south africa

Describes life in South Africa. Readers are introduced to Mandisa, who tells about the country's landscape, celebrations and food.

Discusses the holidays and festivals that people in South Africa celebrate each year.

An illustrated biography of Nelson Mandela, a political activist who was imprisoned 28 years, and the first president of South Africa after apartheid.

Describes how the 1995 rugby World Cup helped Nelson Mandela unite the country of South Africa and bring about the end to the country's apartheid and bitter racial tensions.

A biography of South African activist and former president, Nelson Mandela that chronicles his childhood and early political activities, imprisonment, and public career.

Nelson Mandela draws on his own journals, personal letters, and other writings to offer insight into his life, sharing his own thoughts, hardships, accomplishments, and beliefs.

Explores the political history of South Africa from the 1990s with the fall of the apartheid regime until the beginning of the twenty-first century, and discusses Nelson Mandela's rule, the leadership of Thabo Mbeki, Jacob Zuma's political campaign to become President of South Africa in the 2009 general election.

Explores the culture, history, politics, economy, and cuisine of South Africa.

A memoir in which "Washington Post" correspondent Lynne Duke discusses her experiences as bureau chief in Johannesburg, South Africa, and provides an account of some of the major stories to come out of Africa in the 1990s.