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Afghanistan

Never Gonna Cease My Wanderin’: Letters Between Friends
Ruth Kesselring Royal (Philippines 1961-63) and Beryl Brinkman (Afghanistan 1967–69)
Peace Corps Writers, 2012
Peace Corps letters/journals

Lessons from Afghanistan
David Fleishhacker (Afghanistan 1962–64)
DF Publications, 2002
Peace Corps memoir

Letters from Afghanistan
Eloise Hanner (Afghanistan; Paraguay 1971–73; 1999–00)
Branden Publishing Co., 2003
Peace Corps letters/journals

A Land Without Time: A Peace Corps Volunteer in Afghanistan
John Sumser (Afghanistan 1977–78)
Chicago: Academy Chicago Publishers, 2006
Peace Corps memoir

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Albania

Follow My Dream: Letters from a Peace Corps Volunteer in Albania
William M. Trunk (Albania 2007–09)
CreateSpace, 2012
Peace Corps letters

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Azerbaijan

InGear: Peace Corps & Beyond
Joel  Robbins (Azerbaijan 2007–09)
Wayseeker, LLC (Kindle), 2011
Peace Corps essay collection

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Belize

The Baker’s Boy: A Novel
Barry Kitterman (Belize 1976–78)
Southern Methodist University Press
Peace Corps novel

A School For Others: The History of the Belize High School of Agriculture
George LeBard (Belize 1981–86)
Xlibris, 2010
Peace Corps memoir

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

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Benin

Last Moon Dancing: A Memoir of Love and Real Life in Africa
Monique Maria Schmidt (Benin 1998–2000)
Clover Park Press, 2005
Peace Corps memoir

To Benin and Back: Short Stories, Essays, and Reflections About Life in Benin as a Peace Corps Volunteer and the Subsequent Readjustment Process
iUniverse, 2011
Peace Corps memoir

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Bolivia

A Peace Corps Memoir: Answering JFK’s Call
Terry Sack (Bolivia 1963–65)
CreateSpace
Peace Corps memoir

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Botswana

Letters from Botswana: A Peace Corps Odyssey
Dawn [Stutzman] Khalil (Botswana 1990–92)
The Writer’s Collective, 2003
Peace Corps letters/journals

It’s Never Too Late: Botswana Journal and Letters
Barbara B. Knowles (Botswana 1981–83)
Self published, 1989
Peace Corps letters/journals

Nomadic Foundations
Sandra Meek (Botswana 1989–91)
Elixir Press, 2001
Peace Corps poetry

Time Out: A Peace Corps Volunteer’s Story
June S. Woods (Botswana 1978–81)
Self-published, 1989
Peace Corps memoir

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Brazil

Iracema’s Footprint
Bernard F. Blanche (Brazil 1965–67)
Eloquest Books, 2010
Peace Corps novel

Ma and Pa Hart Join the Peace Corps
June E. Hart (Brazil 1971–73)
Mennonite Press, 2001
Peace Corps memoir

Peace Corps Syndrome
Ron Horton (Brazil 1966–68)
Happenstance Books, 2007
Peace Corps memoir

The Henderson Memories
Doug Ingold (Brazil 1964–66)
Wolfenden, 2010 (Kindle only)
Peace Corps novel

The Nightingale of Mosul: A Nurse’s Journey of Service, Struggle, and War
Susan [Corry] Luz (Brazil 1972–75)
Kaplan Publishing, 2010
Peace Corps memoir

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Bulgaria

Letters from Bulgaria (An Older PCV Writes Back to the States)
Rel Davis (Bulgaria 2001–03)
Sloan-Davis Publishing, 2006
Peace Corps letters/journals

A Breeze in Bulgaria
Bruce McDonald (Bulgaria 2002–04)
BookBrewer, 2011
Peace Corps Memoir

Cold Snap: Bulgaria Stories
Cynthia Morrison Phoel (Bulgaria 1994–96)
Southern Methodist University Press, 2010
Peace Corps short stories

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Burkina Faso

The Viper Tree
Joseph Monninger (Burkina Faso 1975–77)
Simon and Schuster, 1991
Peace Corps novel

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Cameroon

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
Peace Corps memoir

Diary of a Kimbang
James P. McCormick (Cameroon 1980–82)
Fairway Press, 1998
Peace Corps memoir

Lament for a Silver-Eyed Woman
Mary-Ann Tirone Smith (Cameroon 1965–67)
William Morrow, 1987
Peace Corps novel

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Cape Verde

Lure of Service: My Peace Corps Adventures at Middle Age
Diane Sugrue Gallagher (Cape Verde 1990–92)
Self-published, 2012
Peace Corps memoir

História, História: Two Years in the Cape Verde Islands
Eleanor  Stanford (Cape Verde 1998–2000)
CCLaP Publishing, 2013
Peace Corps memoir

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Central African Republic

The Drums of Africa
Tim Schell (Central African Republic 1978–1979)
Mammoth Books, 2007
Peace Corps novel

The Civilized World: A Novel in Stories
Susi Wyss (Central African Republic 1990–92)
Holt Paperbacks, 2011
Peace Corps novel

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Chile

A Peace Corps Profile
Kirk A. Hackenberg (Nicaragua, Chile 1977–80)
Trafford, 2003
Peace Corps memoir

One for the Road
David J. Mather (Clile 1968–70)
Peace Corps Writers, 2011
Peace Corps novel

Waiting for the Snow: The Peace Corps Papers of a Charter Volunteer
Thomas J. Scanlon (Chile 1961–63)
Posterity Press, 1997
Peace Corps memoir

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China

River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze
Peter Hessler (China 1996–98)
HarperCollins, 2000
Peace Corps memoir

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Colombia

Portrait of a Peace Corps Gringo
Paul Arfin (Colombia 1963–65)
Booksurge
Peace Corps memoir

Wedding of the Waters
Craig J. Carrozzi (Colombia 1978–80)
San Francisco: Southern Trails Publishing, 1988
Peace Corps memoir

The Road to El Dorado
Craig J. Carrozzi (Colombia 1978–80)
San Francisco: Southern Trails Publishing, 1997
Peace Corps novel

Colombia, Pictures & Stories
Sandy Fisher (Colombia 1962-64)
Self-published, 2011
Peace Corps memoir

Out in the All of It
Chris Honoré (Colombia 1967–69)
iUniverse, 2011
Peace Corps memoir

To Know the Rainforest
Paul  Mathes (Colombia 1964-66)
iUniverse, 2012
Peace Corps novel

For Two Years Who Cares: A Peace Corps Odyssey
Katie and Al Wiebe (Colombia 1972–74)
Kearney, NE: Morris Publishing, 2000
Peace Corps memoir

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Cote d’Ivoire

Tarnished Ivory: Reflections on Peace Corps and Beyond
Peter  Bourque (Ivory Coast 1973–75)
Xlibris, 2011
Peace Corps memoir

Whiteman
Tony D’Souza (Cote d’Ivoire, Madagascar 2000–02, 2002–03)
Harcourt
Peace Corps novel

Nine Hills to Nambonkaha: Two Years in the Heart of an African Village
Sarah P. Erdman (Cote d’Ivoire 1998–2000)
Henry Holt & Co., 2003
Peace Corps memoir

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Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire 1971–97)

Letters from Zaire: A Peace Corps Life in Africa
John Jochum (Zaire 1975–78)
Winepress Publishing, 2005
Peace Corps letters

Heart of Lightness: Experiences of a Peace Corps Volunteer in Africa
Anne Grimshaw Kempers (Zaire 1976–78)
Peter E. Randall, 1993
Peace Corps memoir

Things Are Different in Africa: A Memoir of Dangers and Adventures in the Congo
Frederick Edward Pitts (Zaire 1992–93, Mali 1992–93)
iUniverse Press, 2004
Peace Corps memoir

I Want This World
Margaret C. Szumowski (Zaire 1973-74, Ethiopia 1974-75 )
Tupelo Press, 2001
Peace Corps poetry

The Ponds of Kalambayi: An African Sojourn
Mike Tidwell (Zaire 1985–87)
Lyons & Burford, 1990, 1996
Peace Corps memoir

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Dominican Republic

Step To Freedom: A Peace Corps Memoir of the Dominican Republic
Joseph F. Zuiker (Dominican Republic 1965–67)
Zuiker Chronicles, 2005
Peace Corps memoir

Traveling Uncharted Paths: A Tale of Two Retirees & the Peace Corps
Lew & Fran Gottfried (Dominican Republic 1965–67)
Lima, OH: Fairway Press, 1992
Peace Corps memoir

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Ecuador

The Barrios of Manta: A Personal Account of the Peace Corps in Ecuador
Rhoda and Earle Brooks (Ecuador 1962–64)
Brooks, NY: New American Library
Peace Corps memoir

First Comes Love, then Comes Malaria: How a Peace Corps Poster Boy Won My Heart and a Third World Adventure Changed My Life
Eve Brown-Waite (Ecuador 1988)
Broadway Books
Peace Corps memoir

The Making of An Un-American: A Dialogue with Experience
Paul Cowan (Ecuador 1966–67)
Viking, 1970
Peace Corps memoir

Growing Up Yanqui
Rachel Cowan (Ecuador 1966–67)
Viking, 1975
Peace Corps memoir

The Gringo: A Memoir
J. Grigsby Crawford (Ecuador 2009–11)
Wild Elephant Press, 2012
Peace Corps memoir

Green Fires: Assault on Eden: A Novel of the Ecuadorian Rainforest
Marnie Mueller (Ecuador 1963–65)
Curbstone Press, 1994; Northwestern University, 1999
Peace Corps novel

Living Poor: A Peace Corps Chronicle
Moritz Thomsen (Ecuador 1965-67)
University of Washington Press, 1969; 1990; 1997
Peace Corps memoir

Volunteer
Carlos Wark (Ecuador 1984–86)
Lulu, 2005
Peace Corps novel

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Eritrea

Eritrea Remembered: Recollections & Photos of Peace Corps Volunteers
edited by Marian Haley Beil (Ethiopia 1962–64)
Peace Corps Writers, 2011
Peace Corps essay collection

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Ethiopia

Stories From The Arusi Hills
Daniel F. Close (Ethiopia 1964-1966)
NY: Vantage, 1973; Warren VT: The Tamarac Press, 2011
Peace Corps short stories

Three Years In Gemu Gofa
Bradford and Susan Coady (Ethiopia 1968–71) as told to her mother, Irma B. Grigg
Vantage Press, 1974
Peace Corps memoir

Through Ferengi Eyes
Henry Klein (Ethiopia 1974–76)
Hicksville, NY: Exposition Press, 1979
Peace Corps memoir

A Time To . . .
Ronald Louis Peterson (Ethiopia 1973–75)
CreateSpace, 2011
Peace Corps novel

Volunteering In Ethiopia: A Peace Corps Odyssey
James W. Skelton, Jr. (Ethiopia 1970–72)
Denver, CO: Beaumont Books, 1991
Peace Corps memoir

Thirteen Months of Sunshine
Patricia Summers-Parish (Ethiopia 1962–64)
PublishAmerica, 2009
Peace Corps memoir

I Want This World
Margaret C. Szumowski (Zaire 1973–74, Ethiopia 1974–75 )
Tupelo Press, 2001
Peace Corps poetry

Come to Africa and Save Your Marriage and Other Stories
Maria Thomas [Roberta Worrick] (Ethiopia 1971–73)
Soho Press, 1987
Peace Corps short stories

Heading Home
Paul E. Tsongas (Ethiopia 1962–64)
Knopf, 1984
Peace Corps memoir

The Old Man in the Bag  . . . And Other True Stories of Good Intentions
by Ted Wells (Ethiopia 1968–71)
CreateSpace, 2012
Peace Corps True Stories

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Fiji

Torn in the South Pacific
Jeff Bronow (Fiji 1988–90)
Publishamerica, 2010
Peace Corps novel

Shadow over Fiji: A Memoir
Barbara Restle (Fiji 1979–80)
Vantage Press, 1999
Peace Corps memoir

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Gabon

How to Cook a Crocodile: A Memoir with Recipes
Bonnie Lee Black (Gabon 1996–98)
Peace Corps Writers, 2010
Peace Corps memoir

Glimpses through the Forest: Memories of Gabon
Jason  Gray (Gabon 2002-2004)

Tanga: A Novel of Forbidden Love in An African Village
Eric Madeen (Gabon )
IUniverse, 2009
Peace Corps novel

Adventures in Gabon: Peace Corps Stories from the African Rainforest
edited by Darcy Munson Meijer (Gabon 1982–84)
Peace Corps Writers, 2011
Peace Corps essay collection

Souled Out: A Memoir of War and Inner Peace
Michael S. Orban (Gabon 1976-78)
Minute Man Press, 2007
Peace Corps memoir

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Ghana

Being First: An Informal History of the Early Peace Corps
Robert Klein (Ghana 1961–63)
Wheatmark, 2010
Peace Corps memoir

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Bill
William H. Peck (Ghana 1984–86)
Bagdad, AZ: Hermit’s Cave Press, 1998
Peace Corps memoir

Where to, Black Man
Ed Smith (Ghana 1962–64)
Chicago: Quadrangle, 1967
Peace Corps memoir

To the Peace Corps, with Love
Arnold Zeitlin (Ghana 1961–63)
Doubleday, 1965
Peace Corps memoir

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Guatemala

The River of Lost Voices: Stories from Guatemala
Mark Brazaiitis (Guatemala 1991–93)
University of Iowa Press, 1998
Peace Corps short stories

Fiesta of Sunset: The Peace Corps, Guatemala and a Search for Truth
Taylor Mills Dibbert (Guatemala 2006–08)
iUniverse, 2011
Peace Corps memoir

Guatemala One: A Journal of the First Peace Corps Project
George L. Gurney (Guatemala 1962-63)
CreateSpace, 2012
Peace Corps letters/journals

When I Was Elena
Ellen Urbani Hiltebrand (Guatemala 1991–93)
Permanent Press, 2006
Peace Corps memoir

Off the Beaten Path: An Accounting of A Peace Corps Experience
Dennis Ogden (Guatemala 1987–90)
Xlibris Corp., 2001
Peace Corps memoir

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Honduras

Triumph & Hope: Golden Years With The Peace Corps in Hondureas
Barbara Joe (Honduras 2000–03)
BookSurge, 2008
Peace Corps memoir

South of the Frontera
Larry Lihosit (Honduras 1975–77)
A Book Company, 1993
Peace Corps memoir

Whispering Campaign: Stories from Mesoamerica
Larry Lihosit (Honduras 1975–77)
iUniverse, 2009
Peace Corps short stories

Years On and Other Essays
Larry Lihosit (Honduras 1975–77)
iUniverse, 2011
Peace Corps essay collection

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Hungary

Over the Hill in Hungary
Virginia P. White (Hurgary 1992–94)
Kroshka Books, Nova Science Publishers, 1999
Peace Corps memoir

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India

Peasants Come Last: A Memoir of the Peace Corps at 50
J. Larry Brown (India late 1960s)
LUCITA Incorporated, 2011
Peace Corps memoir

Away from Home: Letters to My Family
Lillian Carter (India 1967–69)
Simon & Schuster, 1977
Peace Corps letters/journals

Ruffling The Peacock’s Feathers: Stories From Village India
David Howard Day (Kenya 1965–66; India 1967–68)
XLibris, 2010
Peace Corps short stories

The Konkans
Tony D’Souza (Cote d’Ivoire, Madagascar 2000–02, 2002–03)
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2008
Peace Corps novel

To the Far Side of Planet Earth: A Peace Corps Memoir
by Jim McConkey (India 1967–69)
Infinity Publishing, 2011
Peace Corps memoir

The Return: A Search for Peace Corps Footprints in India
Gerald Nelson (India 1971–73)
self-published, 1997
Peace Corps memoir

Sahib: An American Misadventure in India
Carl W. Pope (India 1968–69)
Liveright Press, 1972
Peace Corps memoir

A Life in Time: From An Orphanage to the Peace Corps
Kaye Stone (India 1966–68)
Self published, 2011
Peace Corps memoir

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Iran

Persian Mosaic: Getting Back to Iran After 25 Years
David Devine (Iran 1971–73)
Writer’s Showcase/iUniverse.com, Inc., 2001
Peace Corps memoir

Yekke Bude, Yekke Na Bude
Alice Preston Phinney (Iran )
Carlton Press, 1975
Peace Corps memoir

Journeys: A Novel of Iran
Jennifer B-C Seaver (Iran 1966–68)
iUniverse, 2004
Peace Corps  novel

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Jamaica

Two Years in Kingston Town; A Peace Corps Memoir
Jeff Koob (Jamaica 1991–93)
Writer’s Showcase, 2002
Peace Corps memoir

Hang In There: My Journey of Service Living in Caribbean and West African Cultures
Elizabeth J. Quinn (Jamaica, Sierra Leone 1985–88, 1989–90)
Peace Corps memoir

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Kazakhstan

Lake and Other Poems of Love in a Foreign Land
Jeff Fearnside (Kazakhstan 2002–04)
Kent, Ohio: Standing Rock Cultural Arts, 2011
Peace Corps poetry

Sixteen Months of Mutton: Meat-Eating Journeys Through Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Mongolia
Stu Lamb (Kazakhstan 2000–01)
Booksurge Publishing
Peace Corps memoir

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Kenya

Peace Corps Roller Coaster
Dan and Lisa Hebl (Kenya 1991–93)
Menomonie, WI: Roller Coaster Press, 1994
Peace Corps memoir

Reaching Out
Rainette Bannister Holimon (Kenya 1974–77; Sierra Leone, 1990–91)
iUniverse.com, 2001
Peace Corps memoir

Dear Exile: The True Story of Two Friends Separated (for a Year) by an Ocean
Kate Montgomery and Hilary Liftin (Kenya 1996–97)
Vintage Books, 1999
Peace Corps letters/journals

No Hurry in Africa: Life as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kenya
Theresa Munanga (Kenya 2004–07)
iUniverse, 2010
Peace Corps memoir

Me Here in Kenya I am Fine: Walking the Peace Corps Road
Maxine Valdez (Kenya 1980–81)
Winlock Publishing Co., 2004
Peace Corps memoir

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Korea

Through Our Eyes: Peace Corps in Korea, 1966–1981
William Harwood (Korea 1976–78)
Korea: COMA, the Artist Company
Peace Corps photos

The Time of the Monkey, Rooster, and Dog: A Peace Corps Volunteer’s Years in Korea
by Charles A. Hobbie (Korea 1968–71)
iUniverse, 2011
Peace Corps memoir

A Hint of Light
David L. Meth (Korea 1971–72 )
CreateSpace Writers’ Productions
Peace Corps novel

Land of Morning Calm: My Journey in Korea
Laren Metzer (Korea 1976–78)
Lulu
Peace Corps memoir

Festival for Three Thousand Maidens
Richard Wiley (Korea 1967–69)
Dutton
Peace Corps novel

The Seed of Joy
William Amos (Korea 1979–80)
London and Bordeau: Online Originals, 2000
Peace Corps memoir

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Kyrgyzstan

This Is Not Civilization
Robert Rosenberg (Kyrgyzstan 1994–96)
Mariner Books
Peace Corps novel

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Lesotho

The Mountain School
Greg  Alder (Lesotho 2003-06)
CreateSpace, 2013
Peace Corps memoir

Experiencing Peace Corps as a Volunteer over Age 60
Robert W. Hugins (Nepal 1984–86; Lesotho 1991–92)
Xlibris, 2001
Peace Corps memoir

The Way They Say Yes Here
Jacqueline  Lyons (Lesotho 1992-95)
Hanging Loose Press, 2004
Peace Corps poetry

24 New Moons
Tom Vandegrift (Lesotho 1999–01)
Infinity Books, 2003
Peace Corps memoir

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Liberia

This is Africa: Peace Corps Malawi and the Liberian Civil War
Eugene T. Caruso (Malawi, Liberia 1990–92)
CreateSpace, 2009
Peace Corps memoir

You Never Try, You Never Know: Six Years in Liberia
Ruth  Jacobson (Liberia 1971-74)
Court Street Press, 2011
Peace Corps letters

Sojourns in West Africa
Steven E. Keenan (Liberia 1963–65)
iUniverse, 2004
Peace Corps memoir

Harmattan: A Journey Across The Sahara
Geraldine Kennedy (Liberia 1962–64)
Santa Monica, CA: Clover Park Press
Peace Corps memoir

Avoid Mosquitoes and Other Impossibilities
Nancy Sellin (Liberia 1966–68)
iUniverse, 2009
Peace Corps memoir

Pawpaw, Foofoo and Juju
Marvin H. Unger (Liberia 1963–65)
Citadel Press, 1968
Peace Corps memoir

Africa on My Mind: Educating Americans for Fifty Years,  Living Peace Corps’ Third Goal
Angene Wilson (Liberia 1962–64)
Peace Corps Writers, 2013
Peace Corps memoir

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Libya

Volunteers of America: The Journey of a Peace Corps Teacher
Dennis L. Carlson (Libya 1968–69)
Sense Publishers, 2012
Peace Corps memoir

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Macedonia

Lost and Found in Macedonia: A Journey to Unexpected Places
Marilyn Wheeler (Macedonia 2004–06)
Park Place Publications, 2012
Peace Corps memoir

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Madagascar

Souvenirs de Nancy: Journals of Nancy Coutu: A Peace Corps Martyr
Nancy Coutu (Madagascar 1994–96),  edited by Connie Coutu
Faithworks, 2002
Peace Corps journal

Whiteman
Tony D’Souza (Cote d’Ivoire, Madagascar 2000–02, 2002–03)
Harcourt
Peace Corps novel

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Malawi

From Microsoft to Malawi: Learning on the Front Lines as a Peace Corps Volunteer
Michael Buckler (Malawi 2006–08)
Hamilton Books, 2010
Peace Corps memoir

My Malawi Journal
Bea  Buckley (Malawi)
Athena Press, 2003
Peace Corps journal

This is Africa: Peace Corps Malawi and the Liberian Civil War
Eugene T. Caruso (Malawi, Liberia 1999–92)
CreateSpace, 2009
Peace Corps memoir

My Secret History
Paul Theroux (Malawi 1963–65)
Putnam, 1989; Fawcett Columbine, 1996
Peace Corps novel

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Malaysia

How the Water Feels
Paul Eggers (Malaysia 1976–78)
Southern Methodist University Press, 2002
Peace Corps short stories

At the Table of Want
Larry Kimport (Malaysia 1980-82)
Foremost Press, 2009
Peace Corps novel

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Mali

Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali
Kris Holloway (Mali 1989–91)
Waveland Press, 2006
Peace Corps memoir

Fishing in the Sky: The Education of Namory Keita
Donald Lawder (Mali 1983–85, 1988–93)
The Permanent Press, 1997
Peace Corps memoir

Dancing Trees and Crocodile Dreams: My Life in a West African Village: Journals from Two Years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mali
Marcy L. Spaulding (Mali 2000–02)
Poppy Lane Publishing Company, 2004
Peace Corps memoir

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Marshall Islands

Life as a PCV in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Steve C. Smith (Solomon Islands 1979–80) with with Carol Coleman
Development Through Self-Reliance, 1986
Peace Corps

Giving and Gaining: The Peace Corps in the Republic of Marshall Islands
Steve C. Smith (Solomon Islands 1979–80)
Development Through Self-Reliance, 1991
Peace Corps

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Micronesia

The Fish & Rice Chronicles: My Extraordinary Adventures in Palau and Micronesia
Patrick G. Bryan (Micronesia 1967-70)
Xlibris, 2011
Peace Corps memoir

A Country Boy’s Dream Comes True: Travelling the World
Edward Franklin Burkett (Micronesia  1986-87)
iUniverse, 2004
Peace Corps memoir

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I Was a Peace Corps Volunteer: Lost and Found in Micronesia
by Heather Kaschmitter (Micronesia 2002–04)
CreateSpace, 2012
Peace Corps memoir

The Edge of Paradise: America in Micronesia
P. F. Kluge (Micronesia 1967–69)
Random House, 1991; University of Hawaii Press, 1993
Peace Corps memoir

Leaving Losapas
Roland Merullo, Jr. (Micronesia 1979–80)
Houghton Mifflin, 1991
Peace Corps novel

Green Pearl Odyssey
Reilly A. Ridgell (Micronesia 1971–73)
Blue Ocean Press, 2010
Peace Corps novel

Bending to the Trade Winds: Stories of the Peace Corps Experience in Micronesia
Reilly A. Ridgell (Micronesia 1971–73)
University of Guam Press, 1991
Peace Corps short stories

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Moldova

What It Means to Serve: From Airborne Ranger to Peace Corps Volunteer
Robert Donayre (Moldova 2003–05)
Dorrance Publishing, 2007
Peace Corps memoir

Moments Between Cities
by John Flynn (Moldova 1993–95)
Edwin Mellen Press, 1997
Peace Corps poetry

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Mongolia

When Things Get Dark: A Mongolian Winter’s Tale
Matthew B. Davis (Mongolia 2000–02)
St. Martin’s Press, 2010
Peace Corps memoir

Tea of Ulaanbaatar
Christopher R. Howard (Mongolia 1997)
Seven Stories Press
Peace Corps novel

The Soft Exile
Eric Keifer
Gentleman Tree, 2012
Peace Corps novel

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Morocco

Pit Stop in the Paris of Africa
Julie R. Dargis (Morocca 1984-87)
Indie House Press, 2013
Peace Corps creative non-fiction

Allah’s Garden
Thomas D. Hollowell (Morocco 2002)
Tales Press, 2009
Peace Corps novel

Younger Than That Now: A Peace Corps Volunteer Remembers Morocco
Michael Moran (Morocco 1981–83)
Full Court Press, 1994
Peace Corps memoir

Once Upon Peace Corps: Letters Home From Morocco
Charley Silverman (Morocco 2006–08)
Self published, 2009
Peace Corps letters

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Nepal

Portrait of Nepal
Kevin Bubriski (Nepal 1975–79)
Chronicle Books, 1994
Peace Corps photos

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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)
Universe Books, 1986
Peace Corps memoir

At Home in the World: Globalization and the Peace Corps in Nepal
James F. Fisher (Nepal  1962–1964)
Orchid Press, 2013
Peace Corps

A Classful of Gods and Goddesses in Nepal
Ruth Higbie (Nepal 1969–71)
Boxwood Press, 1988
Peace Corps memoir

Ascent: The Spiritual and Physical Quest of Willi Unsoeld
Laurence Leamer (Nepal 1964–66)
Simon & Schuster, 1982
Peace Corps biography

Experiencing Peace Corps as a Volunteer over Age 60
Robert W. Hugins (Nepal 1984–86; Lesotho 1991–92)
Xlibris, 2001
Peace Corps memoir

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Nicaragua

Tales From The Jungle . . . A Gringa in Nicaragua
Rachael Tyng McClennen (Nicaragua 1996–98)
Seattle Amigos de las Americas Volunteers, 2001
Peace Corps memoir

A Peace Corps Profile
Kirk A. Hackenberg (Nicaragua, Chile 1977–80)
Trafford, 2003
Peace Corps memoir

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Niger

Adventures in Service with Peace Corps in Niger
James R. Bullington (Niger 2000-06)
BookSurge, 2007
Peace Corps memoir

Rogue Elephants
Dan  Grossman (Niger 1992–94)
Lulu, 2010
Peace Corps novel

Soft Corps
Dan  Grossman (Niger 1992–94)
Lulu, 2010
Peace Corps poetry

The Cartographer’s Tongue
Susan  Rich (Niger 1984–86)
White Pine Press, 2000
Peace Corps poetry

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Nigeria

Mambila Remembered
John Bishop, Steve Clapp, Lowell Fewster, Harvey K. Flad, Roger Leed (all Nigeria 1963–65)
Lulu, 2006
Peace Corps memoir

Alhaji: A Peace Corps Adventure in Nigeria
Jane Brown Hirsch (Nigeria )
Fithian Press, 1994
Peace Corps memoir

Far Away in the Sky: A Memoir of the Biafran Airlift
David L. Koren (Nigeria 1965-66)
CreateSpace, 2012
Peace Corps memoir

Journey from Kilimanjaro
Hoover Liddell (Nigeria 1967–69)
iUniverse, 2000
Peace Corps memoir

Imagonna: Peace Corps Memories
Julian Weldon Martin (Nigeria 1961–63)
CreateSpace, 2012
Peace Corps memoir

African Odyssey: The Adventurous Journeys of a Peace Corps Volunteer in Africa
Jason Sanford (Nigeria 1964–66)
iUniverse, 2007
Peace Corps memoir

War Stories: A Memoir of Nigeria and Biafra
John Sherman (Nigeria 1966–67; Malawi 1967–68)
Mesa Verde Press, 2002
Peace Corps memoir

A Peace Corps Year with Nigerians
William R.oy Shurtleff (Nigeria 1963–66)
Frankfurt, Germany: Diesterweg, 1966
Peace Corps memoir

Harmatan
Paul R. Violi
Sun Press, 1977
Peace Corps poetry

High Risk, High Gain: A Freewheeling Account of Peace Corps Training
Alan Weiss (Nigeria 1963–64)
St. Martin’s Press, 1968
Peace Corps memoir

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Pakistan

Back to Pakistan: A Fifty-year Journey
Leslie Noyes Mass (Pakistan 1962–64)
Rowman & Littlefield, 2011
Peace Corps memoir

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Panama

Islands of Shadow, Islands of Light
Yaron Glazer (Panama 1997–99)
BookSurge, 2009
Peace Corps novel

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Peru

Roman Proud, Wayward Widower
Tino Calabia (Peru 1963–65)
AuthorHouse
Peace Corps novel

The Mourning of Angels
Patricia Taylor Edmisten (Peru 1962–64)
Xlibris
Peace Corps memoir

Padre Sol, Madre Luna: Cuentos del desarrollo de base pluricultural, (Inti Tayta, Killa Mama: Runallaktakunapak tauka yachaykuna), (Father Sun, Mother Moon: Stories of pluricultural grassroots development
Charles David Kleymeyer (Peru 1966–68)
Quito, Ecuador: Ediciones ABYA YALA, 2000
Peace Corps creative non-fiction

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Philippines

Ants Have No Taste
Juliet Stroh [Werner] Blanchard (Philippines 1962–64)
Vantage Press, 1980
Peace Corps memoir

Answering Kennedy’s Call: Pioneering the Peace Corps in the Philippines
Parker W. Borg, Maureen J. Carroll, Patricia MacDermot Kasdan, Stephen W. Wells (all Philippines 1961–63)
Peace Corps Writers, 2011
Peace Corps essay collection

Sweet Teeth and Loose Bowels: The Adventures of an International Aid Worker
Michael S. Gerber (Philippines 1970–73)
Troubador Publishing, 2007
Peace Corps memoir

Later Maybe
Beryl Gutnick (Phillipines 1989–90)
Lot’s Wife Publishing, 2000
Peace Corps memoir

A Wedding in Samar
John Francis Halloran (Philippines 1962–63)
Puzzlebox Press, 2011
Peace Corps memoir

Through Our Eyes: Peace Corps in Korea, 1966–1981
William Harwood (Philippines ), editor
Korea: COMA, the Artist Company, 2009
Peace Corps photos

From Peace Corps with Love
Judythe Pearson Patberg (Philippines 1970–72)
Llumina Press, 2007
Peace Corps memoir

Misadventures in Maasin
Gary Robson (Philippines 1987–89)
Nipa Hut Press, 2010
Peace Corps history

Never Gonna Cease My Wanderin’: Letters Between Friends
Ruth Kesselring Royal (Philippines 1961-63) and Beryl Brinkman (Afghanistan 1967–69)
Peace Corps Writers, 2012
Peace Corps letters/journals

One Grain of Sand: A Peace Corps/Philippine Experience
Steve M. Shaffer (Philippines 1978)
Gasat, 1988
Peace Corps memoir

Ask What You Can Do: Our Days in the Early Peace Corps
James C. Stewart (Philippines 1962–64)
CreateSpace, 2011
Peace Corps memoir

Through the Eyes of My Children: The Adventures of a Peace Corps Volunteer Family
Frances Stone (Philippines 1971–73)
Peace Corps Writers, 2012
Peace Corps memoir (Young Adult)

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Poland

Weavings
Mary Ellen Branan (Poland 1994–96)
Fairfield, Iowa: 1st World Publishing , 2010
Peace Corps poetry

Two Years In Poland: And Other Stories
Lawrence Brane Siddall (Poland 1997–99)
Pelham Springs Press
Peace Corps memoir

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Romania

Bread, Salt, & Plum Brandy: A True Story of Love and Adventure in a Foreign Land
Lisa Fisher Cazacu (Romania 2002–04)
Aventine Books, 2009
Peace Corps memoir

Ruminations from Romania: A Middle-Aged Peace Corps Volunteer’s Letters Home
Lee Knox (Romania )
Lulu
Peace Corps letters

We Wait for You: Unheard Voices from Post-Communist Romania
Annabell Townson (Romania 2001–03)
Hamilton Books, 2005
Peace Corps memoir

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Russia

The Family Goryachevix
Murray Davis (Russia 1996–99)
Finer Images Printing
Peace Corps memoir

Beyond Siberia: Two Years in a Forgotten Place
Sharon Dirlam (Russian Far East 1996–98)
McSeas Books, 2004
Peace Corps memoir

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Senegal

Running in Flip-flops
Abigail Fay (Senegal 2007–09)
Peace Corps Writers, 2011
Peace Corps novel

Heat, Sand, and Friends
Allen W. Fletcher (Senegal 1969–71)
Worcester Publishing Ltd.
Peace Corps short stories

African Son
William J. Hemminger (Senegal 1973–75)
University Press of America
Peace Corps Memoir

Roller Skating in the Desert
Leita Kaldi (Senegal 1993–96)
Publish America, 2007
Peace Corps memoir

Easter Vigil
Ann Neelon (Senegal 1978–79)
Anhinga Press
Peace Corps poetry

The Wretch Unsung
Eric T. Stafne (Senegal 1994–96)
Aventine Press
Peace Corps novel

Polite Society
Melanie D. Sumner (Senegal 1988–90)
Houghton Mifflin
Peace Corps short stories

Under the Neem Tree
Susan Lowerre (Sengat 1985–87)
Permanent Press, 1991; University of Washington Press, 1993
Peace Corps memoir

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Sierra Leone

Volunteers in the African Bush: Memoirs from Sierra Leone
David Read Baker (Sierra Leone 1965-67), editor
Dog Ear Publishing, 2013
Peace Corps memoir collection

Reaching Out
Rainette Bannister Holimon (Kenya 1974–77; Sierra Leone 1990–91)
iUniverse.com, 2001
Peace Corps memoir

Hang In There: My Journey of Service Living in Caribbean and West African Cultures
Elizabeth J. Quinn (Jamaica, Sierra Leone 1985–88, 1989–90)
Peace Corps memoir

Into Africa with the Peace Corps . . . Sierra Leone in the ’60s
Sue Sadow (Sierra Leone 1961–63)
Beaumont Books, 1986
Peace Corps memoir

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Solomon Islands

On the Brink of Paradise: From Tetons to Tropics
Kim McMahill (Solomon Islands 1994–95)
Buy Books on the web.com, 1999
Peace Corps memoir

Life as a PCV in the Federated States of Micronesia
Steve C. Smith (Solomon Islands 1979–80)
Development Through Self-Reliance, 1986
Peace Corps memoir

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Somalia

The Last Camel: True Stories about Somalia
Jeanne Martha D’Haem (Somalia 1968–70)
Red Sea Press, 1997
Peace Corps creative non-fiction

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South Africa

Power Lines
Jason Carter (South Africa 1998–2000)
National Geographic Society, 2002
Peace Corps memoir

Inside Outside: A Retiree’s Peace Corps Journal From South Africa
Sydney Kling (South Africa 2001–03)
Kling, 2007
Peace Corps memoir

Lasso The World: A Western Writer’s Tales of Folks Around the Globe
Starley Talbott Thompson (South Africa 2001)
Plainstar Press, 2004
Peace Corps memoir

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Sri Lanka

Serendib
Jim Toner (Sri Lanka 1989–91)
University of Georgia Press, 2001
Peace Corps memoir

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St. Vincent

Swimming in the Volcano
Bob Shacochis (St. Vincent [Eastern Caribbean] 1975–76)
Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1993; Grove/Atlantic, Inc, 2004
Peace Corps novel

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Swaziland

You Are Invited To Serve: A Black American Peace Corps Volunteer Serves in Swaziland
Joseph Green III (Swaziland 1987–89)
iUniverse2010
Peace Corps memoir

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Tanzania

Tunakumbuka (We Remember): Our Time in Tanzania as Peace Corps Volunteers
Harlan Bengtson (Tanzania 1965–67)
PublishAmerica, 2009
Peace Corps memoir

The Peace Corpse: Misadventures in Love and Africa
Andy Christofferson (Tanzania 2002–04)
CreateSpace, 2011
Peace Corps memoir

The Marble Room: How I Lost God and Found Myself in Africa
Bill  Hatcher (Tanazania 1994-96)
Lantern Books, 2012
Peace Corps memoir

Buffaloes by My Bedroom: Tales of Tanganyika
Dennis Herlocker (Tanzania 1964–67)
iUniverse, 2009
Peace Corps memoir

The Basement: A Novel of the Sixties
Sasha Newborn (Tanzania 1963–65)
Mudborn Press; Bandanna Books, 1978
Peace Corps novel

An African Season
Leonard Levitt (Tanzania 1963–65)
Simon & Schuster, 1967; Cape 1968
Peace Corps memoir

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Thailand

Farang
Peter Blair (Thailand 1975–78)
Autumn House Press, 2009
Peace Corps poetry

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
Peace Corps memoir

War of Hearts And Minds: An American Memoir
James Jouppi (Thailand 1971–73)
iUniverse, 2011
Peace Corps memoir

Land of Smiles
A. A. Maytree (Thailand 1969–72)
iUniverse, 2008
Peace Corps memoir

Footprints in the Mud: A Peace Corps Volunteer’s 40+ Years of Ties to Thailand
by Michael R. MacLeod (Thailand 1964–68)
Third Place Books, 2010
Peace Corps memoir

Thai Comic Books: Poems from my life in Thailand with the Peace Corps: 1967-1969
Burgess  Needle (Thailand 1967–69)
Big Table Publishing Company, 2013
Peace Corps poetry

Imprint Thailand
Carol Kim Retka (Thailand 1965-67)
Self-published, 1990
Peace Corps Photographs

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The Gambia

From and To: Friends, Loves and Peace Corps
Dolores Beasley (The Gambia 1983–85)
iUniverse 2007
Peace Corps letters

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Togo

Blaming Japhy Rider: Memoir of a Dharma Bum Who Survived
by Philip A. Bralich, Ph.D. (Togo 1978)
Balboa Press, 2012
Peace Corps memoir

Intimate Colonialsim: Head, Heart, and Body in West African Development Work
Laura Lopez Charlés (Togo 1999–02)
Left Coast Press, 2007
Peace Corps memoir

Greetings From Jungleland
Michael Fortner (Togo 1994–97)
Lulu, 2009
Peace Corps memoir

Bread From the Sky
Maria  McCarthy (Togo 1996-98)
Amazon Digital Services (Kindle), 2011
Peace Corps memoir

The Village of Waiting
George Packer (Togo 1982–83)
Vintage/Random House, 1988
Peace Corps memoir

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Tonga

Steve’s Adventure with the Peace Corps: Stories from the Kingdom of Tonga and the United States Peace Corps
Steve Hunsicker (Tonga)
Amazon Kindle
Peace Corps memoir

Night Blind
Janice M. Worth-Nelson (Tonga 1976–78)
iUniverse
Peace Corps novel

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Tunisia

The Measure of A Dream: A Peace Corps Story
Lora Parisien Begin
Peace Corps Writers, 2012
Peace Corps memoir

A Witness in Tunis
Phil Jones (Tunisia 1966–68)
Booksurge, 2010
Peace Corps memoir

Keeper of the Moon: A Southern Boyhood
Tim McLaurin (Tunisia 1978–80)
W. W. Norton, 1991; Anchor Books, 1992; Down Home Press, 1998
Peace Corps memoir

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Turkey

Deeply Held Dreams and Memories
Harlan R. Green (Turkey 1964–66)
2002
Peace Corps memoir

Village in the Meadows
Malcolm Pfunder (Turkey 1965–67)
Çitlembik/Nettleberry Publications, 2007
Peace Corps memoir

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Turkmenistan

Chai Budesh? Anyone for Tea?: A Peace Corps Memoir of Turkmenistan
Joan Heron (Turkmenistan 1995–97)
PublishAmerica, 2008
Peace Corps memoir

Joe and Azat
Jesse Lonergan (Turkmenistan 2005–07)
NBM, 2009
Peace Corps graphic novel

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Uganda

The Shattered Pearl: An Odyssey of Service, Savagery and Survival
Sara McWright Armstrong (Uganda 1966–68)
Trafford Publishers, 2002
Peace Corps memoir

The Impenetrable Forest
Thor Hanson (Uganda 1993–95)
iUniverse, 2000; 1500 Books, 2008
Peace Corps memoir

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Ukraine

Singing on the Heavy Side of the World: A Peace Corps Ukraine Story
John P. Deever (Ukraine 1993–95)
Xlibris, 2002
Peace Corps memoir

Around the World in 857 Days
Edward Gibney (Ukraine 2003–05)
Lulu, 2005
Peace Corps memoir

27 Months in the Peace Corps: My Story, Unvarnished
John Guy Laplante (Ukraine 2007-2010)
Infinity Publishing, 2011
Peace Corps memoir

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Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan: A Short Road Traveled — My Peace Corps Experience, 2001
William Duncan (Uzbekistan 2001)
Artifactman Publisheing, 2005
Peace Corps memoir

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Zambia

The Unheard: A Memoir of Deafeness and Africa
Josh Swiller (Zambia 1994–96)
Henry Holt Paperback, 200
Peace Corps memoir

Story and photo collections from around the world

Even the Smallest Crab Has Teeth — 50 Years of Amazing Peace Corps Stories, Vol 4: Asia & the Pacific
Jane Albritton (India 1967–69), editor
Travelers’ Tales/Solas House
Peace Corps essay collection

Gather the Fruit One by One — 50 Years of Amazing Peace Corps Stories, Vol. 2: The Americas
Pat and Bernie Alter (Paraguay 1970–72), editors
Travelers’ Tales/Solas House
Peace Corps essay collection

One Hand Does Not Catch a Buffalo — 50 Years of Amazing Peace Corps Stories, Vol. 1: Africa
Aaron Barlow (Togo 1988-90), editor
Travelers’ Tales/Solas House
Peace Corps essay collection

The Funniest Job You’ll Ever Love: An Anthology of Peace Corps Humor
Beryl A Brinkman (Afghanistan 1967-69) and Jim Cloutier (Kenya 1965–67)
West Cascade RPCVs, 1990; 1991
Peace Corps humor

A Small Key Opens Big Doors — 50 Years of Amazing Peace Corps Stories, Vol. 3: The Heart of Eurasia
Jay Chen (Kazakhstan 2005–08), editor
Travelers’ Tales/Solas House, 2011
Peace Corps essay collection

Going Up Country, Travel Essays by Peace Corps Writers
John Coyne (Ethiopia 1962–64), editor
Scribner’s, 1994
Peace Corps essay collection

To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience
John Coyne (Ethiopia 1962–64), editor
Peace Corps, 1994, 1995
Peace Corps essay collection

At Home in the World: The Peace Corps Story
John Coyne (Ethiopia 1962–64), editor
Peace Corps, 1996
Peace Corps essay collection

Peace Corps: The Great Adventure
John Coyne (Ethiopia 1962–64), editor
Peace Corps, 1997, 1999
Peace Corps essay collection

Living on the Edge: Fiction by Peace Corps Writers
John Coyne (Ethiopia 1962–64), editor
Curbstone Press, 1999
Peace Corps essay collection

Americans Do Their Business Abroad: The Peace Corps Latrine Reader
Jake  Fawson and Steve McNutt (both Gabon 2000-04)
Other Places Publishing, 2008
Peace Corps humor

From the Center of the Earth: Stories Out of the Peace Corps
Geraldine Kennedy (Liberia 1962–64), editor
Santa Monica, CA: Clover Park Press
Peace Corps essay collection

Making Peace with the World: Photographs of Peace Corps Volunteers
Richard Sitler (Jamaica 2000–02)
Other Places Publishing, 2011
Peace Corps photography

Voices from the Peace Corps: Fifty Years of Kentucky Volunteers
Angene and Jack Wilson (Liberia 1962–64), editors
University Press of Kentucky
Peace Corps oral history

More about the Peace Corps Experience

So, You Want to Join the Peace Corps
Dillon Banerjee (Cameroon 1994–96)
Ten Speed Press, 2004

The Insider’s Guide to the Peace Corps: What to Know Before You Go
Dillon Banerjee (Cameroon 1994–96)
Ten Speed Press, 2009 (update of So, You Want to Join the Peace Corps)

Unofficial Peace Corps Volunteer Handbook
Travis Hellstrom (Mongolia)
Lulu, 2010

Peace Corps Chronology: 1961–2010
Larry Lihosit
A Book Company, 2010