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(0)Jimmy Carter
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Language
English
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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...
Author
Language
English
Description
President Carter has written importantly about his spiritual life and faith. In this book, he offers a personal consideration of "moral values" as they relate to the important issues of the day. He puts forward a passionate defense of separation of church and state, and a strong warning of where the country is heading as the lines between politics and rigid religious fundamentalism are blurred. He reacts to some trends involving both the religious...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
All his life, President Jimmy Carter has been a courageous exemplar of faith. Now he shares the lessons he learned. He writes, "The issue of faith arises in almost every area of human existence, so it is important to understand its multiple meanings. In this book, my primary goal is to explore the broader meaning of faith, its far-reaching effect on our lives, and its relationship to past, present, and future events in America and around the world....
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
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Description
The edited, annotated diary of President Jimmy Carter--filled with insights into his presidency, his relationships with friends and foes, and his lasting impact on issues that still preoccupy America and the world.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"The world's discrimination and violence against women and girls is the most serious, pervasive, and ignored violation of basic human rights: This is President Jimmy Carter's call to action. President Carter was encouraged to write this book by a wide coalition of leaders of all faiths. His urgent report covers a system of discrimination that extends to every nation. Women are deprived of equal opportunity in wealthier nations and "owned" by men...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Nobel Peace Laureate Jimmy Carter argues that the present moment is a unique time for achieving peace in the Middle East--and he offers a bold and comprehensive plan. For the last three decades, as President of the United States and as founder of The Carter Center, Carter has studied the complex and interrelated issues of the region's conflicts and has been actively involved in reconciling them. He knows the leaders of all factions who will need to...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
In a sequel to An Hour Before Daylight, the former president continues his account of his early boyhood years, recalling with fondness the Christmas holidays of his youth and later years and recreating the simplicity of community and celebration with friends and family.
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Carter fondly recalls joining his father in the woods on quests to find the perfect Christmas tree and to collect fresh mistletoe from high treetops by blasting it with buckshot. He also muses about his favorite gifts and two Carter family traditions: his father's eggnog recipe and fireworks! Remarkably, only once in nearly five decades have the Carters observed Christmas away from Plains. Their celebration has changed over the years, but the importance...
