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In His Own Words

From Freedom to the Future

Nelson Mandela author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group

Published:2nd Dec '04

Should be back in stock very soon

In His Own Words cover

The speeches of Nelson Mandela

IN HIS OWN WORDS is a selection of Nelson Mandela's speeches, providing a lively, memorable profile of his lifelong commitment to freedom and reconciliation, democracy, and the flourishing of all the people of South Africa, Africa and the world.
Arranged thematically, each section of speeches is introduced by a leading figure, such as Kofi Annan and Desmond Tutu. In these introductory essays, the authors pay tribute to Nelson Mandela's achievements, animating their accounts with personal memories, stories and reflections.
Covering a range of topics of our times - struggle and reconciliation, freedom, religion and nation building, culture, education and health, children and development - the book also features Mandela's own tributes to South African heroes such as Steve Biko, Oliver Tambo and Walter Sisulu.

Are there any more words of praise that can be offered to a man descrived as the world's greatest living statesman? This would be incredibly difficult, but by having Mandela's own words tell the story there is little need for much else... Magnificent. * PRIDE *
At it's heart there is a book that should be in every home. * SUNDAY HERALD *
A testament to a man who uniquely combines sweetness with steel. * INDEPENDENT *
A major achievement * OBSERVER *

ISBN: 9780349117768

Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 42mm

Weight: 480g

608 pages