Nelson Mandela, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, $28 (320p) ISBN 978-0-374-12895-1
The South African statesman and former political prisoner bares his mind and soul in this inspiring collection of writings and interviews. Culled from Mandela's letters, notebooks, taped conversations, prison diaries, calendars, and an unfinished...
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Nelson Mandela, Author Back Bay Books $17.99 (638p) ISBN 978-0-316-54818-2
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. (Oct.)
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Nelson Mandela, Author Little Brown and Company $24.45 (558p) ISBN 978-0-316-54585-3
This fluid memoir matches South African President Mandela's stately grace with wise reflection on his life and the freedom struggle that defined it. Mandela began this book in 1975, during his 27-year imprisonment. He has fleshed out a sweeping...
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Nelson Mandela. Simon & Schuster, $20 (208p) ISBN 978-1-4516-7539-9
South African human rights activist and politician Mandela has inspired millions of people, and many of his most famous public proclamations (as well as some private ones) are collected here. Snippets from speeches following his release from prison...
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Nelson Mandela, Author, Kader Asmal, Editor, David Chidester, Editor , forewords by Bill Clinton and Kofi Annan. Little, Brown $28.95 (558p) ISBN 978-0-316-11019-8
This collection by former South African President Mandela presents the Nobel laureate's speeches on a wide variety of subjects. The book is organized topically; each section—on struggle, freedom, reconciliation, nation building,...
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Edited by Sahm Venter. Liveright, $35 (640p) ISBN 978-1-63149-117-7
The value of this epistolary trove isn’t limited to scholars of the decades-long struggle against apartheid, though Venter’s diligent collection and annotation is certainly tailored for research purposes. Drawn from Mandela’s letters to family,...
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