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Always a Reckoning

by Jimmy Carter
SKU C1078
$18.00

In this moving, wide-ranging, and intensely personal collection of poems--his first--President Jimmy Carter opens to us his very private and reflective world. Always a Reckoning is sparked with wry and sometimes bitter humor, warmed with tenderness, and glowing with an intense and passionate caring that is born of an awareness both political and sensual.

(Hard cover only) 128 pages (Dimensions 8, 5 1/2, 1 inches)

Beyond the White House: Waging Peace, Fighting Disease and Building Hope

by Jimmy Carter
SKU C1141
$26.00

This is the story of President Jimmy Carter's post-presidency, the most admired and productive in the nation's history. Through the Carter Center, which he and Rosalynn Carter founded in 1982, he has fought neglected diseases, waged peace in war zones, and built hope among some of the most forgotten and needy people in the world.

(Hard cover only) 272 pages, Dimensions (9 1/2, 6 1/2, 1 inches)

Blood of Abraham: Insights into the
Middle East

by Jimmy Carter
SKU C1028
$18.00

Since his earlier days in the White House, Jimmy Carter has demonstrated an untiring passion for pursuing peace in the Middle East. His formation of the Carter Center and his continuing prominent role in world affairs have done nothing to dampen that passion. In this new edition of a national bestseller, President Carter demystifies the history of each nation's political expectation, the reasons for their different goals, and the nature of their prime concerns. His landmark study provides an enlightened and reconciling vision for all-Jews, Moslems, and Christians-who share the blood of Abraham.

(Soft cover only) 243 pages (Dimensions 6 1/2, 5 1/2, 1 inches)

Christmas in Plains Collector's Edition

by Jimmy Carter
SKU C1091
$19.95

This slim Collector's edition volume by the 39th President is a perfect book for the holidays, as President Jimmy Carter recalls warm Christmas memories from throughout his life. He tells of searching for a Christmas tree with his father, "one that was perfect in size and shape." There is boyhood excitement as he remembers how fireworks were among his early Christmas delights.

(Hardcover only) 155 pages (Dimensions 7 1/2, 5, 1/2 inches)

Everything to Gain: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life

by Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter
SKU C4055
$10.00

Never before has it been possible for people to do so much with their lives for so long---often they complete a career with many active years still ahead. Here, in one of the most personal--and in many ways the most remarkable---books ever to evolve from the presidency, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter offer inspiring and practical views on how Americans can make the most of the second part of their lives.

(Hard cover only) 198 pages (Dimensions 9, 5, 1 inches)

First Lady From Plains

by Rosalynn Carter
SKU C1012
$19.95

In this warm and inspiring autobiography, Rosalynn Carter describes her life, from growing up in Plains, Georgia, to becoming First Lady and later returning to Plains. Mrs. Carter writes of her childhood saying, "When Daddy came home from work, he always rushed into the kitchen, picked up my mother, whirled her around the room and gave her a kiss. My friends' parents didn't act this way in front of their children, so I thought my house was very special."

(Soft cover only) 394 pages Dimensions (8 1/2, 5 1/2,1 1/2 inches)

A Government As Good As Its People

by Jimmy Carter
SKU C1034
$14.95

This volume presents sixty-two of the best and most notable public statements made by Jimmy Carter on his way to becoming president of the United States. Included are formal speeches on specific issues, such as "Pardon Yes, Amnesty No" delivered in Seattle, Washington August 24, 1976; a news conference like the one on "Ethnic Purity"with the American Society of Newspaper Editors in Washington D.C. April 13, 1976; informal remarks made to political gatherings; interviews (including the controversial Playboy interview from November 1976); and excerpts from debates with President Ford.

(Softcover only) 224 pages (Dimensions 8 1/2, 5 1/2, 1/2 inches)

Helping Someone with Mental Illness

by Rosalynn Carter with Susan K. Golant
SKU C1013
$15.00

Mrs. Carter has been a driving force in the field of mental health. She addresses the latest breakthroughs in understanding research and the discourse of psychological issues. The first thing you need to know is that life isn't over.

(Soft cover only) 350 pages (Dimensions 8 1/2,5 1/2,1 inches)

Helping Yourself Help Others: A Book for Caregivers

by
Rosalynn Carter with Susan K. Golant
SKU C1049
$14.00

Helping Yourself Help Others is a rare combination of Mrs. Carter's warmly personal account of her own caregiving experience and a reassuring, insightful guidebook that offers practical solutions to care givers' typical problems. Filled with empathy this sensitive, encouraging guide will help you meet a difficult challenge head on and find fulfillment and empowerment in your care giving role.

(Softcover only) 278 pages (Dimensions 8, 5 1/2, 1/2 inches)

The Hornet's Nest: A Novel of the Revolutionary War

By Jimmy Carter
SKU C1068
$27.00

In his ambitious and deeply rewarding novel, Jimmy Carter brings to life the Revolutionary War as it was fought in the Deep South; it is a saga that will change the way we think about the conflict. He reminds us that much of the fight for independence took place in that region and that it was a struggle of both great and small battles and of terrible brutality, with neighbor turned against neighbor, the Indians' support sought by both sides, and a no quarters asked or given. The Hornet's Nest follows a cast of characters and their loved ones on both sides of this violent conflict---including some who are based on the author's ancestors.

(Hard cover only) 465pages (Dimensions 9 1/2, 6 1/2, 1 inches)

Hour Before Daylight

by Jimmy Carter
SKU C1120
$15.00

"A love story of a man's passion for his home, his family, and ...for his fellow man...Will stay in the mind long after the last page is read." Richard Pretorius, United Press International

(Soft cover only) 284 pages (Dimensions 9, 5, 3/4 inches)

Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President

by Jimmy Carter
SKU C1003
$14.95

When Jimmy Carter left Washington, he carried with him his 5000-page diary--unedited notes he dictated after each important meeting, nearly every day of his term. In Keeping Faith, he draws on this journal directly for a personal account of the exhilaration and solitude of being the man in the Oval Office.

Hard cover only) 621 pages (Dimensions 9 , 6 1/2, 1 1/2 inches)

The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer

by Jimmy Carter
Illustrated by Amy Carter
SKU C1022
$16.50

"Once upon a time there was a little boy named Jeremy who lived with his mother in a small house near the sea. His mother earned a bare living for two of them by washing clothes for some of the wealthy families in their town. Jeremy loved her very much."
So begins the enchanting fairy tale President Jimmy Carter first spun for his children over three decades ago. Now, with his first children's book, he brings his family's favorite story to vivid life.

(Hardcover only) 24 pages (Dimensions 8 1/2, 10, 1/4 inches)

Negotiation: The Alternative to Hostility

by
Jimmy Carter
SKU C1016
$16.00

On April 28, 1983, former President Jimmy Carter presented the inaugural lecture for Mercer University's Carl Vinson Memorial Lecture Series. His topic was Negotiation: The Alternative to Hostility. This book is a keepsake from that event, including the lecture program, remarks by Mercer University President R. Kirby Godsey; Board of Trustees Chairman Robert L. Steed; Law School Dean Karl P. Warden, and nummerous photographs.

(Soft cover) 57 pages (Dimensions 9, 6, 1/2 inches)

Negotiation: The Alternative to Hostility

by
Jimmy Carter
SKU C1016HC
$25.00

On April 28, 1983, former President Jimmy Carter presented the inaugural lecture for Mercer University's Carl Vinson Memorial Lecture Series. His topic was Negotiation: The Alternative to Hostility. This beautifully-bound book is a keepsake from that event, including the lecture program, remarks by Mercer University President R. Kirby Godsey; Board of Trustees Chairman Robert L. Steed; Law School Dean Karl P. Warden, and numerous photographs.

(Hard cover) 57 pages
(Dimensions 9, 6, 1/2 inches)

The Nobel Peace Prize Lecture

by Jimmy Carter
SKU C1017
$12.00

This inspiring and beautifully-styled book showcases the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize Lecture delivered by President Jimmy Carter. This small volume captures Carter's wisdom and sense of social justice. He writes that following the end of the Cold War, "the world is now, in many ways, a more dangerous place with a plethora of civil wars, the scourge of racism and appalling acts of terrorism." Carter warns against "the principle of preventive war." He adds, "War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good."

(Hard cover only) 20 pages (Dimensions 7, 5, 1/2 inches)

Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis

By Jimmy Carter
SKU C1139
$25.00

President Carter has written importantly about his spiritual life and faith. In Our Endangered Values, Carter 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 about where the country is heading as the lines between politics and rigid religious fundamentalism are blurred.

(Hard cover only) 212 pages, Dimensions (9, 5, 1 inches)

An Outdoor Journal

by Jimmy Carter
SKU C1039
$20.00

In this new edition, President Carter shares his most recent experiences of outdoor adventures. Go with President Carter as he and in many cases Rosalynn wade in trout streams, follow a bird dog, freeze in duck ponds, and entice "amorous" tom turkeys. President Carter shares his childhood experiences, when he and his father would go out. "About once a year my daddy took me on a fishing trip to a more distant place, usually farther south in Georgia.

(Soft cover only) 316 pages, Dimensions (8 1/2 , 5 1/2, 1 inches)

Palestine Peace Not Apartheid

by Jimmy Carter
SKU C1093
$27.00

In this book President Carter shares his intimate knowledge of the history of the Middle East and his personal experiences with the principal actors, and he addresses sensitive political issues many American officials avoid. Pulling no punches, Carter prescribes steps that must be taken for the two states to share the Holy Land without a system of apartheid or the constant fear of terrorism.

(Hard cover only) 264 pages (Dimensions 8 1/2, 6 1/2, 1 inches)

The Personal Beliefs of Jimmy Carter

by Jimmy Carter
SKU C1121
$16.00

The Nobel Committee recognized President Carter's remarkable achievements by awarding him the Peace Prize in October 2002 for his accomplishments fostering peace during his presidency and his tireless work after leaving office monitoring elections, promoting peaceful resolutions to conflicts, and helping provide food, shelter, and health care to the world's poor. Now, in The Personal Beliefs of Jimmy Carter, readers have for the first time in one volume the complete text of his spiritual autobiography, Living Faith, in which President Carter shares the values and experiences that have shaped his life, and Sources of Strength, fifty-two of his favorite Bible lessons that he has taught at his hometown church in Plains, Georgia, over the decades.

(Soft cover only) 252 pages
(Dimensions 8 1/2, 5 1/2, 1 1/2 inches)

A Remarkable Mother
by Jimmy Carter
Sku C1059
$22.95

A registered nurse, pecan grower, university housemother, Peace Corps volunteer, public speaker, and renowned raconteur, Miss Lillian ignored the mores and prejudices of the racially segregated South of the Great Depression years. She was an avid supporter of the Brooklyn Dodgers (because she happened to attend the first major league baseball game in which Jackie Robinson, from Cairo, Georgia, played), was a favored guest on television talk shows (usually able to "steal the microphone" from hosts such as Johnny Carson and Walter Cronkite), and an important role model for the nation. Jimmy Carter's mother emerges from this portrait as redoubtable, generous, and forward-looking. He ascribes to her the inspiration for his own life's work of commitment and faith.

(Hard cover only) 222 pages
(Dimensions 7 1/2, 5 1/2 ,1)
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Sharing Good Times

by Jimmy Carter
SKU C1137
$21.00

In this wonderfully evocative volume, following the outstanding success of The Hornet's Nest, Christmas in Plains, and his classic An Hour Before Daylight, Jimmy Carter writes about the things that matter most, the simple relaxed days and nights that he has enjoyed with family and friends through the years and across generations.

(Hard cover only) 174 pages (Dimensions 8 , 5 1/2, 1/2 inches)

Turning Point: A Candidate, a State and a Nation Come of Age

by Jimmy Carter
SKU C1053
$22.00

Turning Point is President Carter's story of how he first sought public office in 1962 and how the social and political conflicts in the South during that era shaped his vision of how people of good faith can join forces to right the wrongs of our society. By 1962, segregation laws had been declared invalid, and confrontations were taking place at lunch counters, universities, and bus depots. That spring, the Supreme Court's "one man, "one vote" decision mandated equal representation for all citizens, but when Carter decided to run for the newly reconstituted Georgia state senate, his career was nearly strangled at birth.

(Note: This book was published in 1992)

(Hard cover only) 233 pages
(Dimensions 9 1/2, 6 1/2, 1 inches)

The Virtues of Aging

by Jimmy Carter
SKU C1027
$9.95

In The Virtues of Aging, Jimmy Carter shares his knowledge and the pleasures that age have brought him. Blending memoir, anecdote, political savvy, and practical advice, this book truly illuminates the rich promises of growing older.

Note: President Carter was seventy-four at the time of publication of this book.

(Hard cover only) 140 pages (Dimensions 8 1/2, 5 1/2, 1/2 inches)

Why Not the Best

by Jimmy Carter
SKU C1011
$9.95

When a little-known former Southern Governor named Jimmy Carter decided to seek the Presidency, he wrote, "Why Not the Best?" as a means of letting voters know who he was and his sense of values. The title comes from a question Admiral Rickover asked him during a job interview, following his graduation from the Naval Academy. "Did you do your best?" Rickover asked. Carter initially answered "yes sir" but after some thought said, "no sir, I didn't always do my best." Describing the scene years later, Carter writes, "He asked one final question which I have never been able to forget-or to answer. He said, "Why not?"

(Hard cover encased in a presentation box only) 208 pages Dimensions (9 1/2, 6 1/2, 1 inches)