{"product_id":"knowing-mandela-a-personal-portrait-9780062323934","title":"Knowing Mandela: A Personal Portrait","description":"\u003cp\u003eEqual parts freedom fighter and statesman, Nelson Mandela bestrode the world stage for the past three decades, building a legacy that places him in the pantheon of history's most exemplary leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a foreign correspondent based in South Africa, author John Carlin had unique access to Mandela during the post-apartheid years when Mandela faced his most daunting obstacles and achieved his greatest triumphs. Carlin witnessed history as Mandela was released from prison after twenty-seven years and ultimately ascended to the presidency of his strife-torn country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on exclusive conversations with Mandela and countless interviews with people who were close to him, Carlin has crafted an account of a man who was neither saint nor superman. Mandela's seismic political victories were won at the cost of much personal unhappiness and disappointment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKnowing Mandela\u003c\/em\u003e offers an intimate understanding of one of the most towering and remarkable figures of our age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarlin, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJohn Carlin is an acclaimed journalist and author who was the \u003cem\u003eIndependent\u003c\/em\u003e's South Africa correspondent from 1989 to 1995. He has also written for the \u003cem\u003eTimes\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, among other publications. His previous books include \u003cem\u003eKnowing Mandela\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePlaying the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation\u003c\/em\u003e, which is the basis for the film \u003cem\u003eInvictus\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50901146075410,"sku":"9780062323934","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b2ff5a3b-3b4a-4b87-9f9c-33b142007f24.jpg?v=1738414206","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/knowing-mandela-a-personal-portrait-9780062323934","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}