Richard Stengel Richard Stengel spent around 3 years with Mandela, while writing Mandela's autobiography. This book is a collection of humble notes by the author on Mandela, one of the greatest believers of the human society. This book aims at bringing lessons to people on life, love and courage, as the title suggests. It comprises of 15 lessons or principles that are mostly Mandela's beliefs, as well as practices his life advocates. Let me give a quick outline of the lessons, in other words, the contents of the book. I don’t want to give a summary of the book; I wish to make this book appealing so you would pick it as your next read. So, I have explained briefly the first 5 lessons the book preaches followed by the 10 lessons and my favourite lines from them. 1. Courage is not the absence of fear What if I tell you Mandela also had fear? From the serene face of his, and the colourful shirts we see him in, finding a place for fear seems like a...
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