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An Ordinary Man

An Autobiography

An Autobiography

An Autobiography

By Paul Rusesabagina and Tom Zoellner

By Paul Rusesabagina and Tom Zoellner

By Paul Rusesabagina and Tom Zoellner

By Paul Rusesabagina and Tom Zoellner

By Paul Rusesabagina and Tom Zoellner
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By Paul Rusesabagina and Tom Zoellner
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    About An Ordinary Man

    A remarkable account of the amazing life story of the man who inspired the film Hotel Rwanda 

    Readers who were moved and horrified by Hotel Rwanda will respond even more intensely to Paul Rusesabagina’s unforgettable autobiography. As Rwanda was thrown into chaos during the 1994 genocide, Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, turned the luxurious Hotel Milles Collines into a refuge for more than 1,200 Tutsi and moderate Hutu refugees, while fending off their would-be killers with a combination of diplomacy and deception. In An Ordinary Man, he tells the story of his childhood, retraces his accidental path to heroism, revisits the 100 days in which he was the only thing standing between his “guests” and a hideous death, and recounts his subsequent life as a refugee and activist.

    About An Ordinary Man

    A remarkable account of the amazing life story of the man who inspired the film Hotel Rwanda 

    Readers who were moved and horrified by Hotel Rwanda will respond even more intensely to Paul Rusesabagina’s unforgettable autobiography. As Rwanda was thrown into chaos during the 1994 genocide, Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, turned the luxurious Hotel Milles Collines into a refuge for more than 1,200 Tutsi and moderate Hutu refugees, while fending off their would-be killers with a combination of diplomacy and deception. In An Ordinary Man, he tells the story of his childhood, retraces his accidental path to heroism, revisits the 100 days in which he was the only thing standing between his “guests” and a hideous death, and recounts his subsequent life as a refugee and activist.

    About An Ordinary Man

    A remarkable account of the amazing life story of the man who inspired the film Hotel Rwanda 

    Readers who were moved and horrified by Hotel Rwanda will respond even more intensely to Paul Rusesabagina’s unforgettable autobiography. As Rwanda was thrown into chaos during the 1994 genocide, Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, turned the luxurious Hotel Milles Collines into a refuge for more than 1,200 Tutsi and moderate Hutu refugees, while fending off their would-be killers with a combination of diplomacy and deception. In An Ordinary Man, he tells the story of his childhood, retraces his accidental path to heroism, revisits the 100 days in which he was the only thing standing between his “guests” and a hideous death, and recounts his subsequent life as a refugee and activist.

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    About Paul Rusesabagina

    Paul Rusesabagina was the first Rwandan manager of the Hotel Milles Collines, a European-owned luxury hotel in Rwanda. A recipient… More about Paul Rusesabagina

    About Tom Zoellner

    Tom Zoellner has worked as a contributing editor for Men’s Health magazine and as a reporter for the San Francisco… More about Tom Zoellner

    About Paul Rusesabagina

    Paul Rusesabagina was the first Rwandan manager of the Hotel Milles Collines, a European-owned luxury hotel in Rwanda. A recipient… More about Paul Rusesabagina

    About Tom Zoellner

    Tom Zoellner has worked as a contributing editor for Men’s Health magazine and as a reporter for the San Francisco… More about Tom Zoellner

    About Paul Rusesabagina

    Paul Rusesabagina was the first Rwandan manager of the Hotel Milles Collines, a European-owned luxury hotel in Rwanda. A recipient… More about Paul Rusesabagina

    About Tom Zoellner

    Tom Zoellner has worked as a contributing editor for Men’s Health magazine and as a reporter for the San Francisco… More about Tom Zoellner

    Product Details

    Category: Historical Figure Biographies & Memoirs

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Feb 27, 2007 | 224 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780143038603

    Category: Historical Figure Biographies & Memoirs

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Apr 06, 2006 | 224 Pages | ISBN 9781101201312

    Category: Historical Figure Biographies & Memoirs | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Penguin Audio
    Apr 06, 2006 | 463 Minutes | ISBN 9780786555024

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    Praise

    Rusesabagina . . . weaves his country’s history with his personal history into a rich narrative that attempts to explain the unexplainable. . . . The book’s emotional power comes from his understatement and humility. (The Boston Globe)

    An extraordinary cautionary tale. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Rusesabagina’s story of survival amid manic slaughter is as awful as it is gripping. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

    Read this book. It will humble and inspire you. (Sunday Telegraph, London)

    Extraordinary—horrific and tragic, but also inspiring, because Rusesabagina refuses to give up his belief in the basic decency of humanity. (The Times, London)

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