false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223626150m/1496746.jpg 1496746 1 Jimmy Carter isn't the first American president to become more popular after leaving the Oval Office than when he served in it; even Richard Nixon managed a semi-rehabilitation in the post-Watergate years. Yet perhaps no ex-president has reversed his fortunes so completely as Carter, whose approval rating has done nothing but improve since he lost his 1980 reelection bid. Many Americans admire Carter for his work building homes in the United States with the group Habitat for Humanity, but the 39th president is known and respected throughout the world for attempting to negotiate peace in trouble spots such as Haiti, North Korea, and the Middle East. "Carter," writes Douglas Brinkley, "has become a true citizen of the world." Noteworthy sections of this unauthorized biography (which benefits from lengthy interviews with its subject) include the story of how Carter worked relentlessly to undermine President Bush in the days leading up to the Persian Gulf War, as well as Carter's difficult relations with President Clinton. Also, Brinkley appreciates, and treats seriously, Carter's religious faith in a way many previous analysts have not. An excellent portrait of a complicated man. <I>--John J. Miller</I> 1488108 1 5 1998 The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter's Quest for Global Peace total:1|5:1| 1 5 4 1 5 0 false false Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Sep 16 23:44:06 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 16 23:44:06 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Aug 01 21:11:44 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 21:11:44 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 29 22:35:41 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 22:35:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 29 17:52:02 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 20:01:46 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1496746