Mandela, Nelson 1918-

Long walk to freedom : the autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela( Book )
238 editions published between 1994 and 2011 in 26 languages and held by 4,544 libraries worldwide
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 of the unforgettable events since his release that produced at last a free, multiracial democracy in South Africa. To millions of people around the world, Nelson Mandela stands, as no other living figure does, for the triumph of dignity and hope over despair and hatred, of self-discipline and love over persecution and evil.

Conversations with myself by Nelson Mandela( Book )
47 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 2,112 libraries worldwide
Nelson Mandela is widely considered to be one of the most inspiring and iconic figures of our age. Now, after a lifetime of taking pen to paper to record thoughts and events, hardships and victories, he has bestowed his entire extant personal papers, which offer an unprecedented insight into his remarkable life. It draws on his personal archive of never before seen materials to offer unique access to the private world of an incomparable world leader. Journals kept on the run during the anti apartheid struggle of the early 1960s; diaries and draft letters written in Robben Island and other South African prisons during his twenty-seven years of incarceration; notebooks from the postapartheid transition; private recorded conversations; speeches and correspondence written during his presidency, a historic collection of documents archived at the Nelson Mandela Foundation is brought together into this narrative. An intimate journey from Mandela's first stirrings of political consciousness to his galvanizing role on the world stage, this biography illuminates a heroic life forged on the front lines of the struggle for freedom and justice. It allows, for the first time, insight into the human side of the icon.

The struggle is my life : his speeches and writings brought together with historical documents and accounts of Mandela in prison by fellow-prisoners by Nelson Mandela( Book )
82 editions published between 1978 and 1990 in 5 languages and held by 1,823 libraries worldwide
From School Library Journal.

In his own words by Nelson Mandela( Book )
3 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and held by 1,416 libraries worldwide
Presents a collection of South African human rights activist Nelson Mandela's most important speeches, arranged thematically, with introductory comments from former U.S. President Bill Clinton, and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Nelson Mandela's favorite African folktales( Book )
9 editions published between 2002 and 2010 in English and held by 1,318 libraries worldwide
A collection of traditional stories from different parts of Africa, featuring varied characters and themes--some familiar, some newer.

Mandela : an illustrated autobiography by Nelson Mandela( Book )
3 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 1,260 libraries worldwide
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 inspiring political drama in the world. Mandela: An Illustrated Autobiography tells the extraordinary.

Nelson Mandela speaks : forging a Democratic, nonracial South Africa by Nelson Mandela( Book )
20 editions published between 1960 and 2001 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,046 libraries worldwide
In October 1990 Nelson Mandela visited Australia and gave a number of talks and interviews. He talked about the situation in South Africa today and expressed his appreciation for Australia's continued support against apparteid.

A prisoner in the garden : the Nelson Mandela Foundation( Book )
2 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 1,010 libraries worldwide
"A visual journey documenting Nelson Mandela's twenty-seven years in prison on Robben Island, A Prisoner in the Garden presents for the first time previously unpublished images, documents, and diary and letter extracts, as well as some original notes from the writing of Mandela's autobiography, A Long Walk to Freedom, and other archival material that helps illustrate the life in jail of the world's most famous political prisoner. A Prisoner in the Garden digs deeper into Mandela's prison years, providing even more insight into the prison life of one of the elder statesmen of our time. Rich in imagery, A Prisoner in the Garden tells the complete story of the incarceration of Nelson Mandela."--BOOK JACKET.

Mandela's way : fifteen lessons on life, love, and courage by Richard Stengel( Book )
8 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and French and held by 854 libraries worldwide
"Time" magazine editor Stengel, who collaborated with Mandela on his bestselling autobiography, distills Mandela's wisdom into 15 vital life lessons that have the power to deepen lives.

For Nelson Mandela( Book )
2 editions published in 1987 in English and held by 704 libraries worldwide