The Virtures of Aging
by Jimmy Carter, 2009

In The Virtues of Aging, Jimmy Carter shares his knowledge and the pleasures that age have brought him. Blending memoir, anecdote, political savvy, and practical advice, this book truly illuminates the rich promises of growing older.

The approach to old age was not an easy one for President Carter. At fifty-six, having lost a presidential election, he found himself involuntarily retired from a a job he loved and facing a large debt on his farm and warehouse business. President Carater writes movingly here of how he and Rosalynn overcame their despair and disappointment as together they met the challenge ahead.

Note: President Carter was seventy-four at the time of publication of this book.

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