Long Walk To Freedom: Essential reading Barack Obama

Nelson Mandela

ISBN 10: 1408703114 / ISBN 13: 9781408703113

Published by Little, Brown Book Group, 2013

About this Item

*The autobiography of one of the greatest men of the twentieth century. * re published to coincide with the publication of Anthony Holden's biography coming from HarperCollins Num Pages: 640 pages, Section: 24, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1024. . 2013. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Seller Inventory # V9781408703113

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Long Walk To Freedom: Essential reading Barack Obama
• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1408703114
• ISBN 13: 9781408703113
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

''Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand history - and then go out and change it'' Barack Obama

''The authentic voice of Mandela shines through this book'' The Times

''Burns with the luminosity of faith in the invincible nature of human hope and dignity'' Andre Brink

''Splendid... This is his story and the story of that struggle and a people''s victory'' Desmond Tutu

The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, Long Walk to Freedom brilliantly re-creates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela''s destiny. Emotive, compelling and uplifting, Long Walk to Freedom is the exhilarating story of an epic life; a story of hardship, resilience and ultimate triumph told with the clarity and eloquence of a born leader.

Review

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.