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Short works about the Peace Corps experience Websites of PCVs and RPCVs that share the Peace Corps experience "Letters from . . ." for more about the Peace Corps experience		Afghanistan A Land Without Time: A Peace Corps Volunteer in Afghanistan John Sumser (Afghanistan 1977–78) Chicago: Academy Chicago Publishers 2006 (Buy this book) Review Letters from Afghanistan Eloise Hanner (Afghanistan 1971–73, Paraguay 1999–2000) Branden Publisheing Co., 2003 (Buy this book) Lessons from Afghanistan David Fleishhacker (Afghanistan 1962–64) DF Publications, 2002 (Buy this book)

		Belize Drinking from a Tin Cup Katy Perry (Belize 1985–87) Augusta, ME: Steele Publishing, 1989

		Benin Last Moon Dancing: A Memoir of Love and Real Life in Africa Monique Maria Schmidt (Benin 1998–2005) Clover Park Press 2005 (Buy this book) Review

		Botswana Letters from Botswana Dawn Khalil (Botswana 1990–92) The Writer’s Collective, 2003 (To order) It’s Never Too Late: Botswana Journal and Letters Barbara Knowles (Botswana 1981–83) Self published, 1990s Time Out: A Peace Corps Volunteer’s Story June Woods (Botswana 1978–81) Self–published, 1989 To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience Christopher Conlon (Botswana 1988–90) (contributor) Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995

		Brazil Ma and Pa Hart Join the Peace Corps June Hart (Brazil 1971–73) Mennonite Press, 20001

		Bulgaria Letters from Bulgaria (An Older PCV Writes Back to the States) Rel Davis (Bulgaria 2001–03) Sloan–Davis Publishing, 2006 (Buy from Lulu)

		Burkina Faso The Viper Tree Joe Monninger (Burkina Faso 1975–77) New York: Simon and Schuster, 1991
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		Mango Elephants in the Sun: How Life in an African Village Let Me Be in My Skin Susana Herrera (Cameroon 1992–94) Shambhala Publications, 1999 (RPCV Writers & Readers’ Paul Cowan Non–Fiction Award, 2000) (Buy this book) REVIEW At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story Mary Beth Simmons (Cameroon 1989–91) (contributor) Peace Corps/USGPO, 1996 At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story Jacqueline Gold (Cameroon 1987–89) (contributor) Peace Corps/USGPO, 1996 Peace Corps: The Great Adventure Abigail Calkins (Cameroon 1987–89) (contributor) Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience Abigail Calkins (Cameroon 1987–89) (contributor) Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995 Diary of a Kimbang James P. McCormick (Cameroon 1980–82) Lima, OH: Express Press, 1998 (Buy this book) REVIEW Lament for a Silver–Eyed Woman (novel), Mary–Ann Tirone Smith (Cameroon 1965–67) Literary Guild, 1988 (Buy this book)

		Cape Verdi At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story, Diane Gallagher (1990–92) (contributor) Peace Corps/USGPO, 1996

		Chile To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience Dwight Wilson (Chile, Honduras 1981–83) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995 A Peace Corps Profile Kirk A. Hackenberg (Nicaragua, Chile 1977–80), Trafford, 2003 (Buy this book) Review Peace Corps: The Great Adventure Tom Scanlon (Chile 1961–63) (contributor) Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 Waiting for the Snow: The Peace Corps Papers of a Charter Volunteer Thomas J. Scanlon (Chile 1961–63) Chevy Chase, MD: Posterity Press, 1997 China
		River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze Peter Hessler (China 1996–98) HarperCollins, 2000 (Buy this book) REVIEW Colombia Wedding of the Waters Craig J. Carozzi (Colombia 1978–80) San Francisco: Southern Trails Publishing, 1988

		The Road to El Dorado (novel) Craig J. Carozzi (Colombia 1978–80) San Francisco: Southern Trails Publishing, 1997 (Buy from Southern Trails) For Two Years Who Cares: A Peace Corps Odyssey Katie and Al Wiebe (Colombia 1972–74) Kearney, NE: Morris Publishing, 2000 At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story Maureen Orth (Colombia 1964–66) (contributor) Peace Corps/USGPO, 1996 Congo (see also Zaire) Things Are Different in Africa: A Memoir of Dangers and Adventures in the Congo Frederick Edward Pitts (Congo/Mali 1992–93) iUniverse Press, 2004 (Buy this book) REVIEW

		Cote d’Ivoire Nine Hills to Nambonkaha: Two Years in the Heart of an African Village Sarah Erdman (Cote d'Ivoire 1998–2000) Henry Holt & Co., 2003 (Buy this book) REVIEW Czech Republic At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story JoAnn Seibert (Czech Republic 1992–94) (contributor) Peace Corps/USGPO, 1996

		Dominica To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience Penny O’Brien (Dominica 1991–93) (contributor) Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995 Dominican Republic Peace Corps: The Great Adventure Dianne Garyantes (Dominican Republic 1989–91) (contributor) Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 Traveling Uncharted Paths: A Tale of Two Retirees & the Peace Corps Lew & Fran Gottfried (Dominican Republic 1970–72) Lima, OH: Fairway Press, 1992 Step To Freedom: A Peace Corps Memoir of the Dominican Republic Joseph F. Zuiker (Dominican Republic 1965–67) Zuiker Chronicles, 2005 Review

		Ecuador Volunteer Carlos Wark (Ecuador 1984–86) Lulu, 2005 The Making of An Un–American: A Dialogue with Experience Paul Cowan (Ecuador 1966–67) NY: Viking, 1970 Growing Up Yanqui Rachel Cowan (Ecuador 1966–67) NY: Viking, 1975 Living Poor: A Peace Corps Chronicle Moritz Thomsen (Ecuador 1965–67) University of Washington Press, 1969; 1990; 1997 (Buy this book) The Saddest Pleasure: A Journey on Two Rivers Moritz Thomsen (Ecuador 1965–67) Saint Paul: Graywolf Press, 1990 RPCV Writers & Readers’ Paul Cowan Non–Fiction Award, 1990 (Buy this book) At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story Moritz Thomsen (Ecuador 1965–67) (contributor) Peace Corps/USGPO, 1996 The Barrios of Manta: A Personal Account of the Peace Corps in Ecuador Rhoda and Earle Brooks (Ecuador 1962–64), illustrations by Rhoda Smith Brooks, NY: New American Library, 1965 Ethiopia Peace Corps: The Great Adventure Kate Collins (Ethiopia 1995–97) (contributor) Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 Through Ferengi Eyes Henry Klein (Ethiopia 1974–76) Hicksville, NY: Exposition Press, 1979 Come to Africa and Save Your Marriage and Other Stories Maria Thomas [Roberta Worrick] (Ethiopia 1971–73) Soho Press, 1987 Volunteering In Ethiopia: A Peace Corps Odyssey James W. Skelton, Jr. (Ethiopia 1970–72) Denver, CO: Beaumont Books, 1991 Three Years In Gemu Gofa Irma B.Grigg, as told by Sue and Brad Coady (Ethiopia 1968–71) Vantage Press, 1974 Peace Corps: The Great Adventure Karen DeWitt (Ethiopia 1966–68) (contributor) Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 Peace Corps: The Great Adventure John Garamendi (Ethiopia 1966–68) (contributor) Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 Peace Corps: The Great Adventure Kathleen Coskran (Ethiopia 1965–67) (contributor) Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience Kathleen Coskran (Ethiopia 1965–67) (contributor) Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995 To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience David Arnold (Ethiopia 1964–66) (contributor) Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995 To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience John Coyne (Ethiopia 1962–64) (contributor) Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995 At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story John Rude (Ethiopia 1962–64) (contributor) Peace Corps/USGPO, 1996 Heading Home Paul E. Tsongas (Ethiopia 1962–64) NY: Knopf, 1984

		Fiji Peace Corps: The Great Adventure Donna Gessell (Fiji 1979–82) (contributor) Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 Shadow over Fiji: A Memoir Barbara Restle (Fiji 1979–80) Vantage Press, 1999 (Buy this book) Review

		Gabon Peace Corps: The Great Adventure Bonnie Black (Gabon 1996–98) (contributor) Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 The Gambia From and To: Friends, Loves and Peace Corps Dolores Beasley (The Gambia 1983–85) iUniverse 2007 (Buy this book) To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience Victoria Derr (The Gambia 1990–92) (contributor) Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995 Ghana Dear Mr. and Mrs. Bill William H. Peck (Ghana 1984–86) Bagdad, AZ: Hermit’s Cave Press, 1998 Where to, Black Man Ed Smith (Ghana 1962–64) Chicago: Quadrangle, 1967

		To the Peace Corps, with Love Arnold Zeitlin (Ghana 1961–63) NY: Doubleday, 1965 Guatemala Off the Beaten Path: An Accounting of A Peace Corps Experience, Dennis Ogden (Guatemala 1987–90), Xlibris Corp., 2001 Peace Corps: The Great Adventure, Mark Brazaitis (Guatemale 1991–93) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 The River of Lost Voices: Stories from Guatemala (Short stories), Mark Brazaitis (Guatemala 1991–93), Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Press, 1998, (Buy this book) To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience, Chris Davis (Guatemale 1987–89) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995 When My Name Was Elena, Ellen Urbani Hiltebrand (Guatemala 1991–93) Permanent Press, 2006 (Buy this book) Guinea–Bissau Peace Corps: The Great Adventure, Roz Wollmering (Guinea–Bissau 1990–92) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience, Roz Wollmering (Guinea–Bissau 1990–92) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995

		Honduras American Papers: Peace Corps Essays, Lawrence R. Lihosit (Honduras 1975–77), Madera, CA: A Book Company, 1997 At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story, Larissa Zoot (Honduras 1993–95) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1996 Hungary Over the Hill in Hungary, Virginia P. White (Hungary 1992–94), Kroshka Books, Nova Science Publishers, 1999 (Buy this book) REVIEW To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience, Jeffrey Taylor (Hungary 1990–92) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995

		India Away from Home: Letters to My Family, Lillian Carter (India 1967–69), with Gloria Carter Spann, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1977 Sahib: An American Misadventure in India, Carl D. Pope (India 1968–69), NY: Liveright Press 1972. Iran Peace Corps: The Great Adventure, Donna E. Shalala (Iran 1962–64) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 Persian Mosaic: Getting Back to Iran After 25 Years. David Devine (Iran 1971–73). Writer’s Showcase/iUniverse.com, Inc., 2001 (buy this book at iUniverse) Yekke Bude, Yekke Na Bude, Alice Preston Phinney (Iran), NY: Carlton Press. 1975

		Jamaica At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story, Camilla Griffiths (Jamaica 1985–87) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1996 Two Years in Kingston Town; A Peace Corps Memoir, Jeff Koob (Jamaica 1991–93), Writer’s Showcase, 2002 (Buy this book) REVIEW Hang In There: My Journey of Service Living in Caribbean and West African Cultures by Elizabeth J. Quinn (Jamaica 1985–88, Sierra Leone 1989–90)

		Kenya Dear Exile: The True Story of Two Friends Separated (for a Year) by an Ocean Hilary Liftin and Kate Montgomery (Kenya 1996–97), Vintage Books, 1999 (Buy this book) REVIEW Peace Corps Roller Coaster, Dan and Lisa Hebl (Kenya 1991–93), Menomonie, WI: Roller Coaster Press, 1994 Reaching Out, Rainette Bannister Holimon (Kenya 1974–77; Sierra Leone 1990–91), iUniverse.com, 2001 (Buy this book) Me Here in Kenya I am Fine: Walking the Peace Corps Road, Maxine Valdez (Kenya 1980–81), Winlock Publishing Co., 2004 (Buy this book) Korea Festival for Three Thousand Maidens (Novel) Richard Wiley (Korea 1967–69), NY: Dutton, 1991, (Buy this book) The Seed of Joy (Novel), William Amos (Korea 1979–80), London and Bordeau: Online Originals, 2000 Kyrgyzstan At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story, Craig Redmon (Kyrgyzstan 1995–96) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1996

		Latvia At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story, Kevin O’Donoghue (Latvia 1993–95) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1996 Liberia At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story, Paul Eagle (Liberia 1988–90) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1996 Harmattan: A Journey Across The Sahara, Geraldine Kennedy (Liberia 1962–64), Santa Monica, CA: Clover Park Press, 1994 (RPCV WRITERS & READERS’ Paul Cowan Non–Fiction Award, 1994) (Buy this book) Pawpaw, Foofoo and Juju, Marvin H. Unger (Liberia 1963–65), NY: Citadel Press, 1968 Sojourns in West Africa, Steven E. Keenan (Liberia 1963–65), iUniverse, 2004 (Buy this book) Lesotho 24 New Moons, Tom Vandegrift (Lesotho 1999–01), Infinity Books, 2003 (Buy this book) At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story, Gregory Knight (Lesotho 1992–94) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1996 At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story, Matt Losak (Lesotho 1985–88) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1996 Experiencing Peace Corps as a Volunteer over Age 60, Bob Hugins (Nepal 1984–86, Lesotho 1991–92), unknown publisher, 2001 (To purchase, write Bob at 3965 Laura Rd. Colorado Springs, CO 80906) Liberia Peace Corps: The Great Adventure, Paul Eagle (Lineria 1988–90) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999

		Madagascar Souvenirs de Nancy: Journals of Nancy Coutu (Madagascar 1994–96), Top Shelf Books, 2002; . . . : A Peace Corps Martyr, edited by Connie Coutu, Faithworks, 2002 (Buy this book) Malawi Peace Corps: The Great Adventure, Tana Elizabeth Beverwyk (Malawi 1995–98) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 My Secret History, (Novel) Paul Theroux (Malawi 1963–65), NY: Putnam, 1989. NY: Fawcett Columbine, 1996 (Buy this book)

		Mali Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali, Kris Holloway (Mali 1989–91), Waveland Press, 2006 (Buy this book) Fishing in the Sky: The Education of Namory Keita, Donald Lawder (Mali 1983–85, 1988–95), The Permanent Press, 1997 (Buy this book) Things Are Different in Africa: A Memoir of Dangers and Adventures in the Congo, Frederick Edward Pitts (Congo/Mali 1992–93) iUniverse Press, 2004 (Buy this book) Malaysia How the Water Feels, Paul Eggers (Malaysia 1976–78), Southern Methodist University Press, 2002 (Buy this book) Marshall Islands Life as a PCV in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Steve C. Smith (Solomon Islands 1979–80) and Carol Coleman, Columbia, MD: Development Through Self–Reliance, 1986 (Co–author) The Republic of the Marshall Islands: An Emerging Nation Steve C. Smith (Solomon Islands 1979–80), Columbia, MD: Development Through Self–Reliance, 1986 Giving and Gaining: The Peace Corps in the Republic of Marshall Islands, Steve C. Smith (Solomon Islands 1979–80), Columbia, MD: Development Through Self–Reliance, 1991 Micronesia Bending to the Trade Winds: Stories of the Peace Corps Experience in Micronesia, Reilly A. Ridgell (Micronesia 1971–73), Mangilao, Guam: University of Guam Press, 1991 (Buy this book) The Edge of Paradise: America in Micronesia, P. F. Kluge (Micronesia 1967–69), NY: Random House, 1991. Univeristy of Hawaii Press, paper, 1993 (RPCV Writers & Readers’ Paul Cowan Non–Fiction Award, 1992) (Buy this book) The Federated States of Micronesia: An Emerging Nation – An Overview For Peace Corps Volunteers, Steve C. Smith (Solomon Islands 1979–80), Columbia, MD: Development Through Self–Reliance, 1986 Life as a PCV in the Federated States of Micronesia, Steve C. Smith (Solomon Islands 1979–80) and Carol Coleman, Columbia, MD: Development Through Self–Reliance, 1986 (Co–author) Peace Corps: The Great Adventure, Gardner Smith (Micronesia 1995º–97) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience, P. F. Kluge (Mocronesia 1917–69) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995 To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience, Carol Wilcox Severance (Micronesia 1966–68) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995 Moldova From Airborne Ranger to Peace Corps Volunteer, Robert Donayre (Moldova 2003-05) Dorrance Publishing, 2007 (Buy this book) Mongolia Peace Corps: The Great Adventure, Matt Heller (Mongolia 1995–97) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 Morocco At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story, Orin K. Hargraves (Morocco 1980–82) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1996 Peace Corps: The Great Adventure, Kathy Crabb (Morocco 1995–97) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience, Craig Storti (Morocco 1970–72) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995 Younger Than That Now: A Peace Corps Volunteer Remembers Morocco Michael Moran (Morocco 1981–83), San Antonio, TX: Full Court Press, 1994, (Buy this book)

		Nepal A Classful of Gods and Goddesses in Nepal, Ruth Higbie (Nepal 1969–71), Pacific Grove, CA: Boxwood Press, 1988 Experiencing Peace Corps as a Volunteer over Age 60, Robert W. Hugins (Nepal 1984–86, Lesotho 1991–92), Xlibris, 2001 (To purchase) Peace Corps: The Great Adventure, Duane Karlen (Nepal 1970–72) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience, Jacqueline Francis (Nepal 1987–89) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995 The Two Year Mountain: The Gripping Story of One Man’s Spiritual and Physical Odyssey in the Mountains of Nepal, Phil Deutschle (Nepal 1977–80), New York: Universe Books, 1986 (Buy this book) Nicaragua A Peace Corps Profile, Kirk A. Hackenberg (Nicaragua, Chile 1977–80), Trafford, 2003 (Buy this book) Review Tales From The Jungle . . . A Gringa in Nicaragua, Rachel McClennen (Nicaragua 1996–98), Seattle Amigos de las Americas Volunteers, 2001 (To purchase, write wcollins3@mindspring.com Niger At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story, Deborah Ball (Niger 1992–94) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1996 To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience, Susan Rich (Niger 1984–86) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995 To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience, Denise Voelker (Niger 1989–92) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995 Nigeria African Odyssey: The Adventurous Journeys of a Peace Corps Volunteer in Africa, Floyd Sandford (Nigeria 1964–66), iUniverse, 2007 (Buy this book) At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story, Martin Gleason (Nigeria 1961–63) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1996 Mambila Remembered, John Bishop, Steve Clapp, Lowell Fewster, Harvey Flad and Roger Leed (all Nigeria 1963–65) Lulu, 2006 (Buy this book at Lulu) Review To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience, Tom Hebert (Nigeria 1962–64) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995 Small Bridges to One World: Perspectives of a Staff Wife, Katharyn W. Saltonstall (Nigeria, staff spouse 1963–65), Nigeria, 1963–65, Peter E. Randall, 1986 A Peace Corps Year with Nigerians, William Shurtleff (Nigeria 1963–66). Frankfurt, Germany: Diesterweg, 1966 (To order, write the author at PO Box 234, Lafayette CA 94549–0234)

		High Risk, High Gain: A Freewheeling Account of Peace Corps Training, Alan Weiss (Nigeria 1963–64), NY: St. Martin’s Press, 1968 To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience, Tony Zurlo (Nigeria 1965–66) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995 Alhaji: A Peace Corps Adventure in Nigeria, Jane Brown Hirsch (Nigeria 1966–68), Fithian Press, 1994 (Buy this book) War Stories: A Memoir of Nigeria and Biafra, John Sherman (Nigeria 1966–67; Malawi 1967–68), Mesa Verde Press, 2002 (To buy this book, write mesaverdepress@earthlink.net) Journey from Kilimanjaro, Hoover Liddell (Nigeria 1967–69), iUniverse, 2000 (Buy this book) REVIEW

		Paraquay Peace Corps: The Great Adventure, Rachel Peña (Paraguay 1994–96) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 Peru To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience, Ron Arias (Peru 1963–64) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995 Philippines Ants Have No Taste. Juliet S. Blanchard (Philippines 1962–64), NY: Vantage Press. 1980. Later Maybe, Beryl Gutnick (Phillipines 1989–90) Lot’s Wife Publishing, 2000 REVIEW From Peace Corps with Love by Judythe Pearson Patberg (Philippines 1970–72) Llumina Press January, 2007 One Grain of Sand: A Peace Corps/Philippine Experience, Steve M. Shaffer (Philippines 1978), Orlando, FL: Gasat, 1988 Poland To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience, Mary Melina Ziemer (Poland 1990–93) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995

		Romania We Wait for You: Unheard Voices from Post–Communist Romania by Annabelle Townson (Romania 2001–03) (Buy this book) REVIEW Russia Beyond Siberia: Two Years in a Forgotten Place by Sharon Dirlam (Russian Far East 1996–98), McSeas Books, 2004 (Buy this book) Rwanda At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story, Andrew L. Thomas (Rwanda 1988–90) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1996

		Saint Kitts To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience, Bob Shacochis (Eastern Caribbean 1975–76) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995 Senegal At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story, Susan Rosenfeld (Senegal 1977–81) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1996 Peace Corps: The Great Adventure, Peter Halper (Senegal 1977–79) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 Peace Corps: The Great Adventure, S. A. Snyder (Senegal 1990) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 Polite Society, (Novel) Melanie Sumner (Senegal 1988–90) Boston: Houghton Mifflin/Lawrence, 1995 (RPCV WRITERS & READERS’ Maria Thomas Fiction Award, 1995) (Buy this book) Under the Neem Tree, Susan Lowerre (Senegal 1985–87). Sag Harbor, NY: Permanent Press, 1991; Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1993 (Buy this book) Seychelles At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story, Charles Kastner (Seychelles 1980–81) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1996 Sierra Leone Into Africa with the Peace Corps . . . Sierra Leone in the ’60s, Sue Sadow (Sierra Leone 1961–63), Denver, CO: Beaumont Books, 1986 Peace Corps: The Great Adventure, Phil Bob Hellmich (Sierra Leone 1985–89) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 Peace Corps: The Great Adventure, Gary Schulze (Sierra Leone 1961–63) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 Reaching Out, Rainette Bannister Holimon (Kenya 1974–77; Sierra Leone 1990–91), iUniverse.com, 2001 (Buy this book) To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience, Margaret Przywara (Nigeria, Sierra Leone 1968–70) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995 Hang In There: My Journey of Service Living in Caribbean and West African Cultures by Elizabeth J. Quinn (Jamaica 1985–88, Sierra Leone 1989–90) To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience, Kinney Thiele (Sierra Leone 1985–87) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995 Solomon Islands On the Brink of Paradise, Kim McMahill (Solomon Islands 1994–95), BuyBooksontheWeb.com, 1999 (For more information) Somalia The Last Camel: True Stories about Somalia Jeanne D’Haem (Somalia 1968–70) , Red Sea Press, 1997 [ (RPCV WRITERS & READERS’ Paul Cowan Non–Fiction Award, 1998) (Buy this book) Peace Corps: The Great Adventure, Charles R. Baquet (Somalia 1965–67) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 South Africa Power Lines, Jason Carter (South Africa 1998–2000) National Geographic Society, 2002 (Buy this book) Sri Lanka Serendib, Jim Toner (Sri Lanka 1989–91) The University of Georgia Press, 2001 (Buy this book) Swaziland At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story, Sam Birchall (Swaziland 1991–93) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1996 At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story, Laura Stedman (Swaziland 1994–96) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1996 Peace Corps: The Great Adventure, Sam Birchall (Swaziland 1991–93) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999

	Tanzania The Basement, Sasha Miller Newborn (Tanzania 1963–65), Mudborn Press, 1978. An African Season, Leonard Levitt (Tanzania 1963–65), NY: Simon & Schuster, 1967 Thailand Two Years in the Kingdom: The Adventures of an American Peace Corps Volunteer in Thailand, Blaine L. Comeaux (Thailand 1997–99), iUniverse: Writers Club Press, 2002 (Buy this book) Review Togo Intimate Colonialsim: Head, Heart, and Body in West African Development Work, Laurie L. Charlés (Togo 1999-02), Left Coast Press, 2007 (Buy this book) Review At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story, Andrew Scott Berman (Togo 1967–69) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1996 To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience, Tom Peirce (Togo 1988–90) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995

	The Village of Waiting, George Packer (Togo 1982–83), NY: Vintage/Random House, 1988 (Buy this book) Tonga Peace Corps: The Great Adventure, Tina Martin (Tonga 1969–71) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience, Tina Martin (Tonga1969–71) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995 Tunisia The Keeper of the Moon: A Memoir, Tim McLaurin (Peace Corps Volunteer, Tunisia 1978–80), NY: W. W. Norton, 1991; Anchor Books, 1992, (Buy this book) To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience, Lora Parisien (Tunisia 1989–91) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995 Turkey Village in the Meadows, Malcolm Pfunder (Turkey 1965-67), Çitlembik/Nettleberry Publications, 2007 (Buy this book)

	Uganda The Shattered Pearl by Sara (McWright) Armstrong (Uganda 1966–68), Trafford Publishers, 2002 (To order this book) The Impenetrable Forest by Thor Hanson (Uganda 1993–95), iUniverse, 2000. Buy this book Ukraine Around the World in 857 Days, Edward Gibney (Ukraine 2003–05), Lulu, 2005 (Buy from Lulu Peace Corps: The Great Adventure, John Deever (Ukraine 1993–95) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 Singing on the Heavy Side of the World: A Peace Corps Ukraine Story, John Deever (Ukraine 1993–95), Xlibris, 2002 (To buy this book) Peace Corps: The Great Adventure, Dorothy Sales (Ukriane 1995–97) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 Uzbekistan At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story, Beatrice Grabish (Uzbekistan 1992–94) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1996 Uzbekistan: A Short Road Traveled – My Peace Corps Experience, 2001, William Duncan (Uzbekistan 2001), Artifactman Publisheing, 2005 (Buy this book)

	Venezuela At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story, Judy Harrington (Venezuela 1965–67) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1996

	Zaire (see also Congo) Heart of Lightness: Experiences of a Peace Corps Volunteer in Africa, Anne Grimshaw Kempers (Zaire 1976–78) Portsmouth, NH: Peter E. Randall, 1993 Letters from Zaire: A Peace Corps Life in Africa, by John Jochum (Zaire 1975–78) Winepress Publ, 2005 (Buy this book) REVIEW Peace Corps: The Great Adventure, Mike Tidwell (Zaire 1985–87) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, 1997, 1999 The Ponds of Kalambayi: An African Sojourn, Mike Tidwell (Zaire 1985–87), NY: Lyons & Burford, 1990, 1996 (paper). (RPCV Writers & Readers’ Paul Cowan Non–Fiction Award, 1991) (Buy this book) To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience, Tina Thuermer (Zaire 1973–75) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995

	To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience, Mike Tidwell (Zaire 1985–87) (contributor), Peace Corps/USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995 Zambia The Unheard: A Memoir of Deafeness and Africa, Henry Holt Paperback, 2007 (Buy this book)

	Collections 14 Poems by Peace Corps Volunteers: Ecuador, Brazil, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Dahomey, Kenya, Ethiopia, India, Thailand, Korea, Caroline Islands, Fiji, Western Samoa, Dan MacGilvray (El Salvador 1973–74), editor, illustrator, Richard Hricko, self–published, 1976. Americans Do Their Business Abroad: Stories by People Who Should Have Known Better, But Are Glad They Didn’t. edited by Jake Fawson (Gabon 2000-02) and Steve McNutt (Gabon 2000-02) — Afghanistan, Argentina, Bangladesh, Benin, Central African Republic, Chad, Fiji, Gabon, Iran, Jamiaca, Nicaragua, Philippines, Russia, Uzbekistan. At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story, edited by John Coyne (Ethiopia 1962–64, PC/W 1965, PC/Eth. 1965–67, PC/W & PC/NY 1993–2000), Peace Corps: USGPO, 1996 — Cameroon, Cape Verde, Colombia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Eritrea, Honduras, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Swaziland, Togo, Uzbekistan, Venezuela. From the Center of the Earth: Stories Out of the Peace Corps, edited by Geraldine Kennedy (Liberia 1962–64), Santa Monica, CA: Clover Park Press, 1991 (Editor) (Buy this book) The Funniest Job You’ll Ever Love: An Anthology of Peace Corps Humor, James Cloutier (Kenya 1965–67) compiler and illustrator, Eugene, OR: West Cascade RPCVs, 1990; Second Edition, Beryl Brinkman (Afghanistan 1967–69) compiler, James Cloutier (Kenya 1965–67) illustrator, 1991 Going Up Country, Travel Essays by Peace Corps Writers, edited by John Coyne (Ethiopia 1962–64, PC/W 1965, PC/Eth. 1965–67, PC/W & PC/NY 1993–2000) , Scribner’s, 1994 (Buy this book) Letters from the Peace Corps, Iris Luce, Washington: Robert B. Luce, Inc., 1964 (Editor) Living on the Edge: Fiction by Peace Corps Writers, John Coyne (Ethiopia 1962–64, PC/W 1965, PC/Eth. 1965–67, PC/W & PC/NY 1993–2000), editor and (contributor), Curbstone Press, 1999 (Buy this book) Peace Corps: The Great Adventure, edited by John Coyne (Ethiopia 1962–64, PC/W 1965, PC/Eth. 1965–67, PC/W & PC/NY 1993–2000), Peace Corps, USGPO, 1997, 1999 — Cameroon, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Guatemala, Guinea–Bissau, Iran, Liberia, Malawi, Micronesia, Mongoilia, Morocco, Nepal, Paraguay, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Swaziland, Tonga, Ukraine, Zaire Peace Course: Recipes from Around the World, Peace Corps/Vista Alumni of Colorado, Denver, CO: 1985 To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience, edited by John Coyne (Ethiopia 1962–64, PC/W 1965, PC/Eth. 1965–67, PC/W & PC/NY 1993–2000), Peace Corps, USGPO, DC, 1994, 1995 — Botswana, Cameroon, Chile, Dominica, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Guinea–Bissau, Guatemala, Hungary, Micronesia, Morocco, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Peru, Poland, Saint Kitts, Sierra Leone, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire Voices From the Field: Reading and Writing About the World, Ourselves and Others, Betsi Shays (Fiji 68–70) et al, Washington: Peace Corps, 2002 (to download a PDF copy) — Congo, Guatemala, Guinea–Bissau, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Papau New Guinea Volunteer Tales: Experiences of Working Abroad, edited by Savita Bailur & Helen Rana, Cambridge, England: Lutterworth Press, 2003 PCVs: Ethiopia, Morocco, Nicaragua, Senegal, Suriname, Western Samoa (Buy this book at Amazon.co.uk)

	General So, You Want to Join the Peace Corps: What to Know Before You Go, Dillon Banerjee (Cameroon 1994–96), Ten Speed Press, 2000 (Buy this book) Anthropology and the Peace Corps: Case Studies in Career Preparation, Brian E. Schwimmer (Ghana 1964–66) D. Michael Warren, Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press, 1992 The Original, Unauthorized Up Country Without a Paddle Peace Corps Survival Manual, Larry Thistle, no publisher, 1990. Overseas Volunteer Programs by Robert C. Morris (Pakistan 1963–64), Lexington, Mass: Lexington Books, D.C. Heath & Co., 1973


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