The Mandela Project

The Mandela Project
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Publisher : Tau Publishing UK
Total Pages : 496
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ISBN-10 : 0995571392
ISBN-13 : 9780995571396
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis The Mandela Project by : Gordon Henderson Mp

Helping KGB generals to defect is routine in 1990 for government agent David Statton. Combatting a plot to destabilise South Africa in the name of corporate greed is less usual.Statton finds himself up against ruthless enemies who will stop at nothing to achieve their ends and he must stop them. To do so he has to confront personal tragedy and treachery; not only from those closest to him, but at the highest levels of government.Join Statton as he battles to keep Nelson Mandela and his dream of a rainbow South Africa alive.

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela
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Publisher : WW Norton
Total Pages : 210
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ISBN-10 : 0393070824
ISBN-13 : 9780393070828
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis Nelson Mandela by : The Nelson Mandela Foundation

The fantastic, heroic life of Nelson Mandela, brought to life in this landmark graphic work. Nelson Mandela’s memoir, Long Road to Freedom, electrified the world in 1994 with the story of a solitary man who, despite unbelievable hardships, brought down one of the most-despised regimes in the world. Fifteen years after the publication of that classic work comes this fully authorized graphic biography, which relays in picture form the life story of the world’s greatest moral and political hero—from his boyhood in a small South African village to his growing political activism with the ANC, his twenty-seven-year incarceration as prisoner 46664 on Robben Island, his dramatic release, and his triumphant years as president of South Africa. With new interviews, firsthand accounts, and archival material that has only recently been uncovered, this visually dramatic biography promises to introduce Mandela’s gripping story to a whole new generation of readers.

Project Coast

Project Coast
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Publisher : United Nations Publications UNIDIR
Total Pages : 316
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015052311373
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis Project Coast by : Chandré Gould

Project Coast was the codename for a covert programme, established by the South African apartheid government in 1981, to develop a range of chemical and biological agents intended for use against opponents of the regime within and outside the state. This book examines the history of the project, its operation outside ordinary political, military and financial controls, through to its eventual demise in 1995. It draws on information made public at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings, as well as evidence presented at the criminal trial of Dr Wouter Basson, the project's director.

Mandela's Way

Mandela's Way
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Publisher : Crown Archetype
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 9780307460684
ISBN-13 : 0307460681
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis Mandela's Way by : Richard Stengel

"Time" magazine editor Stengel, who collaborated with Mandela on his bestselling autobiography, distills Mandela's wisdom into 15 vital life lessons that have the power to deepen lives.

A Dream Realised

A Dream Realised
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Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
Total Pages : 413
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ISBN-10 : 9780639992990
ISBN-13 : 0639992994
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis A Dream Realised by : Ulrike Hill

'How can there be only one dedicated hospital in the country for our children?' When Madiba asked this question, he sowed the seeds of a challenge that would grow into a legacy. A seed may be small but its size is disproportionate to what it can become over time. The Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital was a project that seemed impossible when it was just an idea that started with ten people seated around a dinner table. As they discussed the state of healthcare in the country and shared their experiences, they realised that it was the children of Southern Africa who were the most disadvantaged by the lack of dedicated paediatric facilities. At the end of the evening a statement by the late Dr Nthato Motlana took hold and became the catalyst for a remarkable journey: 'I will speak to Nelson,' he said. With South Africa's first democratically elected president Nelson Mandela's backing, the board of the Children's Fund was inspired to take up the challenge to address this vital need. After years of global research and advice from experts in numerous different fields a Trust was formed to oversee the project and, critically, to set about raising the one billion rand it would take to build, equip and staff a state-of-the-art children's hospital. The stories behind the planning for, fundraising and building of the Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital are inspiring, personal, and sometimes heart-breaking. It was a long and arduous journey, beset with difficulties, but the dedicated team's commitment and courage prevailed to create a living legacy that will truly impact the lives of children for generations to come. Today, the Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital in Johannesburg is a proud testimony to a uniquely African story which honours the memory of a great statesman and celebrates the children for whom he cared so deeply.

Going to the Mountain

Going to the Mountain
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Publisher : Hachette Books
Total Pages : 169
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ISBN-10 : 9780316486583
ISBN-13 : 0316486582
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis Going to the Mountain by : Ndaba Mandela

The first-ever book to tell Nelson Mandela's life through the eyes of the grandson who was raised by him, chronicling Ndaba Mandela's life living with, and learning from, one of the greatest leaders and humanitarians the world has ever known. To the rest of the world, Nelson Mandela was a giant: an anti-apartheid revolutionary, a world-renowned humanitarian, and South Africa's first black president. To Ndaba Mandela, he was simply "Granddad." In Going to the Mountain, Ndaba tells how he came to live with Mandela shortly after he turned eleven--having met each other only once, years before, when Mandela was imprisoned at Victor Verster Prison -- and how the two of them slowly, cautiously built a relationship that would affect both their lives in extraordinary ways. It wasn't an easy transition. Mandela had high expectations for those around him, especially his family, and Ndaba chafed at the strict rules and exacting guidelines in his grandfather's home. But at the same time -- through overheard calls from foreign dignitaries as well as the Xhosa folk wisdom that his grandfather shared with him at every opportunity -- Ndaba was learning how to be a man. On a scale both personal and epic, Ndaba's extraordinary journey mirrors that of South Africa's coming of age -- from the segregated Soweto ghettos into which he was born to the privileged life in which he grew up and the turbulent yet exciting times in which he carries on his grandfather's legacy. Going to the Mountain is, in the end, a story about unlocking the power within each of us. It's a cautionary tale about how a child's life can go one way or the other, depending upon the intervention of a caring soul--and about the awesome power of love to serve as a catalyst for change.

Mandela's Dark Years

Mandela's Dark Years
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Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages : 55
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ISBN-10 : 9781452951836
ISBN-13 : 1452951837
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis Mandela's Dark Years by : Sharon Sliwinski

Inspired by one of Nelson Mandela’s recurring nightmares, Mandela’s Dark Years offers a political reading of dream-life. Sharon Sliwinski guides the reader through the psychology of apartheid, recasting dreaming as a vital form of resistance to political violence, away from a rational binary of thinking. This short, provocative study blends political theory with clinical psychoanalysis, opening up a new space to consider the politics of reverie. Forerunners is a thought-in-process series of breakthrough digital works. Written between fresh ideas and finished books, Forerunners draws on scholarly work initiated in notable blogs, social media, conference plenaries, journal articles, and the synergy of academic exchange. This is gray literature publishing: where intense thinking, change, and speculation take place in scholarship.

I Know This to be True: Bryan Stevenson

I Know This to be True: Bryan Stevenson
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Publisher : Chronicle Books
Total Pages : 83
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ISBN-10 : 9781797203379
ISBN-13 : 1797203371
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis I Know This to be True: Bryan Stevenson by : Geoff Blackwell

The I Know This to Be True series is a collection of extraordinary figures from diverse backgrounds answering the same questions, as well as sharing their compelling stories, guiding ideals, and insightful wisdom. Bryan Stevenson has committed his career to fighting wrongful convictions, systemic poverty, and mass incarceration—here, he shares the lessons he's learned throughout his life. Stories include how his slave ancestry shaped his childhood, how a poignant conversation with a death row inmate impacted his work, and why he believes the worst thing that happens to a person shouldn't define their life. • Bryan Stevenson is one of today's most influential social justice attorneys and author of the bestselling book Just Mercy • This book is an encouraging road map for aspiring activists and anyone who believes in second chances • The landmark book series brims with messages of leadership, courage, compassion, and hope Inspired by Nelson Mandela's legacy and created in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, I Know This to Be True is a global series of books created to spark a new generation of leaders. This series offers encouragement and guidance to graduates, future leaders, and anyone hoping to make a positive impact on the world. • Royalties from sales of the series support the free distribution of material from the series to the world's developing economy countries • Great for those who loved Letters of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience by Shaun Usher, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela, and Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

Long Walk to Freedom

Long Walk to Freedom
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Publisher : Little, Brown
Total Pages : 598
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ISBN-10 : 9780759521049
ISBN-13 : 0759521042
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis Long Walk to Freedom by : Nelson Mandela

"Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand history – and then go out and change it." –President Barack Obama Nelson Mandela was one of the great moral and political leaders of his time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country. After his triumphant release in 1990 from more than a quarter-century of imprisonment, Mandela was at the center of the most compelling and inspiring political drama in the world. As president of the African National Congress and head of South Africa's antiapartheid movement, he was instrumental in moving the nation toward multiracial government and majority rule. He is still revered everywhere as a vital force in the fight for human rights and racial equality. Long Walk to Freedom is his moving and exhilarating autobiography, destined to take its place among the finest memoirs of history's greatest figures. Here for the first time, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela told the extraordinary story of his life -- an epic of struggle, setback, renewed hope, and ultimate triumph. The book that inspired the major motion picture Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.

The Mandela Collection

The Mandela Collection
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Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 964
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780191027086
ISBN-13 : 0191027081
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis The Mandela Collection by : Various

Nelson Mandela's death dominated our thinking at the close of 2013. These two short books provide informed, objective insight into the making of the man, and his unparalleled impact on our world. Tom Lodge's book presents a host of fresh insights about the influences that shaped the man.