Recent books by Peace Corps writers — March 2004

    The Sea Ranch
    by Donlyn Lyndon, photos by Jim Alinder (Somalia 1964–66)
    Princeton Architectural Press
    February, 2004
    348 pages
    $65.00

    To Prove My Blood
    A Tale of Emigrations & The Afterlife

    by Philip Brady (Zaire 1980–82)
    Ashland Poetry Press
    November 2003
    121 pages
    $14.95

    In What Disappears
    Poems
    John Brandi (Ecuador 1966–68)
    NY: White Pine Press
    April, 2003
    112 pages
    $15.00

    Mierla Domesticita
    Blackbird Once Wild, Not Tame

    Poems by Nicolae Dabija
    Translated from the Romanian by John Flynn (Moldova 1993–95)
    Pure Heart Press
    2004
    76 pages
    $11.00

    What Were They Thinking?
    Really Bad Ideas Throughout History
    by Bruce Felton (Borneo 1968–70)
    Guilford, CT: The Globe Pequot Press
    August, 2003
    274 pages
    $14.95

    The Prisoner of Vandam Street
    by Kinky Friedman (Borneo 1967–69)
    Simon & Schuster, $25.00
    March 2004
    240 pages
    $24.00

    Curse of the Missing Puppet Head
    by Kinky Friedman (Borneo 1967–69)
    Vandam Press
    October, 2003
    $29.95

    Climbing Higher
    by Montel Williams
         with Lawrence Grobel (Ghana 1968–71)
    New American Library
    January, 2004
    240 pages
    $25.95

    Roaming Russia
    An Adventurer's Guide to Off the Beaten Track Russia and Siberia.
    by Jessica Jacobson (Senegal 1997)
    iUniverse, Inc.
    February, 2004
    224 pages
    $17.95

    No Pretender
    Johnny Duke An American Original
    by James Jedrziewski (Korea 1978)
    (written under pseudonym James John)
    South Windsor, CT: EPS
    322 pages
    November 2003
    $19.95

    Jubela
    (children)
    by Cristina Kessler (Honduras 1973–75, Kenya 1975–76, Seychelles 1976–78)
    Alladin Library
    March, 2004 (reissue)
    32 pages
    $6.99

    Talking Walls
    The Story Continues

    (children)
    by Margy Burns Knight (Benin 1976–77) illustrated by Anne Sibley O'Brien
    Gardiner, ME: Tilbury House Publishers
    June, 2003
    40 pages
    $8.95

    Talking Walls
    (children)
    by Margy Burns Knight (Benin 1976–77) illustrated by Anne Sibley O'Brien
    Gardiner, ME: Tilbury House Publishers
    June, 2003 (reprint edition)
    40 pages
    $8.95

    Welcoming Babies
    (children)
    by Margy Burns Knight (Benin 1976–77) illustrated by Anne Sibley O'Brien
    Gardiner, ME: Tilbury House Publishers
    June, 2003 (reprint edition)
    40 pages
    $7.95

    Sons of Camelot
    The Fate of An American Dynasty
    by Laurence Leamer (Nepal 1964–66)
    William Morrow
    March, 2004
    656 pages
    $27.95

    The Way They Say Yes Here
    (Poetry)
    by Jacqueline Lyons (Lesotho 1992–95)
    Hanging Loose Press
    March, 2004
    pages
    $24.00

    An Alphabetical Index to the Hanyu Da Cidian
    edited by Victor H. Mair (Nepal 1965–67)
    University of Hawaii Press
    January, 2004
    1522 pages
    $45.00

    Taking Sides
    Clashing Views on Controversial African Issues
    edited by William G. Moseley (Mali 1987–89)
    McGraw-Hill/Dushkin
    December, 2003
    $25.60

    African Environment and Development: Rhetoric, Programs, Realities
    edited by William G. Moseley (Mali 1987–89) and B. Ikubolajeh
    Ashgate Publishing Co.
    December, 2003
    $89.95

    Rivers of Change
    Trailing the Waterways of Lewis & Clark

    by Tom Mullen (Malawi 1989–92)
    Roundwood Press
    318 Pages
    $25.95
    2004

    Where Is the Lone Ranger When We Need Him?
    America's Search for a Postconflict Stability Force
    by Robert M. Perito (Nigeria)
    United State Institute of Peace
    January 2004
    $19.95

    Calabash Cat
    (children)
    by James Rumford (Afghanistan 1971–75)
    Houghton Mifflin Co.
    September, 2003
    30 pages
    $16.00

    Nine Animals and the Well
    (children)
    by James Rumford (Chad 1971–74; Afghanistan 1974–75)
    Houghton Mifflin Co.
    May, 2003
    30 pages
    $16.00

    Planet X Nibiru
    Slow-Motion Doomsday

    by Robert T. Russell (Eritrea 1964–66)
    (written under pseudonym Rob Solarion)
    Bloomington, IN: 1st Books Library
    February, 2004
    220 Pages
    $17.75 (paperback)

    Song of the Trees
    by Mildred D. Taylor (Ethiopia 1965–67)
    illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
    Puffin
    May, 2003 (reissue)
    64 pages
    $5.99

    The Land
    by Mildred D. Taylor (Ethiopia 1965–67)
    Penguin Putnam
    December, 2003 (reissue)
    400 pages
    $6.99