Excellent autobiography that should be required reading! Mr Mandela has written thorough life history of himself and of the struggle for freedom and equality in South Africa. As long as it was, I just couldn't put it down.

Highly recommended!!

You would think things would be a paradise in S. Africa if you listened to the Danny Glovers and other Black racists in the world. So, why is S. Africa degenerating even with all the outpouring of money and business given to them once they became Politically Correct? Hmmmm. Mandela was a terrorist. He could have been a free man if only he renounced violence and he choose not to - what does that tell you? Look at the pictures of the Church Street bombings which he signed off for. What a whitewash of History. Disgusting.

This book is awesome. It is a great privilege to be allowed a glimpse into the life of such a courageous individual. Its is really a great read.

After reading this book, I was absolutely thrilled. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is this remarkable person that you kind of feel a personal relationship to as you go through this great piece of work. Mandela represents the struggle of the oppressed South Africans to regain their pride and freedom and it is fantastic that Mandela has lived his ideals, a unique achievement by a mere mortal.

Going through the book reveals that you are reading about someone who is not trying to exalt himself but someone who is really human and makes mistakes, is man enough to admit to them and goes to show that even after spending a generation in prison, he neither lost his humanity nor was brutalised by the nasty experience.

Mandela was the first president of a truly democratic South Africa but as soon as he was President, be broke with traditional African leaders practice and started grooming a successor. After only one term in office, he voluntarily gave up power, a rarity on the continent.

Mandela is a man of disarming simplicity, very honest and has done Africa proud. I sometimes day dream of what the African continent would be like if most countries were blessed with half a Mandela leader each (it would be asking too much to ask for a full Mandela.

This is an inspirational book to the whole of humanity that is well written that I strongly recommend to everyone.

This account of Nelson Mandela's life is brutually honest. A complex and totally inspiring person.

One for everyone's bookshelf. It really is essential reading for anyone in any country of any race, religion or political persuasion.