Books on Nelson Mandela (page 2)

CHILDREN'S

Released: Sept. 10, 1996

MANDELA

by Floyd Cooper, illustrated by Floyd Cooper

"The author's note supplies a few crucial biographical details but repeats information and dates. (pronunciation guide, bibliography) (Picture book/biography. 5-10)"

A biography of Nelson Mandela, subtitled ``From the Life of the South African Statesman.'' Cooper (Coming Home, 1994, etc.) sets out a nearly impossible task, and in condensing a 78-year-old life, leaves out descriptions of torture, terror, and murder; of Mandela's wide-ranging and sometimes controversial talks with world leaders after his release from prison; and of—except in the author's note—the Nobel Peace Prize he shared in 1993. Read full book review >

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NONFICTION

Released: Feb. 1, 1995

TOMORROW IS ANOTHER COUNTRY: THE INSIDE STORY OF SOUTH AFRICA'S ROAD TO CHANGE

by Allister Sparks

"Though fuzzy on the future, a remarkable story about a remarkable episode in world history."

An absorbing account of South Africa's recent five-year ``negotiated revolution.'' Johannesburg-based veteran reporter Sparks (The Mind of South Africa, 1990) is well situated to interview both apartheid-era Afrikaner officials and members of the African National Congress. Read full book review >

NONFICTION

Released: Nov. 28, 1994

LONG WALK TO FREEDOM: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF NELSON MANDELA

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 action and example--a man who is one of the few genuine heroes we have."

In 1918, Nelson Mandela was born, the son of a tribal chief in the Xhosa nation. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: May 10, 1991

NELSON MANDELA: AND THE QUEST FOR FREEDOM

by Brian Feinberg

"Chronology through June 1990; no bibliography or index. (Biography. 10-13)"

This admiring portrait hangs on the theme of freedom: both word and idea recur frequently, not only in chapter headings and picture captions but throughout the text, from terms like ``freedom fighter'' to a comparison between Mandela and our Founding Fathers. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Sept. 1, 1986

WINNIE MANDELA: THE SOUL OF SOUTH AFRICA

illustrated by Stephen Marchesi, by Milton Meltzer

"Still, he is telling an important story, an introduction that should inspire readers to read further."

Part of the "Women of Our Time" series, this biography of the wife of the South African leader who has become a freedom fighter in her own right is a clear and timely cry against injustice. Read full book review >

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