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Nelson Mandela : portrait of an extraordinary man

Author: Richard Stengel
Publisher: [London?] : Virgin Books, 2012.
Edition/Format:  eBook : Document : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This book presents fifteen powerful lessons on life and leadership based on the life and work of Nelson Mandela, whose fight against apartheid in South Africa has become an enduring example of resistance against injustice and oppression. A recipient of the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize, Mandela is a man who truly changed the course of world history and is arguably the most inspirational figure of the past century. Written  Read more...
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Stengel, Richard.
Nelson Mandela
(OCoLC)772970304
Named Person: Nelson Mandela; Nelson Mandela
Material Type: Document, Internet resource
Document Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
All Authors / Contributors: Richard Stengel
ISBN: 9781448132706 1448132703
OCLC Number: 932012997
Notes: Originally published: New York: Crown; London: Virgin, 2010.
Description: 1 online resource (ix, 243 pages)
Other Titles: Nelson Mandela 1918-2013
Responsibility: Richard Stengel.

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Presents powerful lessons on life and leadership based on the life and work of Nelson Mandela (1918 - 2013), whose fight against apartheid in South Africa has become an enduring example of resistance  Read more...

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There is no man I admire more than Nelson Mandela. Rick Stengel's wise and moving book captures the Nelson Mandela I have been privileged to know ... I was inspired anew, and I know others will be Read more...

 
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