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First come love, then comes malaria First come love, then comes malaria Eve Brown-Waite In this laugh-out-loud funny memoir, a pampered city girl falls head over little-black-heels in love with a Peace Corps poster boy and follows him--literally--to the ends of the earth. Eve Brown alwa… OL11967065W
The times of my life The times of my life Brent K. Ashabranner The prolific author describes how his interest in writing developed as he was growing up in the Oklahoma of the Depression and chronicles his years after World War II as a government worker in Africa… OL15001039W
A life inspired A life inspired Peace Corps (U.S.) Twenty-eight first-person stories, recount the unique experience of being a Peace Corps Volunteer. Compelling, inspiring, sometimes funny, often poignant, these stories represent the breadth of Peace… OL15144921W
So, you want to join the Peace Corps So, you want to join the Peace Corps Dillon Banerjee Dillon Banerjee spent two years as a Peace Corp volunteer in Cameroon and offers an insider's perspective on the organization, the work, the joys, the trials, and the tribulations. "So, You Want to J… OL15845251W
Africa remembered Africa remembered Steve Clapp As a Peace Corps volunteer in the early 1960s, Steve Clapp brought his skills as a reporter and photographer to Nigeria, where he taught English in a secondary boarding school for boys in Yola, the r… OL16120238W
South of the frontera South of the frontera Lawrence F. Lihosit A humorous, fast paced Peace Corps memoir describing Mexico and Central America between 1975 and 1977. Craig Carrozzi, author of The Road to El Dorado called it “A classic.” 2011 recipient of Commend… OL16131764W
Back to Pakistan Back to Pakistan Leslie Noyes Mass "Fifty years after living in a remote Pakistan village as a Peace Corps volunteer, Leslie Noyes Mass returns to discover a much-changed Pakistan-and a village that still remembers her. She deftly int… OL16151860W
Peace Corps Peace Corps Teresa Wimmer "An in-depth look at the people and policies behind the government agency known as the Peace Corps, from its founding in 1961 to the controversies and challenges it faces today"-- OL23201485W
The Peace Corps The Peace Corps Anastasia Suen Provides information about the Peace Corps, discussing how and why it originated, and looking at the type of work that is done by Peace Corps volunteers in countries around the world. OL27963340W
Photos for Fragments of the Corps Photos for Fragments of the Corps Greven, John (Social worker) A book of photographs taken by John Greven during his Peace Corps service in Colombia, 1964-1968, meant to accompany his book Fragments of the Corps. OL28172713W
American Taboo American Taboo Philip Weiss,Philip Weiss In 1975, a new group of Peace Corps volunteers landed on the island nation of Tonga. Among them was Deborah Gardner — a beautiful twenty-three-year-old who, in the following year, would be stabbed tw… OL2973463W
The story of the Peace Corps The story of the Peace Corps Zachary Kent Examines the history of the American volunteer service whose young members dedicated their talents and skills to helping needy people throughout the Third World. OL49403W
The hero's sin The hero's sin Darlene Gardner Murderer. That's what they call him. That's what he calls himself. It's nine years since Michael Donahue set foot in his Pennsylvania hometown, but they're all still pointing fingers. Even after he r… OL5682609W
Serving in the Peace Corps Serving in the Peace Corps Carli Laklan The true experiences of three girls, one black and two white, whose Peace Corps assignments took them to Malawi, Nigeria, and the Philippines. OL5907694W
Power lines Power lines Jason Carter "Power lines pass over the town of Lochiel, South Africa. When Jason Carter arrived, the power lines of First-World South Africa ran directly through the village in the former black homeland...but th… OL5956867W
Away from home Away from home Lillian Carter A collection of correspondence written by Lillian Carter, during her two-yearstay in India as a Peace Corps volunteer, to her daughter Gloria. OL6665495W
The Peace Corps The Peace Corps Pauline Madow History, functions, and achievements of the Corps as reported by government officials and observers of world affairs. OL7381574W
The barrios of Manta The barrios of Manta Rhoda (Smith) Brooks A mature young midwestern couple describe their training, experiences, and afterthoughts of two years of community development and teaching for the Peace Corps in a coastal fishing town of Ecuador. OL7390989W