A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety

Carter, Jimmy

ISBN 10: 1501115634 / ISBN 13: 9781501115639

Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2015

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A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety by Jimmy Carter. Simon & Schuster, 2015. First Edition, First Printing. Stated with full number line. Hardcover in fine minus condition; clean boards, tight binding, clean pages, sharp corners, almost certainly unread - opens like it has never been opened it's so tight - downgraded for red ink mark on bottom text block edge. Dust jacket in near fine condition; bright and clean with all but nonexistent edgewear or shelfwear but one archivally taped tear from book edge in verso. Unclipped price at $ 28.00 (see photos) In this warm and candid memoir, President Jimmy Carter reflects on nine decades of public service, personal challenges, world travels and family life, offering wisdom with characteristic humility and clarity. A heartfelt look at one of America's most enduring public figures.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1501115634
• ISBN 13: 9781501115639
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Weight: 673 grams

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Synopsis

“A warm and detailed memoir.” —Los Angeles Times

Jimmy Carter, thirty-ninth President, Nobel Peace Prize winner, international humanitarian, fisherman, reflects on his full and happy life with pride, humor, 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 Life is an extraordinary read.

About the Author

Jimmy Carter was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981. In 1982, he and his wife founded The Carter Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people around the world. Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. He is the author of thirty books, including A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety; A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power; An Hour Before Daylight: Memoirs of a Rural Boyhood; and Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis.