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danielgtaylor 's review for:
Long Walk To Freedom
by Nelson Mandela
Even while hidden from the world, Mandela maintained an uncharacteristic dignity and nobility that leaders would do well to model.
In Long Walk to Freedom, Mandela tells his journey from how he became involved in the struggle for freedom to his inauguration as South African president.
In just one example of the system he fought, families were ripped apart because a brother appeared to have a lighter or darker skin tone than his sister.
While Mandela prefered nonviolence, as modeled by Mahatma Gandhi, he felt the South African situation was different.
While imprisoned, he continued the fight: educating his jailers.
In Long Walk, Mandela makes you feel like he’s talking to you one-on-one. As an elder statesman I expected him to write with the formality of an academic textbook. Instead, Mandela writes as if he’s chatting with a friend.
He explains why he took some of the positions he did, letting you glimpse into his mind. He acknowledges his mistakes, and how he got back on track toward his goal after making them.
He almost treats you, his reader, as if you’re someone he’s mentoring in leadership. Long Walk to Freedom lets you learn from a leader who held a long-term vision and persisted with it until he achieved it.
In Long Walk to Freedom, Mandela tells his journey from how he became involved in the struggle for freedom to his inauguration as South African president.
In just one example of the system he fought, families were ripped apart because a brother appeared to have a lighter or darker skin tone than his sister.
While Mandela prefered nonviolence, as modeled by Mahatma Gandhi, he felt the South African situation was different.
While imprisoned, he continued the fight: educating his jailers.
In Long Walk, Mandela makes you feel like he’s talking to you one-on-one. As an elder statesman I expected him to write with the formality of an academic textbook. Instead, Mandela writes as if he’s chatting with a friend.
He explains why he took some of the positions he did, letting you glimpse into his mind. He acknowledges his mistakes, and how he got back on track toward his goal after making them.
He almost treats you, his reader, as if you’re someone he’s mentoring in leadership. Long Walk to Freedom lets you learn from a leader who held a long-term vision and persisted with it until he achieved it.