Nelson Mandela: Portrait of an Extraordinary Man

图书标准信息

• 作者 Richard Stengel 著
• 出版社 Virgin Books
• 出版时间 2012-04
• ISBN 9780753519349
• 定价 102.70元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 256页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Writtenbytheco-authorofinternationalbestsellerLongWalktoFreedom,NelsonMandela:PortraitofanExtraordinaryManpresentsfifteenpowerfullessonsonlifeandleadershipbasedonthelifeandworkofNelsonMandela,whosefightagainstapartheidinSouthAfricahasbecomeanenduringexampleofresistanceagainstinjusticeandoppression.Arecipientofthe1993NobelPeacePrize,Mandelaisamanwhotrulychangedthecourseofworldhistoryandisarguablythemostinspirationalfigureofthepastcentury.StengelspentalmostthreeyearswithMandelaworkingonhisbestsellingautobiographyLongWalktoFreedom,andthroughthatprocessbecameaclosefriend.WrittenwiththeblessingoftheNelsonMandelaFoundation,towhichtheauthorwilldonateapercentageofhisroyalties,NelsonMandela:PortraitofanExtraordinaryManisaninspirationalbookofwisdomthatwillencouragepeopleofallagestolookwithinthemselvestoimprovetheirlives,toreconsiderthethingstheytakeforgranted,andtothinkaboutthelegacytheyleavebehind.

【作者简介】

RichardStengelisthemanagingeditorofTimeMagazine.HespenttwoyearscollaboratingwithNelsonMandelaonMandela'sbestsellingandcriticallyacclaimedautobiography,LongWalktoFreedom.Hehaswrittenformanypublications,includingTheNewYorkerandNewYorkTimesandisalsotheauthorofJanuarySun:OneDay,ThreeLives,ASouthAfricanTownandYou'retooKind:ABriefHistoryofFlattery.Mandelaisgodfathertohistwosonsandintroducedhimtohiswife.