Books
by Richard Stengel
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Mandela's Way: Fifteen Lessons on Life, Love and Courage |
Read this book when the effects of Mandela over-kill have faded! The author, who ghosted Mandela's autobiography, loves his subject but there's no attempt at hagiography - warts and all here - rather, in chapters with headings like 'Be measured' and 'Know when to say No', Mandela's attitude to, and methods for solving, problems are examined using telling anecdotes from his life. How about the opposite of fear being not courage but pretending to be courageous? Wisdom abounding!
(Annabel Bedini - bwl 71 Winter 2015) |
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