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Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Shares life lessons learned from the author's conversations with the former leader, describing the experiences that led Mandela to believe such edicts as keeping one's rivals close and courage being more than an absence of fear.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11.2 - AR Pts: 51
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nelson Mandela, who emerged from twenty-six years of political imprisonment to lead South Africa out of apartheid and into democracy, is perhaps the world's most admired leader, a man whose life has been led with exemplary courage and inspired conviction.
Now Anthony Sampson, who has known Mandela since 1951 and has been a close observer of South Africa's political life for the last fifty years, has produced the first authorized biography, the...
Now Anthony Sampson, who has known Mandela since 1951 and has been a close observer of South Africa's political life for the last fifty years, has produced the first authorized biography, the...
6) Invictus
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match.
Author
Series
Publisher
Plough Publishing House
Language
English
Description
"Will the Freedom Struggle End in a Bloodbath? Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid hero and first leader of the new South Africa, is an international symbol of the power of a popular movement to fight structural racism. But that nonviolent struggle for equality and justice very nearly spiraled into an all-out race war that would have only ended in "the peace of graveyards." As the first post-apartheid elections approach in 1994, with South African...
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
370L
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of the activist and South African president, from his early work to dismantle apartheid and his longterm imprisonment to his achievements during his presidency and his legacy.
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
In 1985, Nelson Mandela, then in prison for 23 years, set about winning over the fiercest proponents of apartheid, from his jailers to the head of South Africa's military. First he earned his freedom and then he won the presidency in the nation's first free election in 1994. But he knew that South Africa was still dangerously divided. If he couldn't unite his country in a visceral, emotional way--and fast--it would collapse into chaos. He would need...
11) Nelson Mandela
Author
Publisher
Lightbox Learning
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Readers will explore the life and times of historic figures in the History Makers: Past and Present series. Each book features a remarkable individual who has left their mark in history, exploring key life events, influences and inspirations, how they overcame obstacles, and their achievements and successes"--
Author
Publisher
R.B. Flash Point
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents a picture book edition of Nelson Mandela's autobiography, which covers his struggles against apartheid in South Africa, many years in prison, and eventual freedom before becoming a leader in his country.
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st American ed.
Language
English
Description
"Exploring more than 100 big ideas on topics as diverse as the rule of law, the extent of liberty, and the justification of warfare, [this book] takes you on a journey through the history of politics, from the influential theories of ancient Greece, Rome, and Asia to modern concepts voiced by today's brightest political thinkers."--Front jacket flap.
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