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White House Diary
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Walking The Edge: The Brink Of War, Small-Town Crime, And America In Decline
August 24, 2011 Veteran best-seller Ken Follett returns with the first in a trilogy spanning the 20th century, while Jan Karon delivers with her second Father Tim novel. In nonfiction, Jimmy Carter reveals his White House Diary, while Ariana Huffington finds America resembling the Third World.
Middle East
Jimmy Carter Offers A Peace Plan 'That Will Work'
January 27, 2009 In his new book, We Can Have Peace In The Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work, former President Jimmy Carter presents his strategy to end fighting between Israelis and Palestinians.
Middle East
Jimmy Carter: 'Start Early' For Peace In Mideast
January 27, 2009 The former president expressed confidence that if peace talks are held soon, they will be meaningful. Nearly 30 years after he brokered a treaty between Israel and Egypt, Carter has written a new book about his quest for peace in the Middle East.
Interviews
Jimmy Carter: 'Beyond the White House'
October 9, 2007 In a new memoir, Jimmy Carter writes about his post-presidential life and his peacemaking efforts worldwide. Carter says the last 25 years could not have been more unpredictable or more gratifying.
Interviews
Jimmy Carter Defends 'Peace Not Apartheid'
January 25, 2007 Former President Jimmy Carter defends the content of his new book Palestine Peace Not Apartheid. The best-seller has generated passionate criticism that it is slanted toward Palestinians and full of inaccuracies.
Middle East
Jimmy Carter's Book Stirs Criticism, Complaint
December 11, 2006 A new book by former president Jimmy Carter is generating wide controversy. Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid charts the Arab-Israeli peace process from President Carter's time in the White House in the late 1970s to present day. Pro-Israel groups are offended, and say the book is unworthy of a former U.S. president.
Interviews
Jimmy Carter on Conflict in the Middle East
November 27, 2006 Former President Jimmy Carter addresses the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians in his new book, Palestine Peace Not Apartheid. Carter has founded a conflict resolution organization and won a Nobel Peace Prize for his mediation work.
News
A Former President Warns of 'Endangered Values'
November 2, 2005 Blurring the line between church and state threatens civil liberties and privacy, says former president Jimmy Carter. That's the case he makes in his new book, Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis.
Author Interviews
Jimmy Carter: Statesman, Author
December 9, 2004 Former President Jimmy Carter remains committed to his Christian faith and to what he sees as the American values of peace and fairness. We have a conversation with Jimmy Carter about democracy, politics, and the former president's new book.
Children's Health
Perilous Life for Teens 'Out on Their Own'
November 16, 2004 When it's time to leave foster care, are young people prepared to face the world? A new book chronicles the stories of several teens trying to make it without families. NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with Martha Shirk, co-author of the book On Their Own: What Happens to Kids When They Age Out of the Foster Care System, and Raquel Tolston, one of the young adults featured in the book.
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Author Interviews
A Portrait Of The Cartoonist And Her Mother
Cartoonist Alison Bechdel has a new memoir about her complicated relationship with her mother.
Author Interviews
A Quest For Roots Uncovers Ordinary People
Lawrence Jackson went on a quest to find his late grandfather's home in Virginia.
