Used. Paperback. Fresh out of prison and fresh into the presidency, Nelson Mandela faced a divided nation on the brink of chaos and decided to tackle his most audacious opponent yet: the collective hostility of a fractured country. John Carlin’s riveting account reveals how the master strategist leveraged something as seemingly trivial as a rugby match to bridge an almost unbridgeable racial divide. You will genuinely marvel at the political scrum Mandela navigates here, transforming a deeply resented symbol of apartheid into an unlikely rallying cry for unity. It is a brilliant, boots-and-all look at a legendary statesman playing for the highest stakes imaginable. Grab a copy before it sprints off our shelves.