Books like A Long Walk to Freedom: 1918-1962: Early Years, 1918-1962 v. 1
12 books with a reading profile close to A Long Walk to Freedom: 1918-1962: Early Years, 1918-1962 v. 1 by Nelson Mandela. Contemplative; a moderate read.
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Long Walk to Freedom
Also contemplative · history, biography
Nelson Mandela details his progression from a childhood in the rural Eastern Cape to his career as a lawyer and activist in Johannesburg against the National Party’s apartheid system.
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Wild Swans
by Jung Chang
history, biography
Jung Chang traces the history of twentieth-century China through the lives of three generations of women: her grandmother, her mother, and herself.
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by Malcolm X
history, biography
The narrative chronicles Malcolm Little’s evolution from a Midwestern childhood marked by white supremacist violence to his street life as a hustler and thief in Harlem.
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Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
history, biography
Blaine Harden chronicles the life of Shin Dong-hyuk, the only person known to have been born in and successfully escaped from a North Korean "total control zone" political prison.
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Roots
by Alex Haley
Also contemplative · history, biography
Alex Haley reconstructs his family lineage starting with Kunta Kinte, a Mandinka youth abducted from West Africa in 1767 and sold into chattel slavery in Maryland.
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
Also contemplative · history, biography
Laura Hillenbrand recounts the life of Louis Zamperini, a former Olympic runner who became a bombardier during the second World War.
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Schindler’s List
history, biography
In German-occupied Poland, industrialist Oskar Schindler utilized his connections within the Nazi Party and the SS to shield Jewish workers from liquidation.
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The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
Also contemplative · history, memoir
Corrie ten Boom lived in Haarlem, the Netherlands, where she worked as a watchmaker alongside her sister Betsie and father Casper.
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Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love
by Dava Sobel
Also contemplative · history, biography
Dava Sobel reconstructs the life of Galileo Galilei through the preserved correspondence of his eldest child, Suor Maria Celeste.
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Careless Love
history, biography
This volume documents the final two decades of Elvis Presley’s life, beginning with his 1958 military service in Germany and concluding with his death in 1977.
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The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story
history, biography
Jan and Antonina Zabinski managed the Warsaw Zoo during the 1939 German invasion of Poland.
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