A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety
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In this autobiography, President "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"--Amazon.com.
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This was a decent overview of Carter's life. He's lived a long time, and you get a good sense of who he is as a person. The audiobook is a terrible idea, though. Listening to wizened 90 year old Jimmy narrating this book was painful.
Short Review: I like this more and more as I think about. Although I don't want to over play it too much. Carter can get a bit pedantic when he is talking about policy. And some of those parts really show his weaknesses. But the majority of the book really is interesting. He talks about politics but it is in context of his broader life. And he has had an interesting life. He is of a generation that has had an incredible cultural changes. When Carter was born, electricity, cars and a variety of other modern conveniences were either not present or not widespread. So we get a sense of his childhood and the rest of his life. This is a good overview of his life if you have not read other memoirs or biographies.
My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/a-full-life/
