Today's Best Biographies [Hardcover] [RARE BOOKS]

 LONG WALK TO FREEDOM

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was a born leader and a gifted lawyer who always dreamed of a free South Africa. In this fascinating autobiography he describes his childhood and personal life, his political struggles and the long imprisonment which culminated in his triumphal election as president of his country. A powerful story from one of today's most inspiring figures.

CAPTAIN JAMES COOK

Richard Hough

James Cook, born in humble circumstances, became the most accomplished and acclaimed seaman of his time. His voyages to Australia and New Zealand, the northwestern seaboard of North America, and the depths of the Antarctic oceans transformed European understanding of the world's geography, and of its peoples, flora and fauna. A highly readable biography of one of the world's greatest explorers.

WILD SWANS

Jung Chang

This breathtaking book tells the story of three generations of Chinese women-Jung Chang, her mother and her grandmother-whose fortunes mirror the tumultuous history of twentieth-century China. As the years pass in this beautifully detailed family tapestry, we see three lives unfolding one from the other, through love, tragedy and renewal.

THE MAN WHO LISTENS TO HORSES

Monty Roberts

An expedition to round up mustangs in the Sierra Nevada, at age thirteen, changed Monty Roberts's life forever. Observing horses in the wild led him to develop a revolutionary new approach to working with animals, using signals they instinctively recognize. Ever since, while building a spectacular career in rodeo and training racehorses, Roberts has fought to win recognition for his more humane techniques. A compelling, touching and inspirational story of a real-life "horse whisperer."

The titles in this volume are taken from the Reader's Digest series Today's Best Nonfiction. For more information please write to Reader's Digest at the address on page two.