BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

LONG WALK TO FREEDOM

by Nelson Mandela

This memoir is remarkably free of polemics, self-pity, and self-aggrandizement. It is the work of a man who has led by... Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

NO BREAD FOR MANDELA

by Ahmed Kathrada

An intimate, welcome first-person account of a portion of South African history that remains foggy to many American readers. Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

YOUNG MANDELA

by David James Smith

Smith vivifies the personalities and marshals the revolutionary events without overwhelming the reader. Full review >

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HISTORY

RAINBOW NATION REVISITED

by Donald Woods

Woods acknowledges failures, such as the fall of Winnie Mandela, while concluding that the emergence of a free South Africa... Full review >

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