Comments on: 2011: My Year In Books http://gentlyhewstone.com/2011/12/29/2011-my-year-in-books/ The rebel of the 21st century will be old fashioned Thu, 16 May 2013 17:50:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Huston http://gentlyhewstone.com/2011/12/29/2011-my-year-in-books/#comment-6254 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:05:25 +0000 http://gentlyhewstone.com/?p=4492#comment-6254 Well, I did like Invictus! And I do plan to read more biographies this year, too, for the same reasons as you do.

]]> By: Velska http://gentlyhewstone.com/2011/12/29/2011-my-year-in-books/#comment-6151 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:05:42 +0000 http://gentlyhewstone.com/?p=4492#comment-6151 The best book I read in 2011 was Nelson Mandela’s bio, by Anthony Sampson (1999) updated by John Battersby (2011). Not only was it well written and documented, but the subject matter was touching.

I don’t like to idolise a mortal man, but I do admire how readily he forgives his jailers and persecutors. He’s proof that forgiveness and conciliation works better than enmity to create a stable society.

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