Book description
Written by the co-author of international bestseller Long Walk to
Freedom, Nelson Mandela: Portrait of an Extraordinary
Man presents fifteen powerful lessons on life and leadership
based on the life and work of Nelson Mandela, whose fight against
apartheid in South Africa has become an enduring example of resistance
against injustice and oppression. A recipient of the 1993 Nobel Peace
Prize, Mandela is a man who truly changed the course of world history
and is arguably the most inspirational figure of the past century.
Stengel spent almost three years with Mandela working on his
bestselling autobiography Long Walk to Freedom, and through
that process became a close friend. Written with the blessing of the
Nelson Mandela Foundation, to which the author will donate a
percentage of his royalties, Nelson Mandela: Portrait of an
Extraordinary Man is an inspirational book of wisdom that will
encourage people of all ages to look within themselves to improve
their lives, to reconsider the things they take for granted, and to
think about the legacy they leave behind.
Richard Stengel is the managing editor of
Time Magazine
. He spent two years collaborating with Nelson Mandela on Mandela's
bestselling and critically acclaimed autobiography,
Long Walk to Freedom
. He has written for many publications, including
The New Yorker
and
New York Times
and is also the author of
January Sun: One Day, Three Lives, A South
African Town
and
You're too Kind: A Brief History of Flattery
. Mandela is godfather to his two sons and introduced him to his wife.
