The poem that inspired Mandela was "Invictus," by the English poet William Ernest Henley, and it was in a book of poetry I read as a young boy living on a very poor Indian reservation.
Julia Moulden | Posted 12.12.2009 | Living
In order to create a field of wisdom science, we wanted to bring together all the interested parties - philosophers, classicists, historians, experts in law, medicine, psychology, biology.
AP | DONNA BRYSON | Posted 10.20.2009 | World
JOHANNESBURG — A new self-serving book by a central African president lists Nelson Mandela as the writer of the glowing foreword, but South Afri...
David Colbert | Posted 10.16.2009 | Books
The news that Nelson Mandela's diaries are becoming "the book of the fair" at the Frankfurt Book Fair reminded me of the time I chased the first Mandela autobiography at Frankfurt, exactly twenty years ago.
AP | Posted 09.26.2009 | World
JOHANNESBURG — Former President Nelson Mandela has congratulated South African runner Caster Semenya, whose dramatic improvement, deep voice and...
washingtonpost.com | Karin Brulliard | Posted 05.20.2009 | World
JOHANNESBURG, April 19 -- Pollsters and analysts predict a clean sweep for the ruling African National Congress when this nation goes to the polls on ...
The Independent | Daniel Howden | Posted 03.19.2009 | World
Facing its first real challenge since the end of apartheid, the African National Congress (ANC) has turned to the man who many wish was still leading ...
Tim Giago | Posted 12.21.2009 | Books