A full life : reflections at ninety

The Resource A full life : reflections at ninety
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A full life : reflections at ninety
Title remainder
reflections at ninety
Statement of responsibility
by Jimmy Carter
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Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
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, 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 earlier memoir An Hour Before Daylight. He writes about racism and the isolation of the Carters. He describes the brutality of the hazing regimen at Annapolis, 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 reveals both 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
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Biography type
autobiography
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
  • 973.926092
  • B
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • photographs
Index
no index present
LC call number
E873
LC item number
.A3 2015b
Literary form
non fiction
Series statement
Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction
Target audience
adult

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