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LESOTHO

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

The Three Lives of Janet: An autobiography of Janet Marie Foley O’Hanlon
Janet Marie Foley (Lesotho 1991–93)
Independently published 2012
Memoir with section on the Peace Corps

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

How They Spend Their Sundays: Stories
Courtney  McDermott (Lesotho 2006–07)
Whitepoint Press
Peace Corps short stories

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

LIBERIA

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

In the Belly of the Elephant: A Memoir of Africa
Susan  Corbett (Liberia 1976–79)
CreateSpace, 2016
Memoir with section on the Peace Corps

Living Liberia: Laughter, Love & Folly
Robert  Cherry (Liberia1965–67)
Living Liberia, 2017
Peace Corps memoir

In Search of Pink Flamingos
Susan E. Greisen (Liberia 1971-73; Tonga 1973-74)
Penchant Press International, LLC 2020
Peace Corps memoir

Never the Same Again: Life, Service, and Friendship in Liberia
Susan E. Greisen  (Liberia 1971-73; Tonga 1973-74), editor
Sidekick Press, 2022
Peace Corps memoir collection

Beyond The Road to Sinyea: A Peace Corps Memoir — Liberia 1981–83
Ann  Hales (Liberia 1981–1983)
Peace Corps Writers,  2022
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

Take Time, Yah: Tales from Liberia
Ruth  Jacobson (Liberia 1971–74)
Court Street Press 2013
Peace Corps true stories

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, 1994
Peace Corps memoir

The Liberia One Storybook: The First Peace Corps Volunteers to Liberia Tell Their Stories
Geraldine  Kennedy (Liberia 1962–64)
Clover Park Press, 2012
Peace Corps essay collection

A Silhouette of Liberia Photographs: 1974–1977
Michael H. Lee (Liberia 1974–76)
Michael Lee Publisher,  2017
Peace Corps photos

The Bush Devil Ate Sam… : And Other Tales of a Peace Corps Volunteer in Liberia, West Africa
Curtis Mekemson (Liberia 1965-67)
BookBaby, 2014
Peace Corps Stories

Field Notes from Liberia: A Memoir 
Joan  Meyler (Liberia)
Independently published, 2021
Peace Corps memoir

A Time That Was . . . : A Peace Corps Volunteer’s Experience of Pre-revolutionary Liberia, West Africa, 1962–1964
Philip S. Salisbury (Liberia 1962–64)
Xlibris 2014
Peace Corps letters and journal

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

LIBYA

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

101 Arabian Tales: How We All Persevered in Peace Corps Libya
Randolph W. Hobler (Libya 1968–69) — author, editor
Independently published, August 2020
Collection of Peace Corps memoirs

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