Sharing Good Times

Jimmy Carter

Simon and Schuster, Nov 23, 2004 - Biography & Autobiography - 192 pages

Following his New York Times bestselling classics comes this sparkling account of the joys of sharing the simple pleasures of life from Jimmy Carter.

In this wonderfully evocative volume, 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 the generations.

Here are lively, witty accounts of exploring the outdoors with his father and with black playmates; making furniture; painting; pursuing new adventures and going places with children, grandchildren, and friends; and sharing life with his wife, Rosalynn.

Sharing Good Times is an inspirational guide for anyone desiring to stretch mind and heart and to combine work and pleasure.

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Throughout his life, former President Carter has been an avid outdoorsman, a mountain climber, birdwatcher, skier, and environmentalist, always looking for new adventures. This book's focus is on the ...

Contents

• Baseball: 8
• Navy Life: 15
• Back to Plains: 26
• Traveling with Our Boys: 32
• Learning About Politics: 39
• Sharing My Faith: 45
• White House Vacations: 70
• Tourists in China and Japan: 84
• Climbing Toward Everest: 107
• Watching Birds Together: 122
• African Game Parks: 143
• Private Hobbies: 154
• Acknowledgments: 167

About the author

Jimmy Carter was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981. In 1982, he and his wife founded The Carter Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people around the world. Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. He is the author of thirty books, including A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety; A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power; An Hour Before Daylight: Memoirs of a Rural Boyhood; and Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Sharing Good Times
• Author: Jimmy Carter
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster, 2004
• ISBN: 0743273524, 9780743273527
• Length: 192 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs; Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State; Self-Help / Motivational & Inspirational