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Widely considered to be the most important biography of Nelson Mandela, Antony Sampson���s remarkable book has now been updated by acclaimed South African journalist, John Battersby. Over a decade after his presidency of South Africa, Nelson Mandela is still an inspirational figure to millions ��� both in his homeland and far beyond. He is, without doubt, one of the most important figures in global history. Mandela���s opposition to apartheid and his 27 year incarceration at the hands of South Africa���s all-white regime are familiar to most. In this utterly compelling book, eminent biographer Anthony Sampson draws on a fifty year-long relationship to reveal the man who rocked a continent ��� and changed the world. With unprecedented access to the former South African president ��� the letters he wrote in prison, his unpublished jail autobiography, extensive conversations, and interviews with hundreds of colleagues, friends, and family ��� Sampson depicts the realities of Mandela���s private and public life, and the tragic tension between them. Now updated by distinguished South African journalist John Battersby, this is the ultimate biography of one of the twentieth century���s gr