Sir Ketumile was at the heart of Botswanan politics over the last half-century as it transformed itself into an independent vibrant multi-party and non-racial democracy. His memoir may be the best handbook available on how one builds a democratic nation and an economy that benefits the vast majority of its citizens.

'Rich in detail, but always to the point, the captivating narration - where dry facts and figures are interspersed with very personal comments, humorous anecdotes and, not least in the chapters devoted to international relations, frank character portraits of other political leaders - takes the reader on an educational journey through the stages of Botswana's graduation from a poor, marginalised British protectorate to a modern multiparty democracy, classified by the World Bank as an upper middle-income country.' Tor Sellström - Conflict Trends