Peace Corps


River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze
Nine Hills to Nambonkaha: Two Years in the Heart of an African Village
Slaughterhouse-Five
The Poisonwood Bible
Life of Pi
The Alchemist
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
The Book Thief
Living Poor: A Peace Corps Chronicle
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
First Comes Love, then Comes Malaria: How a Peace Corps Poster Boy Won My Heart and a Third World Adventure Changed My Life
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Eat, Pray, Love
Without Borders by Amanda HegerFinding Joy by Adriana  HerreraHearts Heal in Haiti by Sally BurbankThe Enlightenment of Bees by Rachel LindenCatalyst by Rachel  Grant
Humanitarian Hearts
41 books — 1 voter
Little Princes by Conor GrennanThe Color of the Elephant by Christine  HerbertBetween Inca Walls, A Peace Corps Memoir by Evelyn Kohl LaTorreRiver Town by Peter HesslerMonique and the Mango Rains by Kris Holloway
Volunteers - Memoirs
77 books — 27 voters

River Town by Peter HesslerThe Color of the Elephant by Christine  HerbertMonique and the Mango Rains by Kris HollowayNine Hills to Nambonkaha by Sarah ErdmanThe Village of Waiting by George Packer
Best Peace Corps Books
78 books — 94 voters

Jia Tolentino
“ After Peace Corps, I kept at it. I was back in Houston, I had a lot of spare time, and I spent it at midday yoga classes at expensive studios to which I would buy discounted first-time packages and never return. This period, around 2011, reintroduced me to the world of American abundance. The first time I went into a grocery store and saw how many different fruits there were, I cried. At these yoga classes, I marveled at the fanatic high functionality of the women around me...I was not, at the t ...more ”
― Jia Tolentino, Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion

“ If every citizen should recite their national anthem daily, you will develop love to serve your country better. ”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

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