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His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life by Jonathan Alter

5.0

Excellent biography of former president Jimmy Carter. Alter not only chronicles his activities and accomplishments, but dives into his motivations (where supportable), influences, virtues and vices, and so forth. I thought it was reasonably even-handed. I appreciated the insight into Carter's character and behavior, and came away with the realization that he is a much more complex individual than I thought. This bio did what they all should do - it illuminated the complexities of the man, while at the same time turning him from a "figure" into a human being.