An Ordinary Man

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