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A Thousand Hills: Rwanda's Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It is the story of Paul Kagame, a refugee who, after a generation of exile, found his way home. Learn about President Kagame, who strives to make Rwanda the first middle-income country in Africa, in a single generation. In this adventurous tale, learn about Kagame’s early fascination with Che Guevara and James Bond, his years as an intelligence agent, his training in Cuba and the United States, the way he built his secret rebel army, his bloody rebellion, and his outsized ambitions for Rwanda.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0D8RXZYKK
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Trade Paper Press; 1st edition (June 1, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 349 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8887980508
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.38 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.14 x 0.91 x 9.21 inches
Reviewer: G. Stephen Goode
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Let's go see what is happening in Rwanda
Review: Summary: A Thousand Hills by Stephen Kinzer/Rwanda's rebirth and the man who dreamed itThis is an awful and a beautiful story of Rwanda, pre and post-genocide, a gripping story like you have never read before. It is a book about a country that was forgotten and how in this globalized world, that is not possible to do anymore without grave consequences. It is also an important story of a country that has come back from the brink of hell to a totally different future. It is a story that is taking place right now.It is also the story of Paul Kagame, almost murdered at the age of two years along with his family by a death squad in the "practice genocide" of 1959, a refugee in Uganda most of his early life, a visionary guerilla leader with a simple dream to return to his homeland and now the President of Rwanda trying to bring this future into reality. This is a story of leadership and the script is being written now.Stephen Kinzer, an award-winning writer that has worked in more than 50 countries, has written a compelling, incredible book. It is history from a different perspective that I had not read about before. It is a book that many political leaders from Europe, the USA and most of all the UN will be upset about regarding the colonial period and specifically the genocide of 1994. When individuals and countries had the power to do something, most did little if nothing. Rwanda is a small, landlocked country with few resources. This was an African issue, tribes fighting tribes, colonial powers protecting their age-old self-interests. So most did nothing. That is the awfulness of a "A Thousand Hills" where the darkest part of the human soul came out with all of its hate and prejudice. Some wonder whether it will happen again.However, this is not just another book about the genocide. It is a book about a audacious vision of turning Rwanda into a different place by 2020. It is about a leader with a dream of a secure and free Rwanda, reducing poverty, providing clean water, electricity and education in Rwanda and creating jobs, business, good governance and ending corruption to mention a few. There are incredible stories of what is taking place in Rwanda to make this dream a reality.There are also serious criticisms. One of the most stinging criticism lies at the door of the United Nations in 1994 and their failed peace-keeping efforts under the direction of Kofi Annan, their mis and/or failed-communication to the countries in the Security Council of what was actually taking place on the ground in Rwanda and their lack of taking any responsibility of that failure after the genocide. There are also criticism of the leadership of President Paul Kagame.After reading this book, I want to know more. I want to go to Rwanda and see the changes and see what is happening. If radical change can happen like this in Rwanda, it can happen in any country. I highly recommend this book. Get your tickets......

Reviewer: Michelle Ng Wei Li
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The "Lee Kuan Yew" of Rwanda
Review: I have the utmost respect for President Kagame. He not only brilliantly ended the war, stopped the genocide, and he brought development to Rwanda in such a short period of time. I can't help weeping reading parts of the book, especially when the book talked about how President Kagame pleaded the UN and the outside world for help, yet no one came running. And the helpless General Dallaire who also pleaded the UN but was not authorized to do anything whatsoever but to merely look on. And also how it affected his mental health after the genocide.They said President Kagame is repressive towards the opposition. If I were President Kagame, I would do the same things. There's a huge difference between the mindsets of westerners and people like me, who were brought up in Malaysia, under the leadership of "authoritarian" Dr Mahathir. Authoritative as he was, he brought us peace and development. The same goes to Singapore under the leadership of Lee Kuan Yew. Most westerners would probably reject this idea, but I personally believe that in the case of Rwanda, there's even more need for authoritarianism. Anti-Tutsi feeling is not yet dead. Authoritarianism is required in order to prevent another genocide from happening. It would probably take another generation to safely allow more political freedom.President Kagame despises foreigners who came telling him what Rwandans should or should not do. I feel for him. After reading the book, I have the same feeling towards those who kept their silence when the killings were happening, and came telling Rwandans what is right and what is wrong after President Kagame had stopped the genocide.President Kagame's mindset is so different from most of the leaders in African countries where corruption is an everyday business. When I read about how disciplined his soldiers were, I could not help but admiring him. To me, he is like the Lee Kuan Yew of Rwanda. Africa needs more leaders like him.The book talks from before the genocide to post-genocide rebuilding, development, justice, trials, reconciliation, and Rwandan's hope for the future. A very complete journal, a very good read for someone who wants to know how it(genocide) happened, why it happened and what went on after it ended. The book is very easy to read. There are some spelling errors here and there but no big deal.I highly recommend this book.

Reviewer: Africa Kiiza
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: The product was as good as advertised. The packaging was good. Add it to the professionalism and niceness of the delivery team and you get yourself a sweet deal.

Reviewer: M
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: An excellent book from Stephen Kizner. Highly recommend it to anyone who is a friend of Rwanda.

Reviewer: antoine vaissie
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: good book well researched but publication date is a long time agodidn't really go into recent developments in rwanda which i was interested in

Reviewer: Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I have read that Rwanda has been progressing very well compared to other countries and I want to know how it was achieved... The search for that lead me to this book... A great book that introduces political history of Rwanda and how dream of one man Paul Kagame has changed the destiny of that country that saw a genocide in 1994. I enjoyed reading it.

Reviewer: AB
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Great Read!