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WESTERN SAMOA

Pisikoa: South Pacific Diary ’78-’80: Enduring Uncle Mikey
Michael  Baughan, O.D. (Western Samoa 1978–80)
CreateSpace 2016
Peace Corps diary

Breathing the Same Air: A Peace Corps Romance
Gerry  Christmas (Thailand 1973–76; Western Samoa 1976–78)
Lulu 2015
Peace Corps memoir

Full Circle: South Dakota and Samoa
Jackie  Faasisila (Western Samoa 1972–77)
Independently published, 2021
Peace Corps memoir

WORLDWIDE COLLECTIONS

It Depends: A Guide to Peace Corps
Kelly Branyik (China 2014–16)
Write With Light Publications LLC, 2014
Peace Corps advice

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

To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience
John Coyne (Ethiopia 1962–64), editor
Peace Corps, 1994, 1995, 1996
Peace Corps essays

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

Peace Corps: The Great Adventure
John Coyne (Ethiopia 1962–64), editor
Peace Corps, 1997, 1999, 2002
Peace Corps essays

Going Up Country, Travel Essays by Peace Corps Writers
John Coyne (Ethiopia 1962–64), editor
Scribblers, 1994
Peace Corps essays

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

Americans Do Their Business Abroad: The Peace Corps Latrine Reader 
Jake  Fawson (Gabon 2000-04) and Steve McNutt (Gabon 2000-02), editors
Other Places Publishing, 2008
Peace Corps humor collection

Through Grateful Eyes: The Peace Corps Experiences of Dartmouth’s Class of 1967
Charles A. Hobbie (Korea 1968–71; staff: trainer 1971, PCDC 1972-78, 2011-18) compiler/editor
Contributors:

Jay Boekelheide (Chad 1967–69)
Walter and Frances Bowman (Kenya 1971–73)
David Brooks (Morocco 1967–69)
Frederic Cowan (Ethiopia 1967–69)
David Davenport (Thailand 1967–71, 2005)
David and Sydney Frechette (Swaziland 2009–11)
Jack Gramlich (Nepal 1967–69)
John Hager (Chile 1967–70).
Charles (Chuck) Hobbie (Korea 1968–71)
James Humphrey (Morocco 1968–70)
Cresson and Lynn Kearny (Sierra Leone 1967–71)
Joyce and Paul Killebrew (Peru 1968–70)
David and Barbara Levitt (Micronesia 1969–71)
Robert Miller (Afghanistan 1967–69)
Thomas Moore (Cameroon 1967-1969)
David O’Connor (Nepal 1967–69)
Jeffry Pond (Iran 1971–73)
Herbert Schneider (Iran 1969–71)
Thomas Wilson (Sierra Leone 1967–70)

IUniverse, 2022
Peace Corps memoir collection

 

 

 

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

Cooking in the Peace Corps: Authentic Local Dishes From Around the World
Jonathan  Myers (Cape Verde 2008–10), editor
CreateSpace, 2012
Peace Corps cuisine

A Life Inspired: Tales of Peace Corps Service
Peace Corps, 2005
Peace Corps essays

Making Peace with the World: Photographs of Peace Corps Volunteers
Richard  Sitler (Jamaica 2000-02), photographer
Other Places Publishing
Peace Corps photos

Voices from the Peace Corps: Fifty Years of Kentucky Volunteers
Angene Hopkins Wilson and Jack Wilson (Liberia 1962–64), editors
University Press of Kentucky, 2011
Peace Corps essays

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