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Invictus: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation

Posted By: Balisik
Invictus: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation

John Carlin "Invictus: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation"
Penguin Books | English | November 18, 2009 | ISBN: 0143117157 | 288 pages | azw, epub, lrf, mobi | 5,17 mb

As a simple story about an underdog national rugby team beating all odds to win a championship, this would be a very good story. What makes this story great, is that team has been chosen (by newly elected South African president Nelson Mandela) as a way to unite a South Africa torn by divisions caused by decades of government enforced segregation of blacks and pave the way for reconciliation between bitter enemies. Can the Springboks, a symbol of the old segregated government, truly make their motto "One Team, One Country" come true?

If you have watched "Invictus" be assured that this book has much more of the background to the people and events portrayed by the movie. The added detail gives one a sharper understanding of many of the principle characters in the movie and the true scope of Mandela's brilliance.

Highly recommended!



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