Jimmy Carter Books in Order

An NRSV study Bible enriched with Jimmy Carter’s notes, prayers, and brief essays drawn from his decades of Sunday school teaching, inviting readers into a warm, practical walk of faith focused on peace, compassion, justice, and daily discipleship.

A richly illustrated collection of Carter’s own paintings, accompanied by his commentary on the scenes and people that inspired them, from rural Georgia landscapes to places visited through humanitarian work, revealing a quieter, creative side of his life.

An audio collection of Carter’s adult Bible classes from his church in Plains, Georgia, featuring extended lessons on Christian living, justice, and peace, and offering listeners a feel for his gentle, conversational teaching style.

Carter explores what faith means in both religious and everyday life, blending Bible reflections with stories from politics, family, and world events to show how trust, doubt, and hope can guide personal choices and public decisions alike.

Part memoir, part photo-filled showcase, this book follows Carter’s lifelong love of working with his hands, from building furniture and tools to restoring old structures, and reflects on how careful, patient craftsmanship shaped his character and outlook.

A collection of key presidential speeches, including major addresses on energy, human rights, the economy, and foreign policy, offering a front-row view of how Carter tried to speak plainly about difficult choices during his time in the White House.

Written at ninety, this memoir gathers Carter’s candid reflections on his rural childhood, Naval service, political rise, presidency, and decades of humanitarian work, mixing personal regrets, family stories, and lessons learned from a long public life.

Carter argues that discrimination and violence against women and girls is a global human rights emergency, documenting abuses worldwide and examining how misused religious teachings, politics, and poverty combine, then offering concrete steps toward change.

Using the NIV text alongside stories from his own life, Carter adds articles, notes, prayers, and brief reflections to connect scripture with everyday choices, drawing heavily on decades of Bible lessons taught in his hometown church in Plains, Georgia.

A year’s worth of daily readings that braid Bible passages with Carter’s memories from farming, the Navy, the White House, and the Carter Center, encouraging readers to see their own lives as places where faith, service, and quiet courage can take root.

Drawn from the diary he kept as president, this book offers Carter’s day-by-day view of crises, negotiations, and private moments in office, with frank later annotations that show how he now judges his choices, successes, and missteps.

Carter combines a brief history of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict with accounts of his own diplomacy and on-the-ground visits, then lays out a practical, if challenging, framework he believes could still lead to a just and lasting peace.

A warm portrait of Carter’s mother, Lillian, tracing her life as a nurse, farmer, Peace Corps volunteer, outspoken storyteller, and moral anchor of the family, and showing how her humor, courage, and independence shaped her son’s values.

A photo-driven book about the importance of safe water in West Africa, pairing Gil Garcetti’s striking black-and-white images with short essays, including Carter’s, on how access to clean water transforms health, work, and daily life.

Carter recounts his post-presidential years, from founding The Carter Center and monitoring elections to mediating conflicts and fighting disease, offering an inside look at how he tried to turn former political influence into long-term humanitarian work.

Published as Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, this controversial book draws on Carter’s long involvement in Middle East peace efforts to critique Israeli and Palestinian policies, argue that current conditions are unsustainable, and urge renewed negotiations.

Subtitled The Christian Challenge for the World, this book reflects on how Christian faith should influence public life, as Carter wrestles with war, human rights, poverty, and American power, asking what it means to pursue justice without abandoning mercy.

Carter argues that core American and religious values are being distorted by extremism and fear, and offers plainspoken reflections on issues like war, environmental stewardship, separation of church and state, and human rights, grounded in his own faith journey.

This volume gathers Carter’s four State of the Union addresses, capturing his priorities on energy, the economy, foreign policy, civil rights, and governmental reform, and providing a concise record of how he tried to frame the nation’s challenges.

A collection of brief, relaxed reminiscences about the moments that brought Carter joy, from fishing trips and woodworking to time with Rosalynn, their children, and grandchildren, celebrating simple pleasures and the friendships sustained across a long life.

Carter’s only novel, originally published as The Hornet’s Nest, follows settlers and soldiers in the Deep South during the American Revolution, blending family drama, frontier life, and the tangled loyalties of colonists, Native nations, and British forces.

The report of the National Commission on Federal Election Reform, co-chaired by Carter, examining what went wrong in the 2000 U.S. election and proposing concrete changes to voting systems, administration, and law to strengthen public trust in elections.

A single-volume edition that combines Carter’s spiritual autobiography Living Faith with his devotional book Sources of Strength, tracing how his beliefs were formed and sharing fifty-two Bible-based lessons drawn from decades of teaching Sunday school.

The text of Carter’s 2002 Nobel Peace Prize lecture, in which he reflects on war, human rights, poverty, and the responsibilities of powerful nations, arguing for negotiation, restraint, and a broader, more humane understanding of global security.

A large-format photographic survey contrasting historic and contemporary images of Israel’s cities and landscapes, accompanied by commentary that reflects on the country’s rapid change, its diverse communities, and the ongoing search for security and peace.

A practical reference work outlining the major U.S. laws that affect citizens overseas, including tax rules, voting and consular issues, and other legal obligations, designed to help Americans living and working abroad understand their rights and responsibilities.

A slender, nostalgic memoir of Christmases from Carter’s boyhood in Plains through his years in the Navy and the White House, highlighting family rituals, small-town traditions, and the ways the holiday revealed both joy and hardship in his community.

Proceedings from the Carter Center’s first Conference for Global Development Cooperation, featuring Carter’s opening lecture and contributions from officials, scholars, and aid experts on how nations and institutions can work together more effectively on development.

Published as Atlanta: The Right Kind of Courage, this large-format volume pairs photography with Carter’s reflections to celebrate Atlanta’s history, neighborhoods, and civil rights legacy, highlighting people and places that, in his view, embody moral courage.

Carter’s memoir of growing up on a Depression-era Georgia farm, portraying family life, race relations, and hard work in the rural South, and showing how those early years shaped his views on justice, faith, and public service.

Drawing on his own seventies, Carter reflects on retirement, health, work, and family, arguing that later life can bring new purpose and joy, and offering straightforward advice on staying engaged, serving others, and facing aging with honesty and gratitude.

Twenty-three in-depth interviews with Carter, spanning his campaign, presidency, and later years, in which he answers probing questions about politics, faith, foreign policy, and personal failures, giving readers a sense of his voice in unscripted settings.

A picture book story, illustrated by his daughter Amy, about a young boy who meets a strange sea creature and discovers that curiosity and kindness can turn fear into friendship, gently encouraging children to look past first impressions.

A collection of Carter’s poems about family, rural Georgia, politics, aging, and faith, written in plain language that echoes his speaking voice and offers a more intimate, sometimes wry, look at moments that shaped him.

Written for younger readers, this book uses Carter’s experiences at Camp David and beyond to explain why conflicts arise and how negotiation, human rights, and everyday choices can help build peace at home, in communities, and between nations.

Carter recounts his first hard-fought state senate race in 1962 and the voting fraud he confronted, setting the story against the backdrop of civil rights battles and one-person-one-vote rulings that were reshaping Southern politics.

A collection of fifty-two Bible-based meditations drawn from Carter’s Sunday school lessons, each pairing scripture with a short reflection and personal story aimed at helping readers find comfort, challenge, and direction over the course of a year.

A spiritual autobiography in which Carter tells how his Christian faith was formed, tested, and deepened through family losses, political defeats, the presidency, and years of service, emphasizing forgiveness, service, and quiet persistence over easy answers.

A conference volume from a 1988 gathering in Malta on Albert Einstein’s legacy and the pursuit of peace, including speeches and essays by Carter and others on nuclear danger, diplomacy, and the moral demands of avoiding war.

Part memoir, part nature writing, this book gathers stories from Carter’s lifetime of hunting and fishing, describing the woods, rivers, and companions he loves while reflecting on conservation, ethics, and the quiet satisfactions of being outdoors.

Co-written with Rosalynn Carter, this book describes how they rebuilt their lives after leaving the White House, from financial troubles to new commitments at The Carter Center and Habitat for Humanity, offering down-to-earth reflections on aging and purpose.

Carter explains the historical, religious, and political roots of conflict in the Middle East, drawing on his own diplomatic experience to explore how Israelis, Palestinians, and neighboring states view each other and where he sees paths toward peace.

Based on his Carl Vinson Memorial Lecture, Carter lays out why negotiation should replace hostility in resolving disputes, from personal conflicts to international crises, and illustrates his ideas with examples from diplomacy and his work at The Carter Center.

Carter’s first full presidential memoir, covering his campaign, major decisions in office, the Iran hostage crisis, and the 1980 defeat, while also opening a window on his family life and the values he tried to hold onto in power.

A thematic collection of Carter’s comments on religion from interviews, speeches, press conferences, and Bible classes, arranged to trace how his Christian beliefs influenced his private life and his approach to governing.

A humorous and touching collection of letters children sent to President Carter, full of blunt questions, worries, and advice, offering a child’s-eye view of the presidency and the concerns young Americans brought to the White House.

An assortment of brief quotations, anecdotes, and excerpts from Carter’s speeches and interviews that showcase his dry humor, homespun turns of phrase, and plainspoken views on politics, family, faith, and public life.

A slim volume collecting Carter’s speeches and writings on the arts, in which he argues that literature, music, and visual art are not luxuries but essentials for a healthy democracy and for understanding one another across lines of culture and belief.

Sixty-two speeches, press conferences, and statements from Carter’s pre-presidential years, revealing how he talked about honesty in government, civil rights, tax reform, and citizen responsibility while emerging from Georgia politics onto the national stage.

Originally his campaign autobiography, this book introduces Carter’s early life, Navy years, farm struggles, state-level politics, and decision to run for president, framed around a famous question from Admiral Rickover about whether he had truly done his best.