His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life

Jimmy Carter has written a great many thoughtful pages about his life, his presidency and his work, but to this point, he has not been the subject of a full-scale biography. Jonathan Alter, known for his biographies of FDR and Barack Obama, as well as his journalistic and political knowledge, proves to be an excellent chronicler. With great anecdotes and subtle insights, Alter reminds us of Carters many and, now, not well-remembered accomplishments—and missteps—and provides captivating context for America in the latter years of the Cold War.