We leave the longer tributes to the late Jimmy Carter to others, but we want to note that in his long "retirement," among the many things that the former President did was write books, more than 30 altogether, on a range of subjects, from Bible study and the importance of religion in his life, to memoirs of his Presidency and early years, to fly fishing and aging as well as peace, foreign affairs, and the Middle East. His best-known titles were An Hour Before Daylight: Memoirs of a Rural Boyhood, Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety, Faith: A Journey for All, and The Nobel Peace Prize Lecture. He also wrote The Hornet's Nest: A Novel of the Revolutionary War, the first novel by an ex-President, and Always a Reckoning and Other Poems, the first book of poetry by an ex-President.
He wrote some titles with others, including Everything to Gain: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life, with his wife, Rosalynn, and the children's book The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer, which his daughter, Amy, illustrated.
Carter also was nominated 10 times for Grammy Awards and won three, in the best spoken-word album category, for Our Endangered Values, A Full Life, and Faith.
Carter promoted his books with national tours and is remembered by many booksellers as an exemplary author and person--respectful, curious, and friendly to all staff and customers as well as an efficient, quick book signer.