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Invictus
Invictus: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation | John Carlin
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Beginning in a jail cell and ending in a rugby tournamentthe true story of how the most inspiring charm offensive in history brought South Africa together. After being released from prison and winning South Africas first free election, Nelson Mandela presided over a country still deeply divided by fifty years of apartheid. His plan was ambitious if not far-fetched: use the national rugby team, the Springbokslong an embodiment of white-supremacist ruleto embody and engage a new South Africa as they prepared to host the 1995 World Cup. The string of wins that followed not only defied the odds, but capped Mandelas miraculous effort to bring South Africans together again in a hard-won, enduring bond. Watch a Video
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KristiAhlers
KristiAhlers
Invictus: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation | John Carlin
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When I was reading this I legitimately didn't know much about this game as I don't know much...OK nothing about rugby. At the end of this book I couldn't read fast enough to find out how it was going to end! Another one I highly recommend if you're looking for a solid #nonfiction read.

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Chiperskee
Chiperskee
Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation | John Carlin
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Giving this one a reread after seeing a replay of the 95 WC Final last weekend.
“We didn‘t have 65,000. We had the support of 43 million behind us.”

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derr.liz
derr.liz
Invictus: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation | John Carlin
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Finished this book on my way home from South Africa. Amazing read. Amazing country. Amazing man. #madiba

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HeatherBookNerd
HeatherBookNerd
Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation | John Carlin
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#augustphotochallenge #booksandsports Just about the only book about sports I've ever read was Playing the Enemy, about Nelson Mandela and the South African rugby Team in 1995. Fantastic book! @TheSpinecrackersBookClub

TheSpinecrackersBookClub Interesting pick! Are you from SA? 8y
HeatherBookNerd Nope. Live in Tennessee. But I visited there in 2006 and was fascinated by Nelson Mandela and his efforts to unite the country after apartheid. 8y
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