A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety-充实的一生：九十岁的回忆录

作者：Carter Jimmy

书名：A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety《充实的一生：九十岁的回忆录》

中文简介：A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety《充实的一生：九十岁的回忆录》这本书讲的是“穷小子逆袭”的故事，它详细地描写了卡特如何从一个没有自来水、没有电的小乡村一路走进白宫。

英文简介：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.