Gossip Craze (Free subscription) | 01/02/2009
actor morgan freeman has been roped in to play former south african leader nelson mandela in a new film about the 1995 rugby world cupthe 71yearold actor revealed that in order to perfect his role he is trying to master mandelas voice and his heavy accentthe film is based on john carlins book nelson mandela the game that made a nationquotive got to suggest his voice and his speech without...
New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 01/03/2009
... out over the All Blacks is the subject of one of the best books I read last year and a movie of John Carlin's Playing the Enemy is now in pre-production.New Zealanders wanting to read of their part in the final, and the supposed reasons the All Blacks didn't win, will be disappointed. There's plenty of acknowledgement that the All Blacks were the best team all the way to the final.I...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 12/18/2008
... rugby team. In his book, PLAYING THE ENEMY: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation, John Carlin describes how Mandela sparked controversy by sporting the Springbok jersey, despite the all-white team's history of singing racist anthems at their games. Nelson Mandela's efforts integrated the team and its fan base, and helped unite the nation. In fact, in numerous arenas, Mandela...
Crosseyed and Painless (Free subscription) | 12/07/2008
I'm watching the newest Die Hard right now and I saw an intriguing thing flash by me on the credits- it was based on an article entitled 'A Farewell to Arms' by John Carlin - it originally appeared in Wired Magazine in May 1997. So far, this movie is intriguing me a bit. I didn't bother going to see it in the theaters, just because I felt the Die Hard franchise had run aground while back....
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
... Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production, a major project of the Pew Foundation and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The Commission comprised 15 members, including ranchers and health-focused professors (e.g., Marion Nestle) as well as a former governor of Kansas (John Carlin), a former secretary of agriculture (Dan Glickman), a former...
The Rag Blog (Free subscription) | 12/06/2008
... Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production, a major project of the Pew Foundation and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The Commission comprised 15 members, including ranchers and health-focused professors (e.g., Marion Nestle) as well as a former governor of Kansas (John Carlin), a former secretary of agriculture (Dan Glickman), a former...
ForeclosureConnections (Free subscription) | 12/04/2008
... filed in areas covered by Cape Coral and Fort Myers in October.Meanwhile, Lee County Circuit Judge John Carlin plans to expedite foreclosure processing by scheduling nearly 6,000 proceedings in December. The average number of cases per month was 2,000.Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Enter your email...
Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
... be ignored while the rest of South Africa goes on building the country.7 Read Playing the Enemy by John Carlin to get an indication of the political situation at the time on the rugby world cup 958 Pietman Wtf does Komphela know about Madiba’s ideals, they are in a totally different league of men.What has Komphela ever done for the unification of sport in SA?Hopefully he will be gone...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
There has been no sporting blockbuster this year, but much fine writing. Best-written of all is John Carlin's fantastic Playing The Enemy (Atlantic, £18.99). Carlin makes a convincing case for the 1995 Rugby World Cup final as the pinnacle of Nelson Mandela's career, the moment he had worked towards for decades. As The Independent's man in South Africa from 1989 to 1995, Carlin...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
... a winner’s cheque for £20,000 at a ceremony at Waterstone’s in Piccadilly, London, hosted by John Inverdale as the 20th winner of this award. “It felt all a bit strange,” Trescothick said after receiving the award, “I nearly started to cry a bit.” Other books shortlisted for the 2008 award were: John Carlin - Playing the Enemy; Nelson Mandela And The Game That Made A Nation...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
... outstanding honesty in any autobiography, let alone a sport one. Speaking on behalf of the judges, John Inverdale said: “This is an extraordinary tale dealing with one of the last taboo subjects. I am sure it will have ramifications way beyond the sports environment. It takes unbelievable bravery to write a book like this.” Receiving his award from the guest of honour, 400m world record...
