Review: An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography

"Our time here on the earth is short, and our chance to make a difference is tiny. For me the grinding blocks of history came together in such a way that I was able to take what fragile defense I had and hold in place for seventysix days. If I was able to give much it was only because I had some useful things from my life to give. I am a hotel manager…my job never changed, even in a sea of fire ... Read full review

This book could have been better done, and could have had more dialogue,

Review: An Ordinary Man

I read this book for a summer school psychology project. As a group, we decided to research and write an analysis on Paul Rusesabagina (This was also the first time I, and some of my other group mates ... Read full review

Review: An Ordinary Man

This book details the specific events that occurred around Paul Rusesabagina, the hotel manager for the Mille Collines (otherwise known by pop-culture as "Hotel Rwanda") during the 100 days of ... Read full review

Review: An Ordinary Man

The Rwandan genocide of 1994 happened before the blind eyes of the world. Even as warnings of the impending slaughter circulated widely in the international community, the UN stood down and allowed ... Read full review

Review: An Ordinary Man

This was definitely a hard book to read, but it's a book that should be read. Paul Rusesabagina writes about how he survived the Rwandan genocide and was able to protect almost 1300 people hiding in ... Read full review

Review: An Ordinary Man

A humbling and harrowing tale told by Paul Rusesabagina about the Rwandan Genocide which took place over 100 days back in 1994 where 800000 Tutsis and Hutu political moderates where slaughtered and ... Read full review

Review: An Ordinary Man

I have to admit to being an American who knew very little about how the Rwandan genocide had come about, and in fact about the real scope of it. I am considerably more educated after having read this ... Read full review

Review: An Ordinary Man

An autoboigraphy of Paul Rusesabagina, the man who inspired the movie Hotel Rwanda. I found the movie compelling and memorable and when I saw the book on Kimberlie's list decided I really wanted to ... Read full review

Review: An Ordinary Man

I don't know much about the Rwandan genocide. This book puts a very human face on the event through the words of Rusesabina, who was the inspiration for Hotel Rwanda. His story is simply amazing ... Read full review