We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land

Jimmy Carter's credentials for opining about the Holy Land come from his 33 years of peacekeeping efforts in the region. Until the present day he has known and worked with all the Arab and Israeli leaders involved in the conflicts and settlements. Carter shares a unexpected revelation early on--that he had a bias toward Israel. In his own familiar voice, he recounts many of his intimate conversations with the famous principals and describes how they affected his thinking. Should one tell a former president of the United Staes that he speaks too fast and is sometimes hard to understand? No, and we won't. Rather, we will say what a privilege his followers will enjoy hearing such a great statesman and Nobel Prize winner read his own audiobook. J.A.H. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

March 2, 2009
The former president’s audio edition of his latest title has an enhanced CD featuring downloadable, helpful maps and relevant historical documents. The maps, in particular, add valuable context and demonstrate the volatile overlapping of cultures and faiths in a relatively small sliver of land. As an added bonus, the package also contains a sample CD from Bringing Peace to a Changing World
, the third volume in Carter’s acclaimed Sunday Mornings in Plains
Bible study series. Perhaps comparing a straightup audio book adaptation with recordings of Carter in a dynamic and spontaneous teaching environment is unfair, but listeners will notice the stark contrast between Carter’s competent but stilted delivery in We Can Have Peace
and the animated and engaging speaking style of Sunday Mornings in Plains
. A Simon & Schuster hardcover (reviewed online).