Recent books by Peace Corps writers – January 2001

    Dictionary of Chicano Folklore
    by Rafaela G. Castro (Brazil 1964–66)
    Santa Barbara: Abc-Clio, $55.00
    333 pages
    June 2000

    Searching for Crusoe:
    A Journey Among the Last Real Islands

    by Thurston Clarke (Tunisia 1968)
    Ballantine Books, $ 24.95
    352 pages
    January 2001

    Mexico City Handbook
    (Moon Travel Handbooks)
    by Joe Cummings (1977–78) and Chris Humphrey
    Avalon Travel Publishing, 2000

    Thailand's Islands & Beaches
    (second edition)
    by Joe Cummings (1977–78)
    Lonely Planet, $15.95
    496 pages
    2000

    World Food: Thailand
    by Joe Cummings (1977–78)
    Lonely Planet, $12.95
    288 pages
    2000

    Jamaican Warriors, Reggae, Roots & Culture
    by Stephen Foehr (Ethiopia 1965–66)
    Sanctuary Publishers Ltd., $25.00
    240 pages
    January 2001

    Llamas, Weavings and Organic Chocolate, Multicultural Grassroots
    Development from the Andes and Amazon of Bolivia
    by Kevin Healy (Peru 1967–69)
    University of Notre Dame Press, $30.00
    December 2000

    River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze
    by Peter Hessler (China 1996–98)
    HarperCollins, $26.00
    432 pages
    October 2000

    The First Time I Got Paid for It: Writers' Tales from the Hollywood Trenches
    edited by Peter Lefcourt (Togo 1962–64) and Laura J. Shairo
    Public Affairs, $24.00
    272 pages
    October 2000

    Home Waters: Fishing With an Old Friend
    (paperback edition)
    by Joseph Monninger (Burkina Faso 1975–77)
    Broadway Books, $12.00
    192 pages
    June 2000

    Around the Next Bend
    by Dennis Ogden (Guatemale 1987–90)
    Xlibris Corp., $16.00
    152 pages
    August, 2000

    Heroin: And Other Poems
    by Charlie Smith (Micronesia 1968–70)
    NY: W.W. Norton & Sons, $22.00
    104 pages
    September 2000

    New York
    by Charlie Smith (Micronesia 1968–70)
    and photographer Mark Crosby
    Universe Publishers, $29.95
    176 pages
    December 2000

    Place of Passage: Contemporary Catholic Poetry
    edited by David Craig & Janet McCann;
    Richard Smith (Mongolia 1995–96) contributor
    Ashland,OR: Story Line Press, $18.95
    288 pages

    Writing to Learn: From Paragraph to Essay
    by Lou J. Spaventa (Korea 1969–70, 73–75) and Marilynn L. Spaventa
    McGraw-Hill, $24.50
    192 pages
    August 2000

    Writing to Learn: The Essay
    by Lou J. Spaventa (Korea 1969–70, 73–75) and Marilynn L. Spaventa
    McGraw-Hill, $24.50
    192 pages
    October 2000

    Writing to Learn: The Paragraph
    by Lou J. Spaventa (Korea 1969–70, 73–75) and Marilynn L. Spaventa
    McGraw-Hill, $19.69
    176 pages
    April 2000

    Writing to Learn: The Sentence
    by Lou J. Spaventa (Korea 1969–70, 73–75) and Marilynn L. Spaventa
    McGraw-Hill, $19.69
    144 pages
    March 2000

    The Serpent Slayer and Other Stories of Strong Women
    (Feminist Folktales)
    by Katrin Tchana (Cameroon 1985–88)
    Little Brown & Company, $19.95
    113 pages
    September 2000

    Winning without the Spin:
    A True Hero in American Politics
    by Bryant Wieneke (Niger 1974–76)
    Nova Science/Kroshka Books, $24.00
    250 pages
    1999