The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela
by Nelson Mandela
Recommended by Bill Gates and Robin Sharma
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Politics, and History.
Arrested in 1962 as South Africa?s apartheid regime intensified its brutal campaign against political opponents, fortyfouryearold lawyer and African National Congress activist Nelson Mandela had no idea that he would spend the next twentyseven years in jail. During his 10,052 days of incarceration, the future leader of South Africa wrote a mult...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Politics, and History.
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Robin Sharma
“For the past weeks, I?ve been in deep isolation. Studying this book gives me hope and inspiration. To see a human such as this. The world needs heroes as never before. Why wait for them when you have it in you to become one of them. Love, Robin”
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