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Nelson Mandela Recommended Books
Nelson Mandela has recommended 7 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, statesman and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa.
(Read more on Wikipedia)7 Books Recommended
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A World of Strangers
by Nadine Gordimer
"I read all the unbanned novels of [this author] and learned a great deal about the white liberal sensibility." - Nelson Mandela (Source)
Burger's Daughter
by Nadine Gordimer
"I read all the unbanned novels of [this author] and learned a great deal about the white liberal sensibility." - Nelson Mandela (Source)
On War
by Carl von Clausewitz
"[The author's] central thesis, that war was a continuation of diplomacy by other means, dovetailed with my own instincts." - Nelson Mandela (Source)
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Dave Camarillo left this book at Tim Ferriss' house.
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Elon Musk recommended this bookElon Musk
"There should be a chapter saying 'if you have a decisive technology advantage, you can actually win with minimal casualties.'" - Elon Musk
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"In [this book] I saw that it was Mao’s determination and nontraditional thinking that led him to victory." - Nelson Mandela (Source)
The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck
"I found many similarities between the plight of the migrant workers in [this novel] and our own laborers and farmworkers." - Nelson Mandela (Source)
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Michelle Obama recommended this bookMichelle Obama
"I reread [this book] with the girls, too." - Michelle Obama
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Jordan Peterson recommended this bookJordan Peterson
Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.
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Christopher Hitchens recommended this bookChristopher Hitchens
"[The author's] 1939 classic." - Christopher Hitchens
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The Late Bourgeois World
by Nadine Gordimer
"I read all the unbanned novels of [this author] and learned a great deal about the white liberal sensibility." - Nelson Mandela (Source)
War And Peace
by Leo Tolstoy
"One book that I returned to many times." - Nelson Mandela (Source)
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Larry King recommended this bookLarry King
Larry King mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
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Christopher Hitchens
"At the age of twelve I had summoned the nerve to borrow from the headmaster, and to read [this book]." - Christopher Hitchens
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Ernest Hemingway recommended this bookErnest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
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Mark Manson recommended this bookMark Manson
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
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