Recent Books by Peace Corps Writers – November 2004

A Matter of Choice
25 People Who Have Transformed Their Lives

edited by Joan Chatfield-Taylor
Contributor: Bonnie Lee Black (Gabon 1996–98)
Seal Press
November 2004
240 pages
$14.95

The Mystery of Max Schmitt
Poems on the Life and Work of Thomas Eakins

by Philip Dacey (Nigeria 1964–66)
Turning Point Press
October 2004
96 pages
$17.00
Winner of the 2003 Turning Point Poetry Prize

'Scuse Me While I Whip This Out
Reflections on Country Singers, Presidents, and Other Troublemakers
by Kinky Friedman (Borneo 1967–69)
William Morrow
September 2004
208 pages
$22.95

Walt Whitman
Words for America
(Children 9–12)
by Barbara Kerley (Nepal 1981–83) and Brian Selznick, illustrator
Scholastic Press
October 2004
56 pages
$16.95

Our Secret
Siri Aang
(Children 9–12)
by Cristina Kessler (Honduras 1973–75, Kenya 1975–76, Seychelles 1976–78)
Philomel Books
October 2004
218 pages
$16.99

Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader
North Korea and the Kim Dynasty

by Bradley K. Martin (Thailand)
Thomas Dunne Books
October 2004
880 pages
$29.95

Snakebird
Thirty Years of Anhinga Poets

by Rick Campbell & C. L. Knight
Anne Neelon (Senegal 1978–79) contributor
Anhinga Press
April 2004
466 pages
$21.00

Uncommon Journeys
Peace Corps Adventures Across Cultures
edited by Roger B. Hirschland (Sierra Leone 1966–67)
Peace Corps/World Wise Schools
October 2004
190 pages

The Shortest Way Home
(Novel)
by Elaine Reidy (Dominican Republic 1963–65)
AuthorHouse
September 2004
380 pages
$19.95

Migrants & Stowaways
An Anthology of Journeys
edited by Emily Dziuban, Kristin Robertson
Contributor: Terez Rose (Gabon 1985–87)
Knoxville Writers' Guild, $14.95
272 pages
September 2004

Oakland's Chinatown
by William Wong (Philippines 1964–68)
Arcadia Publishing,
November 2004
128 pages
$19.99

The Captured
A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier
by Scott Zesch (Kenya 1982–84)
St. Martin’s Press
November 2004
362 pages
$26.95