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>&#147;Fascinating&#133;your book is called <i>An Ordinary Man</i> yet you took on an extraordinary feat with courage determination and diplomacy.&#148; <i>&#150; </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 1200 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 &#147;guests&#148; and a hideous death and recounts his subsequent life as a refugee and activist.