It’s official that former Prime Minister Gordon Brown is going to write a new book this year titled “In 2025: Shaping a new Future” with his analyses and reflections. But before we find out what he will write on these issues shaping the future, looking into his other book ‘Courage’ will make the reader understand the areas of interest of the former Prime Minister who counts as one of the few intellectual Prime Ministers Britain has ever had.
I had always pleasure reading his writings and books but as “Courage” contains biographical essays, it was a must read book for me, soon as I heard the book was going to be published. And as I had presumed the book “Courage” was very intelligently written and it’s very moving. Gordon Brown explores the lives of eight outstanding twentieth-century figures from Nelson Mandela to Edith Cavell. In his introduction he says, “They are for us exemplars and icons, at once daunting and cherished. Their stories live on and inspire us.”
And yes, the series of pen portraits of his heroes in the book inspired him during his political career especially the courage of individuals such as Edith Cavell, Robert Kennedy, Aung San Suu Kyi and Nelson Mandela.
He explores the lives of eight outstanding twentieth-century figures including Martin Luther King, Cicely Saunders, Raoul Wallenberg, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and tries to show the reader why some men and women make difficult decisions in their lives in order to achieve good cause for their people in time of need. By uncovering these individuals he also brings his own personal reflections to these intimate portraits.
As the biography is a detailed description of someone’s life anyone who is interested reading biographies should not miss “Courage” by Gordon Brown.
“The more I got to know about them the more fascinated I became, and more I wanted to know, but within the limits of this series of short biographical essays, I hope I can pass on to others something of the fascination courage held for me, when I first learned about it at the age of ten – and how it can continue to transform our world today.”
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