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Prophet from Plains

Jimmy Carter and his legacy
2007

Living faith

2001
Former President Jimmy Carter shares the values, experiences, and Christian beliefs that have shaped his life, offering lessons from the Bible and personal experience, and sharing stories of people whose lives have touched his in positive, lasting ways.

Thirteen days in September

Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David
Examines the history of the thirteen days President Jimmy Carter, Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin, and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat spent in 1978 at Camp David, culminating in the signing of the first peace treaty in the modern Middle East, between Israel and Egypt.

Israel through my lens

sixty years as a photojournalist
2007
David Rubinger provides an account of his sixty years as a photojournalist in Israel, sharing the stories behind some of his most famous pictures, telling of the personalities he has met and photographed, and chronicling the changes that have occurred in the country since he began his work. Includes reproductions of Rubinger's personal and professional photographs.

Far from home

memories of World War II and afterward
2005
The author presents the second installment of her autobiography where she describes her life from her move to Washington to the present.

Chief of staff

Lyndon Johnson and his presidency
2004
William Marvin Watson chronicles the experiences he had while serving as Lyndon Johnson's Chief of Staff, offering an inside look at the President and life in the White House.

City room

2003
Arthur Gelb chronicles the forty-five years he spent working for "The New York Times", recounting the events and personalities that had the most impact on his life and career.

Wayward sailor

in search of the real Tristan Jones
2003
Chronicles the life of Tristan Jones, one of the most successful sailing writers of the twentieth century, discussing his childhood in Liverpool, his years in the Royal Navy, his love of sailing, his battle with alcohol, his writing career, and other related topics.

Jimmy Carter

2008
Offers children a brief overview of the life of Jimmy Carter, discussing his childhood in Georgia, marriage, service with the Navy, years as President, and humanitarian efforts.

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