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A Full Life - Reflections at Ninety (Paperback)
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A Full Life - Reflections at Ninety (Paperback)
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In his major New York Times bestseller, Jimmy Carter looks back
from ninety years of age and "reveals private thoughts and
recollections over a fascinating career as businessman, politician,
evangelist, and humanitarian" (Booklist). 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 his "warm and
detailed memoir" (Los Angeles Times), 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.
"Always warm and human...even inspirational" (Buffalo News), A Full
Life 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 from a "force to be reckoned with"
(Christian Science Monitor).
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