From the makers of the major motion picture Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, a completely unique biography and thematic telling of the story of Nelson Mandela. This book, which provided key source material for the film, is an unexpurgated collection of the views and opinions of South Africa's first Black president, and it draws on Danny Schechter's forty-year relationship with "Madiba," as Nelson Mandela is known in his native South Africa.

Athlete Physical discipline. Boxer, tennis player. His admiration for athletes. Bully: "Wild Branches" Early days and "wild branches"-conflicts with ANC leaders. Lessons learned. Comrade How "comradeship" helped him and his fellow prisoners cope with their long years of incarceration. Diplomat His role in fashioning a diplomatic compromise and avoiding a race war. Eloquent Life as a lawyer. Written statements, letters, and speeches that inspired millions. Forgiveness Empathy for Afrikaners, and faith in peace and reconciliation. Global An international outlook. Global travel and the ability to galvanize support worldwide.
 Humble Origins and an austere lifestyle. Making his own bed. Interest in the lives of ordinary people.
 Indigenous Xhosa traditions, and the abiding interest in and connection to people of all races and ethnic identities.
 Jailed Prison years. How he coped, how he led. Kafkaesque The treason and Rivonia Trials. Prison regulations and his responses to them. How the law was used to legalize inhumanity. Love and Loss His search for love, his flirtatiousness, marriages, love of Winnie, love of children, of family. The measure of the price he paid with his years in prison away from them all.
 Militant From his days in the ANC Youth League to launching Umkhonto we Sizwe, the military wing of the ANC. Negotiator Dealings with internal conflicts and external threats. Outreach to whites and other minorities.
 Onward His philosophy and commitment to creating a new future for his country. His optimism and concern for peace in Africa and the world.
 President How he was elected and his term in office. Questions The questions people around the world ask most frequently about Nelson Mandela.
 Recognition The world recognizes and honors Madiba, but what does he think of this adulation? How does Madiba see and recognize himself? Stalwart Standing up for his beliefs. Fighting for the poor and those afflicted with AIDS. Terrorist He helped push a nonviolent movement into armed struggle. Was he a terrorist? Unknown There are many sides to Mandela that many do not know. Voices Raised up in Song The power of music and praise poetry in the Mandela story, seen through the eyes of two of his favorite artists.
 Waiting Millions waited years for Mandela's release after twenty-seven and a half years of incarceration.
The wait continued, even on the day he left prison.
 X Factor The role of external pressure in winning South African's liberation and the need, even now, for rebirth away from the old ways.
 Youth Youth made the revolution, and Mandela began as a youth leader. Zuid-Afrika to .za As it becomes clearer that enormous challenges remain, the country evolves from the Zuid-Afrika of Dutch origin to its Internet domain .za-and beyond.