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Title: Living Poor: A Peace Corps Chronicle by Moritz Thomsen ISBN: 0-295-96928-8 Publisher: University of Washington Press Pub. Date: May, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.09 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.55 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful Reading
Comment: Thomsen teaches you a great deal about what living in a poor, rural, South American town is like. You can actually feel his sadness, elation and frustration gripping hold of you from the pages. I would recomend this to anyone, even if you are not interested in the Peace Corps. It was an extremely enjoyable read.
Rating: 5
Summary: A True Portrayal of Peace Corps Life
Comment: Before going to Peace Corps, I read every Peace Corps related book I could find. Although this book is the oldest of all that I read, it gave me the clearest, most realistic picture of Peace Corps life. Beyond that, it was a story that touched me deeply. Too many Peace Corps stories drown in sentimentalism or self-admiration or cutesy life lessons learned. Living Poor avoids these traps and is a great story, whether or not you are contemplating Peace Corps.
Rating: 4
Summary: His other one is good too...
Comment: I'm in the process of getting my hands on Living Poor, but also highly recommend Thomsen's book "The Farm on the River of Emeralds." Where 'Living Poor' sounds like it has more of an ex-pat spin on it, "The Farm" focuses more on his on personal experiences, observations, and self-questioning in running a farm with his Ecuadorian business partner, Ramon. Very interesting.
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Title: So You Want to Join the Peace Corps: What to Know Before You Go by Dillon Banerjee ISBN: 1580080979 Publisher: Ten Speed Press Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Nine Hills to Nambonkaha : Two Years in the Heart of an African Village by Sarah Erdman ISBN: 0805073817 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: 03 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: The Village of Waiting by George Packer ISBN: 0374527806 Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Pub. Date: 01 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Mango Elephants in the Sun : How Life in an African Village Let Me Be in My Skin by Susana Herrera ISBN: 1570625727 Publisher: Shambhala Pub. Date: 08 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: The Ponds of Kalambayi by Mike Tidwell ISBN: 155821447X Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 1996 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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