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This book is a reflection back across the life of a workaholic - Jimmy Carter. Former President Carter is an amazing man. Besides all the work he does via the Carter Center, he takes time to write books about the things he thinks are imortant. In it he talks about how he eventually learned to take time out to relax and have fun with friends and family - something we all should do. What a marvelous man.
They may have been good times for President Carter, but for many of us his administration brought painful inflation, 17% interest rates for houses, the great give away of the Panama Canal (bought and paid for with American taxes and lives), a failed rescue of the Iranian Hostages (he should have left this one to the experts, or at least to Ross Perot), and his total lack of leadership leaves little to compliment Jimmy's good times. I thought the book was shallow, devious, incomplete and a waste of time and money.
Having the highest regard and respect for former President Jimmy Carter (in fact, world leaders should emulate his wisdom, style and ideals), I say the following very delicately.Admirable in that former President Carter communicates to the world his inner and private feelings from childhood thru adulthood. At first this did not come easy to President Carter, but as the years came and went it surfaced, and he was at peace with himself.The redundant theme of the Carters gallivanting and vacationing all over the world could lead some to resentment for not being able to do the same(). The meaning of sharing with family, friends, total strangers, foreign dignitaries, etc. is the purpose of a contented existence. One must take into consideration though that President Carter would oftentimes combine work with pleasure (the presidency, Carter Center). In so doing, he was threading the common fabric which connects us all.conversation, diplomacy and kindness.Overall, a warm and compassionate read on morals, values and hope.
From our greatest living statesman come more pearls of wisdom. A kind and thoughtful man, husband and father, Jimmy Carter shares insightful stories of his life with friends and family. Learn how love and trust can carry us through the tuff times and reward us in the golden years.
This book is not a biography per se rather a collection of the most pivotal moments in Jimmy Carter's life containing little "work" and much "play". In this collection of short stories we see Jimmy Carter the son, father, grandfather, climber, painter, and outdoorsman. The conspicuous lack of politics, apart from a brief couple of pages, establishes just how human Jimmy Carter really is. His greatest joys are his children and charitable works not the galas he has attended or the dignitaries he has met, making this a refreshing memoir.
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