Nelson Mandela (The Compact Guide)

Nelson Mandela offers the essential summary of its subject's life, from a rural childhood in Transkei, through to 27 years in prison, his euphoric release in 1990 and election as South Africa's first black president in 1994. Christina Scott brings a fresh and first-hand perspective to events and vividly conveys both the pain and the inspiration that have characterized the life of this remarkable man.