"I just might get lucky, so I better make sure she likes the smell downstairs,” said the 99-year-old Carter, holding open his waistband and reaching inside to apply a generous quantity of Brut eau de toilette spray to his penis and scrotum. “Yes, sir, this could be the night I catch me some strange. Better squirt some of this stuff on my [adjustable home hospital bed] too, in case we come back to my place." ???????
pickI really enjoyed this re-read of A Full Life, Jimmy Carter‘s reflections on his life. It‘s not very long so each topic is brief but it gives a great overview of all he has done both in the White House and beyond.
Jimmy Carter was president before I was old enough to know what a president was, but I have been a great admirer of his post-presidential life. I‘m sad to hear that he is going into hospice care, but so happy that I once met such an amazing role model. This is me with him after his Sunday School lesson in 2011. I‘m re-reading the tagged book in his honor. He‘s certainly had a full life.
Before there was Trump, there was Reagan. I just got done with listening to the 10 American Presidents podcast on Reagan, and I‘m genuinely interested in his life. Obviously, I‘m going to have to find some more Reagan books #themanwhoranwashington #peterbaker #susanglasser #jamesabakeriii #ronaldreagan #jimmycarter #ushistory #history #politicalscience #uspolitics #elections #jimmycarter #georgebush #campaigns
Anybody else miss old school political debates or just me? #themanwhoranwashington #jamesabakeriii #jimmycarter #geraldford #peterbaker #susanglasser #debates #politicaldebates #election #uspolitics #ushistory
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Whooo… this one was chunky (30+ hours), but really good. I thought it did a great job of providing insight to who Jimmy Carter is and his quirks as well his tremendous capabilities and drive. He is a much more impressive person and president than I had realized. Definitely worth a read if you have any interest in presidential biographies or 20th century American history.
My September #bookspin bingo board! Excited about this, but just got the tagged book earlier than expected from the library, and at 31 hours, it is a chunky monkey and is going to take some time to get through. Goal is to get through my book spin and double spin and get at least one bingo…
pickDefinitely a bit dated, but Jimmy Carter is a national treasure and has done so much work towards peace in the Middle East. He tells the history and includes personal stories about the relations between Israel and Palestine, Palestine and the rest of the Middle East, and Israel with the rest of the world. He tells of war crimes and negations and really paints a clear picture of why things are the way they are (at least 15 years ago that is)
panWhat book did the rest of y'all read? I want my time back! I was super-psyched leading up to publication, and even more so after reading the prologue. I get not wanting to sugarcoat a historical figure's failings, but this goes above and beyond. [more]
