Awards

• Commended for Books for a Better Life (Inspirational Memoir) 2006

Overview

The remarkable autobiography of the globally-recognized human rights champion whose heroism inspired the film Hotel Rwanda “Fascinating…your book is called An Ordinary Man, yet you took on an extraordinary feat with courage, determination, and diplomacy.” – Oprah, O, The Oprah Magazine 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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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)

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

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 ) Rusesabaginas story of survival amid manic slaughter is as awful as it is gripping. ( St. Louis Post-Dispatch ) Extraordinaryhorrific and tragic, but also inspiring, because Rusesabagina refuses to give up his belief in the basic decency of humanity. ( The Times, London) Rusesabagina . . . weaves his countrys history with his personal history into a rich narrative that attempts to explain the unexplainable. . . . The books emotional power comes from his understatement and humility. ( The Boston Globe ) Rusesabaginaas story of survival amid manic slaughter is as awful as it is gripping. ( St. Louis Post-Dispatch ) Extraordinaryahorrific and tragic, but also inspiring, because Rusesabagina refuses to give up his belief in the basic decency of humanity. ( The Times, London) Rusesabagina . . . weaves his countryas history with his personal history into a rich narrative that attempts to explain the unexplainable. . . . The bookas emotional power comes from his understatement and humility. ( The Boston Globe ) 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 ) 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) Extraordinary?horrific and tragic, but also inspiring, because Rusesabagina refuses to give up his belief in the basic decency of humanity. ( The Times , London) 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)

Author Information

Paul Rusesabagina has received many awards and honors, including  the National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Rescuer of Humanity Award and the The Lantos Human Rights Prize. He formed the Hotel Rwanda Rusesabagina Foundation to provide voice to victims of genocide and support peace efforts in Rwanda and throughout the world. Tom Zoellner is the author of eight nonfiction books, including Island on Fire: The Revolt that Ended Slavery in the British Empire, and works as a professor at Chapman University and Dartmouth College.

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