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| A Remarkable Mother | 
 enlarge | Author: Jimmy Carter
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 15848
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 1416562451
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.926092
EAN: 9781416562450
ASIN: 1416562451
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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A Remarkable Mother is President Carter's loving, admiring, wry homage to Miss Lillian Carter, who championed the underdog always, even when her son was president. A registered nurse, pecan grower, university housemother, Peace Corps volunteer, public speaker, and renowned raconteur, Miss Lillian ignored the mores and prejudices of the racially segregated South of the Great Depression years. She was an avid supporter of the Brooklyn Dodgers (because she happened to attend the first major league baseball game in which Jackie Robinson, from Cairo, Georgia, played), was a favored guest on television talk shows (usually able to "steal the microphone" from hosts such as Johnny Carson and Walter Cronkite), and an important role model for the nation. Jimmy Carter's mother emerges from this portrait as redoubtable, generous, and forward-looking. He ascribes to her the inspiration for his own life's work of commitment and faith.
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 An American original April 3, 2008
23 out of 37 found this review helpful
This book was a gift, which appropriately came from my mother. President Carter was a remarkable president, but even more remarkable was his mother, Miss Lillian. The reader learns very quickly, how this hard working, no- holds-barred woman was the way she was and how she won over everyone she met. Her friends included Walter Cronkite, Johnny Carson, Merv Griffin, sports figures, heads of state, and the down-trodden. Miss Lillian saw people for who they were, not what they had. Although, her witty commentary could be viewed as sometimes embarrassing to the straight-laced person, she was beloved even more. This book is a fine tribute to one of America's greatest good will ambassadors.
Understated Title April 29, 2008
17 out of 25 found this review helpful
Anyone who doesn't remember the Carter Presidency will meet in this book a truly extraordinary woman, as salty and outspoken as she was generous, good-hearted and commonsensical--perhaps the only President's mother in recent times (at least prior to the current occupant of the Oval Office) to make a noteworthy impression in public consciousness. For those who do remember her, Jimmy's fond (but not overly or needlessly sentimental) portrait will help clarify the origins of the qualities that were manifest on the surface. Rather than being a clinging or protective parent she was a "do-er," someone who taught by example. In many respects, she bears no small resemblance to the strong Southern black women with whom she had an affinity--a character with the integrity and resilience of Dilsey in Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury."
The entire Carter family--Miss Lillian, Ruth, and Billy--were utterly unique individuals, and little has been written about the personal grief that Jimmy must have endured upon the passing of his mother and both siblings, even as he continued to direct his attention toward humanitarian causes that would benefit a wider human family. Unfortunately, there is no Brother's or Sister's Day, but some of us hope the enviable energies of the former President do not fail him before he has had a chance to do at least equal justice by these two remaining members of a First Family that, however dissimilar in background and social status, attracted a level of interest not seen since the Kennedy era.
 Big Disappointment April 15, 2008
15 out of 35 found this review helpful
What a disappointment. I adored Lillian Carter--Miss Lillian--during the Jimmy Carter years in the White House. I also greatly respected his presidency. And I have read all of Jimmy Carter's other books, each of which would earn at least a four-star rating from me. And the anti-Israel one earns a five-plus! But this is sentimental and so atypical of Jimmy Carter. Miss Lillian was a remarkable woman who deserves so much better than this little book that is highly over-rated and definitely over-priced. Sorry, Mr. President, but you didn't do your mother proud on this one. Eric Selby
A true heroine April 14, 2008
13 out of 19 found this review helpful
I read this wonderful book with great enjoyment. President Carter does a great job making this bio entertaining as well as inspiring. Lillian was not a saint but a very outspoken "live life to the fullest" woman.
I was impressed by her respectful treatment of African Americans and the great example she was to her son. She was a great help in meeting foreign dignitaries etc. A great read!
Most dull book ever!!! April 25, 2008
10 out of 34 found this review helpful
I read about one book a week. This book must have been the worst book I have ever read in my life. I loved Jimmy's stuff in the past. What happened?? I'm not sure he even wrote this book. Very slow and pointless content.
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