Books About the
Peace Corps


So You Want to Join the Peace Corps : What to Know Before You Go
by Dillon Banerjee

Living Poor : A Peace Corps Chronicle
by Moritz Thomsen

Mango Elephants in the Sun : How Life in an African Village Let Me Be in My Skin
by Susana Herrera

The Ponds of Kalambayi
by Mike Tidwell

The Edge of Paradise : America in Micronesia (A Kolowalu Book)
by P.F. Kluge

The Village of Waiting
by George Packer

Living on the Edge : Fiction by Peace Corps Writers
by John Coyne (Editor), Eileen Drew, Joan Richter

Note on Listed Peace Corps Books

     I have read all of these books and have found them to be wonderfully written and very helpful. 
I had gained great insight and perspective when I was contemplating my upcoming
Peace Corps service.