A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety

Carter, Jimmy

ISBN 10: 1501115634 / ISBN 13: 9781501115639

Published by Simon & Schuster, 2015

About this Item

First printing flat-signed by President Carter on the title page. Minor shelf wear to binding with small shelf bumps to bottom edges. Small scratches and stains to bottom edge of text block. Text is unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover.

Seller Inventory # PARScarFL3

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1501115634
• ISBN 13: 9781501115639
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Weight: 22 ounces
• Signed: Signed by Author

About this title

Synopsis

Jimmy Carter, thirty-ninth President, Nobel Peace Prize winner, international humanitarian, fisherman, reflects on his full and happy life with pride,humour, and a few second thoughts.

At ninety, Jimmy Carter reflects on his public and private life with a frankness that is disarming. He adds detail and emotion about his youth in rural Georgia that he described in his magnificent An Hour Before Daylight. He writes about racism and the isolation of the Carters. He describes the brutality of the hazing regimen at Annapolis, and how he nearly lost his life twice serving on submarines and his amazing interview with Admiral Rickover. He describes the profound influence his mother had on him, and how he admired his father even though he didn't emulate him. He admits that he decided to quit the Navy and later enter politics without consulting his wife, Rosalynn, and how appalled he is in retrospect.

In A Full Life, Carter tells what he is proud of and what he might do differently. He discusses his regret at losing his re-election, but how he and Rosalynn pushed on and made a new life and second and third rewarding careers. He is frank about the presidents who have succeeded him, world leaders, and his passions for the causes he cares most about, particularly the condition of women and the deprived people of the developing world.

This is a wise and moving look back from this remarkable man. Jimmy Carter has lived one of our great American lives-from rural obscurity to world fame, universal respect, and contentment. A Full Lifeis an extraordinary read.

About the Author

Jimmy Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, and served as thirty-ninth president of the United States. After leaving the White House, he and his wife, Rosalynn, founded the Atlanta-based Carter Center, a nonprofit organisation that works to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health around the world. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.