UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS PRESS HAS BOOKS BY NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The most recent winner of the Nobel Peace Prize has published numerous memoirs and treatises on his views on the Middle East and the government through the University of Arkansas Press.
The Nobel Peace Prize has just been awarded to former president Jimmy Carter "for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development." The University of Arkansas Press publishes six titles by Jimmy Carter and one by Rosalynn Carter.
"It has always been an honor to publish this author," said Press director Lawrence Malley. "We believe that his work is timely and crucial, and our readers confirm this every day."
The Carter Collection
The Blood of Abraham: Insights Into the Middle East, paperback, $21.95
"The book’s main lesson is. . . that adversaries in the Middle East can take giant steps towards peace if America’s president acts as a 'trusted mediator’ and an 'unwavering, enthusiastic’ partner in the process." —Newsweek
An Outdoor Journal: Adventures and Reflections, paperback, $24.95
"The man revealed in these pages seems to embody so much of what Americans claim to admire—self-reliance, honesty, humor, modesty, intelligence—the stuff of heroes."—New York Times Book Review
Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President, paperback, $34.95
"Responsible, truthful, intelligent, earnest, rational, purposeful. Thus the man: thus the book."—The Washington Post
Everything to Gain: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life, paperback, $21.95
This is a warm, unpretentious account of how Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter created a new full life after years in the White House. The Carters propose dozens of ways for any couple in career transition to renew their commitment to themselves and to life. They discuss their long and eventful marriage, examine America's urgent health issues, describe their work for Habitat for Humanity, and discuss projects sponsored by the Carter Center.
A Government as Good as Its People, paperback, $16.00
Sixty-two of the best and most notable public statements made by Jimmy Carter on his way to becoming president of the United States. These public pronouncements address all the major concerns of our time and collectively stand as a testament to his deeply held conviction that we still can and must have "a government as good as its people."
Why Not the Best? The First Fifty Years, paperback, $21.95
In this autobiography, Jimmy Carter details the youth and experiences that led him to seek the highest office in the land. He describes his idyllic childhood his naval career, his strong Christian underpinnings, and the values of his mother and father.
Carter, Rosalynn, First Lady from Plains, paperback, $24.95
"What makes Rosalynn so interesting and her memoir so compelling is her awareness that she is part of a long and distinguished historical tradition: the southern lady in politics . . . What ought to be a continuing legacy is Rosalynn's success in breaking new ground as a First Lady without uprooting the traditions of the past." —Minneapolis Tribune
Contacts
Laura Helper, marketing director, University of Arkansas Press (479) 575-6657, lhelper@uark.edu
Melissa Blouin, science and research communications manager (479) 575-5555, blouin@uark.edu
Editors: Photos of President Carter are available at http://cartercenter.org/viewdoc.asp?docID=1083&submenu=news