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The prisoner in the winter of 1964, nelson mandela arrived on robben island where he would spend 18 of his 27 prison years. Nelson mandela and the game that made a nation by john carlin sports has the power to change the world, mandela once said. It tells the story of nelson mandela s life from childhood to becoming the first black south african president and his impact on south africa and the world. Among books about nelson mandela and his legacy, here are five top choices. Confined to a small cell, the floor his bed, a bucket for a toilet, he. An autobiography or the story of my experiments with.
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