The book review of Mandela:Authorized Biography. Good book, even better review, enjoy!

In 1994 a close friend and colleagues of Nelson Mandela , Joe Slovo noted "Without Mandela South African history would have taken a completely different turn." Mandela played the role of a man who fought for justice, unity, harmony and forgiveness. His most admirable personality qualities included charm, dignity, loyalty, combined with his positive view on human nature and with out a doubt his intelligence. All of these aspects helped him succeed in establishing democracy in South …

…for the political rights and freedom of the South African people. Although the subject itself was not very captivating of my attention, the author Anthony Sampson gathered information well and proved to have a lot of skill using quotations and used a lot of feeling in his text. A well written book on the life achievements and struggles of a man who had a a common goal in mind and fought hard to achieve them.