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Former south africa president nelson mandela, now 92 years old, has just published a book, conversations with myself, based on the hundreds of notes, letters and other documents that he wrote during his life and especially during his 27 years in prison. Is nelson mandelas memoir conversations with myself oprahs new. Oct 16, 2010 conversations with myself isnt so much a book as a literary album, containing snippets of mandela s life, shards from diaries, calendars, letters, and also transcripts from 50 hours of recordings. Conversations with myself by nelson mandelaaudiobook. Still more books, in virtually every genre and about most subjects, refer to him, his experiences and his leadership. Conversations with myself is a very personal book a book of private thoughts and lessons learned. The south african statesman and former political prisoner bares his mind and soul in this inspiring collection of writings and interviews. Listen to conversations with myself by nelson mandela at. Conversations with myself by nelson mandela is far from a conventional biography. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws.