Power Lines: Two Years on South Africa's Borders

by Jason Carter and Jimmy Carter

Book Overview

An account of life in contemporary South Africa as presented by a Peace Corps volunteer and the grandson of Jimmy Carter offers a portrait of a country struggling to recover from deep racial... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792241010
• ISBN13: 9780792241010
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Amazing

Jason Carter has written an insightful book relating his experiences while living and working in South Africa in one of the most exciting periods of our history. The challenges he faced continue to test South Africans today. An excellent read to experience a vicarious adventure in a beautiful land.

Just received the book...

Just received Power Lines and am excited to read it. I glanced at the Introduction written by the author's grandfather, former President Jimmy Carter, in which he describes how his own mother joined the Peace Corps at 70. She was based in India; her grandson spent his time in Africa. Looking forward to reading!

Path to New Hope

I loaned this book out from the library hoping to find something relating to travel, to the Peace Corps, and something relating to new ideas and places. I got this and a great story from a very successful teller. Carter's experiences are exactly what many dream of while working in the Peace Corps. But this book is full of history and even more personal experience. I enjoyed it immensly.

Ubuntu

Read this book to learn about Ubuntu which is a philosophy of life that Jason Carter found to be thriving in the Swazi. This approach to people and thus community is held out as a core strong hope for the South African native culture. This book is well worth reading. I have not stopped thinking whether Ubuntu is possible in our country or not. Let's hope it is not too late...we need it!

Jason Carter's way of being touches the core of my soul

This book was a sit down and finish in two days sort of book. Nonjudgemental, intriguing, humanitarian. Summed up in Jason's own words "Africa is not only a story of war and famine and disease. It is also a story of triumph and self-respect in the face of those hardships." Those of you sitting around feeling sorry for yourself could benefit on the inside by peeking into the lives of these beautiful South African people.