Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1124483 in Books
• Published on: 1995-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 656 pages

Synopsis
The leader of South Africa's antiapartheid movement chronicles his life, including his tribal years, his time spent in prison, and his return to lead his people.

Customer Reviews

A fascinating insight into this extraordinary man's life.
Having read this book recently while on holiday in South Africa it put in to context what we have previously heard through the media about the struggle for equality in that wonderful country. Mandela explains very clearly and in a very readable way about his childhood and background and how he came to hold the views which ultimately led to him becoming the first black President (and it is not considered an insult to use the term black) It is a fascinating insight into how the situation developed and has left me with a greater understanding of the people and what actually happened over the years.Throughout the book Mandela comes across as a very humble yet determined individual who simply had the interests of his people at heart. Some autobiographies can become tedious with unnecessary detail but this has a real story line and you just want to keep turning the pages! A must read!

Nelson Mandela's inspiring autobiography
Reading this firsthand, contemporaneous account of Nelson Mandela's life is an extraordinary opportunity. Mandela, a South African freedom fighter and a political prisoner for 27 years, tells his own saga of how he helped his black countrymen throw off their apartheid chains, how the African National Congress waged and won its struggle, and how he became his nation's first black president. Learn all this and more, directly from the living legend who brought it to pass. getAbstract recommends this compelling autobiography, an inside view of South Africa's struggle and the revered Mandela's unique political life.

Not exactly a review!
Sorry I cannot write a review yet, but I intend buying the book from you, then I will most certainly write one, as I am sure it is going to be an inspiring book.
I really would like to know what the difference is between "A Long Walk to Freedom" and Long Walk to Freedom: With Connections.
I am not at all sure what "With Connections" means.
Should be grateful for your help.

Barbara.