander Scourby Narrator of the Year Award for Nonfiction in 2001 and the Canadian Torgi Talking Book of the Year Award in 1996 and again in 2003. He was nominated for an Audie^(R) Award in 1998.